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Hippolyte Flandrin. One of the 

 best sorts we offer. Color a rich 

 deep salmon, very showy. 



J. Cardioux. Flowers brilliant 

 cardinal red. 



Louis Chretien. Clear yellow, 

 splashed with orange. 



Madame Just. The lower part 01 

 the petals is flame color, the 

 upper part golden amber. 



Mme. de Liabaud. A grand varie- 

 ty. Deep carmine. 



Tonkin. Golden yellow, lower 

 petals flamed scarlet. 



Ulrich Bninner. Plowers orange 

 red, lower petals striped yellow. 



Victor Hugo. Deep orange red 

 flowers, foliage dark purplish 

 crimson. 



Price 



Antoine Crozy. Deep crimson. 

 Admiral Courbet. Light yellow, 



speckled with orange. 

 Edouard Andre. Dark foliage, deep 



carmine flowers. 

 EMILE LECLERC. Golden yellow, 

 mottled crimson. (See cut.) 

 Flamboyant. Crimson lake. 

 G-. Couston. Light yellow, mottled orange. 

 Geoffrey St. Hilliare. A grand variety. Large 

 flowers of a deep orange shade; very large 

 flower spike ; foliage chocolate color. 



Price, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



Ever-blooming French C annas « 



GENERAL COLLECTION OF IMPROVED SORTS. 



CHILDSII (No. 3 in above cut). Bright yellow, mottled crimson red. 



Capt. P. de Suzzoni. A tall-growing variety, deep yellow, lightly 

 spotted with red, so that the general effect at a distance is yellow. As 

 a companion to A. Bouvier (see page 127) it is excellent ; large flower 

 and fine green foliage. Price, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



Comte Horace Choisel. Deep rich magenta ; strong, compact grower; 

 a very fine variety. 



Doyen J. Sisley. Dark chocolate-colored foliage, flowers orange scarlet. 



Egendale. A fine dark-foliaged variety, with flowers of a soft currant 

 red, very distinct and striking in appearance. Price, 30c. each, $3.00 

 per doz. 



FRANCOISE CROZY (No. 2 in above cut). The color is a unique 

 6hade of apricot, bordered ivith bright yellow. 



Ingenieur Alphaud. Dark purplish foliage, deep carmine-red flowers; 

 a very fine variety. 



J. D. Cabos. Another dark-foliaged variety, with flowers of very rich 

 orange, tinged with apricot. As a contrasting variety in foliage and 

 flower it is unsurpassed. Price, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



M. Laforcade. Bright, orange-scarlet flowers, coffee-colored foliage ; 

 dwarf, compact grower ; very fine. 



MAD. CROZY (No. 1 in above cut). See special description and cut, 

 page 127. 



NEW YELLOW CANNA— Nellie Bowden. A clear golden yellow. 

 The color is rich in the extreme ; in growth it is the peer of any ; the 

 flower stems are strong and branching, holding the clusters of bloom 

 erect and well above the foliage. Where a mass of yellow is wanted it 

 Is invaluable. 



Pres. Carnot. A majestic variety with dark chocolate foliage ; flowers 

 deep scarlet, large and beautifully rounded. 



Star of 1891. A dwarf-growing, very free-flowering variety, excellent 

 for pot culture ; bright orange-scarlet, sometimes edged with yellow. 



TROCADERO (No. 4 in above cut). A grand sort in flower and foliage. 

 The blooms are a deep crimson lake of the richest shade, and are 

 borne in wonderful profusion. Twenty-seven separate heads of flowers 

 were counted on a single plant in our grounds. Price for any of 

 the above, except where noted, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



for any of the above, 

 each, $1.50 per doz. 



15c. 



Our selection of sorts for massing 

 at $10.00 per 100. 



Standard Sorts. 



Ehemani. Entirely distinct from all other Can- 

 nas, rich green, tropical foliage ; crimson flowers 

 produced in masses. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



Assorted. All the leading varieties, light and 

 dark foliage, including Marechal Vaillainte, 

 very dark foliage; Discolor Violacea, large, 

 dark foliage marked bronze green ; Brenningsii, 

 foliage green and creamy white (also known as 

 "Milky Way"); Compacta, deep green foliage j 

 Zebrina Nana, dwarf growing, dark foliage. 

 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., $8.00 per 100. 



EMILE LECLEBC. 



This Illustration shows the general habit of the French Cannas. 



