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CURRIE BROTHERS CO. FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 



Selected Standard 



Varieties of 



Cannas. 



Alphonse Bouvier — 5 feet. An exceedingly 

 free bloomer; color a rich brilliant crim- 

 son; foliage deep green. 



Beaute Poitevine — 3 feet. A magnificent 

 variety, with glaucous' green foliage and 

 rich crimson flowers, produced in great 

 profusion. 



Charles Henderson — 3 feet. An excellent 

 bedder; foliage deep green with narrow- 

 bronze margin; flowers large and pro- 

 duced in great abundance; color rich 

 crimson. 



Florence Vaughan — 5 feet. A magnificent 

 variety; golden-yellow, dotted "with spots 

 of bright scarlet; foliage green. 



J. T. L,ovett — 5 feet. A very strong-grow- 

 ing variety with handsome olive-green 

 foliage. Flowers large in loose droop- 

 ing clusters; color a rich crimson-lake. 



Madame Crozy — 4 feet. Still the leading 

 Canna of its kind and color. The flowers' 

 are borne in great clusters; color a 

 glossy brilliant vermillion, bordered with 

 gold; foliage bright green. 



Queen Charlotte — 3 feet. A distinct flow- 

 er; color rich crimson-scarlet, with wide 

 golden border on every petal; foliage 

 green. 



Souvenir d' Antoine Crozy — 4 feet. The 

 best of the gold-bordered varieties; 

 flowers large; color an intense scarlet- 

 crimson, rich and dazzling, bordered with 

 golden yellow; foliage green. 



Price of above varieties up to May 1st, 

 strong, well-rooted plants, each 15c; per 

 doz. $1.50. 



After May 1st, large plants from 4-inch 

 pots, each 20c; per doz. $2.00. 



CANNAS. 



The Canna has long been considered an almost indispens- 

 able plant for flower garden or lawn embellishment. So 

 popular have they become, and so thoroughly are they adapt- 

 ed for bedding purposes, that every summer thousands or 

 them are planted in all the parks, cemeteries and private 

 places in the country. A more gorgeous sight can scarcely 

 be imagined than the many great masses of them of all 

 colors we frequently see. The flowers are produced in great 

 clusters' throughout the entire summer. Following our usual 

 custom, we this year offer a very carefully selected assort- 

 ment, each variety being the acknowledged peer of its kind. 



NEW AND EXTRA CHOICE CANNAS. 



Crimson Bedder — 3 feet. A grand variety; 

 leaves deep green, bordered with a nar- 

 row band of a bronzy hue; flowers large 

 and open, borne in immense trusses; 

 color a bright glowing crimson. An ex- 

 ceptionally early and free bloomer. 



Duke of Marlborough — 4 feet. The darkest 

 crimson Canna yet introduced; very deep 

 and rich. Flowers exceptionally large 

 and full; a very profuse bloomer; foliage 

 green. 



Martha Washington — 2% feet. A superb 

 variety, unsurpassed by any Canna of its 

 color. The flowers are unusually large, 

 borne in immense trusses which grow 

 perfectly erect; color rich clear pink. 

 Foliage green. 



Mile. Berat — 4 feet. A very showy and 

 unique variety, producing large erect 

 flowers of a very pleasing carmine pink. 

 It is an excellent bedder. blooming con- 

 tinuously, and carrying its' flowers well 

 above the foliage, which is green. 



Mrs. Eisele — 6 feet. A very robust, com- 

 pact grower; leaves light green; flowers 

 large and open; trusses very large; color 

 a unique, very bright salmon-pink, en- 

 tirely distinct from any other variety; a 

 most profuse and continuous bloomer. 



President McKinley— 3 feet. This' excel- 

 lent variety is worthy of special notice. 

 The habit of the plant is dwarf and 

 bushy; foliage deep green; flowers large 

 and freely produced all summer, begin- 

 ning earlv in the season; color a bril- 

 liant crimson shaded with bright scarlet. 



Tarrytown — 4 feet. This grand Canna is pronounced bv manv experts the finest of 

 its color ever introduced. The plant is robust and compact. The flower stems are 

 branching, and produce in amazing profusion their great trusses of brilliant car- 

 mine-crimson blossoms, especially remarkable for the great length of time they 

 retain their freshness and richness before falling off. It has the additional valu- 

 able characteristic of never having any withered flowers to mar its beauty. 



Price of above varieties up to May 1st, strong, well-rooted plants, each 20c; per 

 doz. $2.00. 



After May 1st, large plants front 4-inch pots, each 25c; per doz. $2.50. 



Ornamental- Leaved Cannas. 



Black Beauty — 6 feet. The flowers of this majestic variety are insignificant, but its 

 large, rich bronzy-purple leaves shaded with black render it a striking object and 

 the handsomest of all the dark-leaved Cannas. 



Egandale — 4 feet. A superb variety, blooms most profusely; color of flower cherry 

 red; foliage dark bronze. 



J. D. Cahos — 4 feet. Leaves green, shaded with purple; flowers rich apricot, large 

 and showy; a very free bloomer. 



F. Neuvessel — 6 feet. A strong grower, having large, very handsome bronze foliage; 

 flowers very freely produced; color orange-scarlet tinged with pink. 



Price, up to May 1st, strong, well-rooted plants, each 15c; per doz. $1.50. 



After May 1st, large plants from 4-inch pots, each 20c; per doz. $2.00. 



CANNA BEDS. 



So many inquiries are received by us every year concerning the arrangement of 

 Cannas in a bed and the number of plants required, that we believe the following 

 table will be very useful to many of our customers. With its help and reference to 

 the heights and colors given in the descriptions' of varieties no difficulty need be ex- 

 perienced in making a selection; but as a further help, when requested, we will con- 

 tinue to give cheerfully any suggestions and estimates our customers may require: 



Diameter 

 of bed. 



Number of plants in rows 

 from center to outside. 



Diameter 

 of bed. 



Number of planl 

 from center to 



,s in rows' 

 outside. 



6 feet. 



7 feet. 



8 feet. 



9 feet. 

 10 feet. 



4 



1 

 3 



4 



1 



10 

 6 

 8 



10 

 6 



12 



14 

 16 

 12 18 



11 feet. 



12 feet. 



13 feet. 



14 feet. 



15 feet. 



3 



4 

 1 

 3 



4 



8 



10 



6 



8 



10 



14 

 16 

 12 

 14 

 16 



20 



22 



18 24 



20 26 



22 28 



By this table the plants are set about IS inches' apart — medium planting. The size 

 given above or below that of the bed to be planted will effect a closer or wider 

 arrangement. They are usually planted closer in small beds. 



