Plants, Seeds, 



50^EARS Experience 



STANDARD CANNAS, continued 



RED SHADES— LIGHT AND DARK 



!fi Improved Black Beauty. 5 ft. The bronze foliage is almost 

 as fine as original Black Beauty. Flowers are medium size 

 and a brilliant red. 20 cts., postpaid. 

 Hi Black Prince. 5 ft. Flowers of intense, deep velvety 

 maroon: a strong erect ^rower; green foliage with maAogony- 

 colored stems. 20 cts., postpaid. 

 !fi Black Warrior. 3 to 3K ft. A very rich, dark maroon; 



nearest black we know; blooms freely. 10 cts., postpaid. 

 Sfi Brandjrwtne. 3^ ft. Very dark foliage, topped with a 

 magnificent display of brilliant red flowers. 20 cts., post- 

 paid. 

 Hi Chautauqua. 4 ft. Flowers pure, rich scarlet, intensely 



vivid; luxurious bronze foliage. 20 cts., postpaid. 

 Hi Cherokee, ^yi it. This Canna is a great beauty of pure 

 dark maroon, intensely deep and rich with petals soft and 

 fine as velvet. Foliage light green and blossoms borne on 

 big branching trusses. 20 cts., postpaid. 

 Comte de Sachs. 4 ft. Clear crimson-scarlet and carried 

 well abo\e the foliage. 15 cts., postpaid. 

 Hi Duke of Marlboro. 4 ft. Dark, rich velvety crimson; fine, 

 shapely flowers in large, w^ell-fiUed trusses. 15 cts., post- 

 paid. 

 Egandale. 4 ft. K fine, bronze-leaved va.r\etx\ pretty cherry- 

 red flowers, borne well above the foliage; handsome. 15 cts., 

 postpaid. 

 Express. 2K ft. Scarlet-crimson, a shade lighter than 

 Philadelphia. 20 cts., postpaid. 

 Hi George Washington. 3>^ ft. Deep velvety crimson, beau- 

 tifully shaded; flowers large. 10 cts., postpaid. 

 Hi Giant Crimson, ^yi ft. One of the brightest and best. 



Good for center of beds. 15 cts., postpaid. 

 Hi Jupiter. 6 ft. Furnished right down to the base with an 

 abundance of deep purple foliage, some leaves I foot wide 

 and 3 feet long; rich red flowers. 20 cts., postpaid. 

 King Humbert. 4 ft. Has flowers as 

 large as the largest of the orchid- 

 flowering Cannas. Bright orange- 

 scarlet streaked with crimson. Foliage 

 is bronze with brownish-green stripes; 

 large, thick and leathery. A strong, 

 robust grower. 15 cts., postpaid. 

 Mount Etna. 4 ft. Magnificent dark 

 purple foliage; large, bold, erect 

 trusses; flowers intense brilliant crim- 

 son. 15 cts., postpaid. 

 Mrs. Geo. A. Strohlein. 6 ft. Flowers 

 of amaranth-red; large bronze foliage. 

 10 cts., postpaid. 

 Patrie. 4 ft. Light crimson; good 

 planted either singly or in masses. 

 13 cts., postpaid. 

 Hi;Philadelphia. 3 ft. One of the most 

 satisfactory dwarf crimson Cannas yet 

 introduced. 15 cts., postpaid. 

 Hi Pillar of Fire. 6 to 7 ft. The giant of 

 its class; flowers bright crimson- 

 scarlet, borne in erect spikes like 

 blazing torches 15 cts., postpaid. 

 HiPres. McEinley. 2>^ ft. Deep, rich 

 crimson flowers; beautifully formed. 

 A compact grower. 15 cts., postpaid. 

 Triumph. 3 ft. A handsome shade of 

 deep, rich crimson, held erect on fine 

 well-built trusses, and strong stems. 

 A constant bloomer. 15 cts., ppd. 

 NOTE. — Prices named are for dormant 

 roots. Potted plants ready May I. Price, 

 5 cts. each extra. 



VARIEGATED 



Hi Duke of York. 4^^ ft. One of the largest, and blooms pro- 

 digiously. Pink, with creamy throat and edged with a 

 border of gold. 25 cts., postpaid. 



Hi Lorraine (Improved). 5 ft. No. 3179. Color is a delicate 

 rose pink distinctly bordered with cream. The lower petal 

 is cream splashed with pink. Very attractive. 25 cts., ppd. 



Hi Niagara. (Crimson and Gold). 3 ft. Rich, deep crimson 

 with a wide, irregular border of deep golden yellow. Largely 

 used for bordering beds of other cannas. 15 cts. each, 

 postpaid. 



Hi Sam Trelease (Improved). 3>^ ft. New. Flower is most 

 exquisite in color — an intense poppy red with a thread of 

 buttercup yellow around the edge of each petal. Tips of 

 petals are solid poppy red, which, towards the throat, grad- 

 ually shades to bright yellow, mottled and striped with red 

 on the throat and tongue. Beautifully bright and very 

 attractive. $1.00 each, postpaid. 

 Souvenir d'Antoine Crozy. 3 ft. Beautiful red, bordered 

 with golden yellow. 15 cts., postpaid. 



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7 CHOICE CANNAS, $1.00, POSTPAID 



or, in potted plants (after May ist), $1.25, postpaid 



HALLEY'S COMET See col. plate 



MINNEHAHA— See cut below 



LOUISE— Soft rose pink 

 PATRIE— Light crimson 



DIRECTOR HOLTZE - Yellow 

 spotted rose 



GEO. WASHINGTON— Deep 

 velvety crimson 



NIAGARA— Crimson, heavily edged . 

 with gold 



NOTE. — Prices named are for dormant roots. Potted plants 

 ready May i. Price, 5 cts. each extra. 



SEE SPECIAL SELECTIONS FOR BEDS, page 40 



SEE SPECIAL SELECTIONS FOR BEDS 

 page 49 



Entrance to the C. & J. Co.'s Nurseries 

 47 



Minnehaha in the foreground. See description page 46 



