New Floral Guide — Spring, 1903. 



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Ever-Blooming Cannas 



OF ALL CANNAS OF MERIT originated in this country in the past ten 

 years, more than two-thirds of them have been brought out by us. These 

 are the genuine "C. & J." stock, and will please you. J> <£ j> J> £> J> 



C. & J, CANNAS IN 



PINK SHADES 



NEW PINK CANNA, "LOUISE"- A magnificent new 

 Canna that is a strong grower and free bloomer. Named by 

 special permission for Miss Louise Klein Miller, the popu- 

 lar writer and lecturer on nature studies, who is now Di- 

 rector of Lawthorpe, a School for Horticulture and Land- 

 scape gardening for women, at Groton, Mass. The flowers of 

 this beautiful Canna are of large size with long petals and 

 soft deep rich rose-pink color that is delicately dappled and 

 streaked with red. The bloom spikes are unusually large and 

 fine, and so completely do the flowers cover the plants as to 

 make a row or bed seem almost like a solid mass of bloom. 

 About 5 feet. Green foliage. Dormant roots, 25 cts each. 

 Potted plants, 30 cts. each, postpaid. (See illustration.) 



MARTHA WASHINGTON— The flowers are extra large, 

 often measuring over 5 inches across ; color clear, bright rose- 

 pink, exceedingly grand and beautiful. It is a healthy vig- 

 orous grower and prodigious bloomer. Height, 3 feet. 

 Dormant roots, 10 cts. each, postpaid. 



DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH (Improved) — Im 

 mense trusses of grand flowers, clear bright rose-pink, most 

 exquisitely beautiful; height, Ay 2 feet. An excellent com- 

 panion for our famous Duke of Marlboro. Dormant roots, 

 15c; potted plants, 20 cts., postpaid. 



LORRAINE (Improved)— An entirely rare and charming 

 combination of colors ; soft rose-pink, widely bordered with 

 creamy white; fine erect heads of large well-expanded 

 flowers ; constant bloomer. Height, 4 feet. Dormant 

 roots, only 15c. each ; potted plants, 20c. each, postpaid. 



PINK EHMANII — A most grand and handsome plant, 

 large, banana-like foliage, with bright rose-pink flowers. 

 A truly noble canna ; originated here. Dormant roots, 

 10 cts. each, postpaid. 



ROSEMAWR-The color is bright rosy pink, elegantly 

 mottled with rose and shaded with rich golden- 

 yellow at the throat. Flowers extra large, and 

 very durable. The trusses are immense. Height 

 about 3 feet. Strong dormant roots, only 15 cts. 

 each. 



NEW CORAL- FINK CANNA" WEST GROVE" 

 — Flowers extra large. Colorbright, rich coral-pink, 

 delicately overlaid with glistening orange-scarlet 

 bloom ; petals finely dotted and lined with deep 

 crimson. Makes strong shapely plants 4 to A l / 2 feet 

 high ; a prodigious bloomer ; stands rain and heat 

 with impunity. Good roots, 20 cts. each ; strong 

 plants, 25 cts. each, postpaid. 



SPOTTED CANNAS 



NEW CANNA, DUCHESS OF YORK- Enormous 

 bunches of flowers keep the plants a glorious mass of 

 color the whole season. Flowers are bright flashing 

 yellow, which is mottled and marbled all over with 

 the most fantastic figures of light orange, crimson 

 scarlet and pink. Flowers are large and borne well 

 up above the light green foliage. A sturdy vigorous 

 grower 4 feet high. Dormant roots, 10 cts. each, postpaid. 



ELDORADO— (New golden-yellow Canna)— Medium height ; 

 flowers are large and borne in great profusion the whole 

 season ; bright, clear golden-yellow, faintly dotted with red, 

 one of the brightest and handsomest golden-yellow varieties. 

 Dormant roots, 10 cts. each, postpaid. 



C. & J. CANNAS IN 



YELLOW SHADES 



CALIFORNIA (Klondike)— Pure orange-gold ; a very rare 

 and handsome shade and one of the finest of this color; 

 height, 4^ feet. Dormant roots, 20 cts. each. 



CORONET — This is one of the most satisfactory bright yel- 

 low Cannas you can plant ; the flowers are large and borne 

 in long full spikes; blooms all the time and is very hand- 

 some and showy ; stands both heat and cold well. Height, 

 3 feet. Dormant roots, 10 cts. each, postpaid. 



FRIMROSE— Color a clear primrose-yellow, with rounding 

 petals of excellent substance ; splendid for general culture. 

 A free bloomer, and a very vigorous grower, not at all 

 affected by low temperature or windy weather; one of the 

 prettiest Cannas offered this season. Height, 4 feet. Dormant 

 roots, 10 cts. each, postpaid. 







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Above \2 Dormant Roots (until April J5th), $1.20, or any JO of the tO ct. 



PRICE S kinds for 75 cts., postpaid. After April \ 5th potted plants only, sent 

 postpaid, for 5 cts. each more than Dormant Roots. 



