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THE CONARD <fc JONES COMPANY, WEST GROVE, PA. 



" Giant =Flowerino;" Canna Lilies 



ALSO CALLED "ORCHID-FLOWERING" CANNAS 



THESE Cannas are giants in everyway. They areiA a class by themselves, because of their won- 

 derf ul size, and also the rare ana beautiful formation of their flowers^jv-fcicn has'gi^sn them the 

 name of Orchid-Flowering Carinas\ They tatoer above the averageCanna, their height is 6 or 

 7 feet with luxuriant tropical foliage V>f rVoad leayes, as large as elephants' ears. The sizfevof the 

 flower is shown by the outline drawmg^bn jtnis page/.\ AYsingle blossom of Louisiana often measures 

 more than 7 inches across. Under apery hjot\sun the fpe silken Detals of the average orchid-flooring 

 Cannas sometimes show a tendency\to v will, W Vp fee* that/we have largely overcome this ill our 

 great introduction of last year, "NeSw Y^-k,y wlhicfijl'ias sjiil the exquisitely formed flowers ana, at 



the same time, petals of such excellent sufjstance that 



nna. ' * New ^ 



No~lD*49^Tr 

 . vigorous^ 



lot sun does not affect them. 



of 



*New Orchid-Fl owerin g Can 

 — (6 ft.. C. ks V. Seedling 

 acquisition. The size and vigorous 

 the plant, the more than ordinary beauty oi 1 

 quiet,[purple foliage, and the size and brilliancy 

 of its/torch-like flower heads, combine to place 

 it immediately in the front rank of the Giant 

 plants} with orchid flowers. The "foliage ajone 

 reaches up to 5 feet high, the leaves are large 

 and broad and stand quite erect in a most T^idy 

 fashion, thus showing their beautiful coloring 

 on\bom sides. They are deep green, heavf 

 vqnecNand marked with a rich purple plurrf 

 color trrat would make the plant itself 

 attnlctivte even if it had no flowers ; 

 but it has. 5 or 6 stalks of them at 

 once \>n >every well-fed plant. 

 FlowersN with five petals 5 to 6 

 or 7 incrres across, intense car, 

 mine^ajicNall abo^e the foliage 

 We\arewir\you wiUUke it, so 

 we give the price oj/several in 

 ore OTdeV. PTi/ce, nicely 

 startea^plaSits, 50c. each ; 6 for 

 $2.50, defi^ec!. 



•New HyjWid Orchid-Flower- 

 ing Carina, "Indiana" (6 feet 

 1905)— ^The foliage of this variety 

 forms /a solid mass of green 3 to 4 

 feet high, above which the flower spikes 

 shootf up to a height of six feet, each one bear- 

 ing /fine, big clusters of orchid-like flowers. 

 Color is a glistening golden orange, daintily 

 marked and striped with red. Single blossoms 

 areloften 7 ins. across. Price, 35c. each, ppd 



tNew Giant-Flowering Purple Foliaged Canna, 

 " W/yoming" (7 feet, introduced by C. & J. Co., 1905), 

 ThiiTis one of the most majestic Cannas in the orch 

 flowering class, with the additional attraction of havin 

 a luxuriant growth of rich, purple foliage. Above^bis 

 are Vborne great plumes of massive orangf-coloted 

 blossoms, true orchid shaped, with large rptfncfed petajs 



fastening silken 



-rand Prize Canna " Louisiana " (7 feet)— Atf the 

 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904, wpere 

 ill the finest Cannas were on exhibition— "Louisiana " 

 was pronounced the finest orchid-flowering kind in 

 existence. The words of commendation that cbme 

 from our customers, and the magnificent showing of 

 bloom which this great plant makes on our trial grounds 

 as compared with other Cannas in this class heTeto- 

 re introduced— convinces us that "Louisiana/ will 

 >ntinue to hold its lead for some years yet. The plant 

 iga vigorous grower, producing a thick mass oflglossy 

 greerKfoliage ; its flowers are like beautiful orchids: 

 size often^more than 7 inches across, and every inch a 

 vivid scarlets. It blooms tremendously, oftejr \ or 5 

 stalks flowerinfe wat once. You cannot conceive of any- 

 thing more gorgeous. Its intense beauty and/brilliancy 

 are simply indescribable. Get one and watctfit. Erice, 

 strong potted plants. 25c. each ; 6 for $1.25. postpaid. 



Burbank (4j\ feet) — A gianmn/siz/ with 



nearest approach to semi-dqupie flowers ; 



color, beautiful rich canafiy yellow, the 



throat finely ^potted crimson, grice, 10c. 



each, postpaid. 



Late Gra 



shade of rich' 



^flak^d andsrtt 



low tints. *^Pril 



Ea^ 



extra large size 

 et£ 



£teuopU*(J 



(5 Jeet) — Flowers 

 olorf a splendid 

 geygcarlet, finely 

 ed with gojden yel- 

 h postpaid. 



awers of 



aa, wavy 



^prevailing 



reaked with 



petals glisten like sil 

 color is orange delic 

 scarlet tints, and suffusedWith salmon 

 early, and a free bloomer ; green foliage 

 Price, 10c. each, postpaid. 



V 



that fl^p and flutter in the breeze 



flags. 



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ice. 35c. each, postpaid. 



dee. 3oc 



SPECIAL OFFER No. 5<5 

 3 Above New and Rare 



Giant - Flowering Cannas* in- 

 cluding New York, Wyoming, 

 and Indiana all in well-started 

 plants. 

 _ $4.00 Delivered Free. 



i The 3 following Cannas onlyi 25c. 



Pennsylvania (6 feet)— Until the introduction of our 

 new) giant orchid Canna, "Louisiana," (1905), this was 

 indbubtedly the finest hybrid orchid-flowering Canna 

 fextaVit. It was introduced by us in 1902. The flowers 

 'are pyre deep scarlet of immense size. Price, 15c. leach, 

 'postpaid. 1 



Ullem\nia (5 feet )-A splendid variety. The [outer 

 (petals Are bright scarlet with a broad yellow border, 

 feiiside colors being scarlet and dark red, beautifully 

 lottTeQland variegated. Price, 10c. each, postpaid. 

 ^ian\i FJowering Canna, "Austria" (5 feet ) — 

 'lowers 6xo 7 inches across ; color, pure golden yellow : 

 vigcyou^grower. Price, 10c. each.' 



The Outline Drawing on this Page 



represents the exact life-size of a 

 single flower of Louisiana Canna. 

 When you remember that one plant 

 frequently has 25 or 30 flowers at 

 one time, you can imagine the gor- 

 geous display these plants produce 

 all Summer through. 



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SPECIAL OFFER Njf, 56 A 



The 7 Giant-Flowering 



mas in above column 



In Dormant Roots, 75c. After 

 May 1st, in Plants, 7 for SI. 00, 

 Postpaid. 



17 GRAND PRI\Z ELC/A N N A S [2 



1 ~ A Pick of the Best Kinds fiym/eachyColor and Class 



Louisiana, 7 feet.— The greatest of the orchid-iiowering 

 kinds. (See size and description above.) 



(B) Wyoming 

 Indiana 

 Pillar of Fire 

 Gladiator . . . 



(B) Eastern Beauty . . . . 



" .Shenandoah 



(B)tevolution 



fXiagkra . . .\ • -. '• • •'• 



iButtercup- 



Hariha Washington . . 

 of Marlborough 



4 feet 

 4 '* 

 4 " 

 3 " 

 3 " 

 3 " 



. . Salmon 

 Rose Pink 



. . Golden 

 Variegated 



. . Yellow 

 Rose Pink 



. Crimson 



SPECIAL OFFER No. 56B 12 Choice Kinds, TJormant Roots, $1.25 



orcilAL, vrrns\ ""• wu , After May i s t, 12 Plants, Postpaid, $1.50 



• Best kinds for heading, see page 59, 



