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THE CONARD AND JONES COMPANY, WEST GROVE, PA. 



THE CONARD AND JONES COMPANY'S 



New Ever- Blooming PeHigrp.f. Cannas 



Our C. & J. New Ever-blooming- Pedigree Cannas are \\adely 

 known as the most grand and handsome flowers for bedding ever intro- 

 duced, and are being extensively planted in the finest gardens, lawns, 

 parks, and pleasure grounds in all parts of the 

 country. Persons who have not seen them 

 can form but a faint idea of their mag- 

 nificent beauty. They grow from 2^ to 

 4 feet high ; have large tropical-look- 

 ing foliage, and bear immense heads 

 of splendid large lily-like flowers, 

 in many brilliant and ex- 

 quisite colors, including 

 rich crimson, scarlet, 

 : pink, orange aijd 

 }eLlow, beside gor- 

 geous, variegated 

 and figured flow- 

 ers in countless 

 combinations of 

 colors. 



C. & J. Ever- 

 blooming Can- 

 nas, stand at 

 the very top of 

 the list for ex- 

 cellence and beauty. 

 They are true ever-bloom- 

 ers, flovrering- constantly 

 during- the whole grow- 

 ing- season. The flowers are of 

 such lasting and durable substance 

 that they bear the sudden changes 

 temperature usual to this climate 

 much better than other sorts. The C. & J. Ever-bloom- 

 ing- Pedigree Cannas are best of all. 



C & J. New ^^^^^. OLYMPIA. 



PEDIGREE CANNA, 



THE FINEST NEW CENTURY VARIETY 



THIS is undoubtedly the finest NEW CANNA OF THE YEAR, has extra large lily-like flowers, 

 borne in enormous trusses in strong branching stalks 2^ to 3 feet high ; the color is a peculiar 

 shade of rich, \'iolet purple, flamed with crimson, and showing a distinct Bluish tinge, which 

 makes it the nearest approach to a Blue Canna Yet Introduced. It is first-class in every way, and the 

 color is so remarkably distinct and handsome; it is sure to be in great demand as soon as kno-^m. 

 Nice Potted Plants, 50 cts. each, postpaid. 



EMPRESS OF INDIA— Extra large, bold, well expanded 

 flowers in well filled erect heads ; grows regular and com- 

 pact, 3 to 3^ feet; color, rich, golden yellow, strongly- 

 dashed, splashed and mottled with rich, bright tawney 

 crimson, deepening at centre; a remarkably distinct, grand 

 and showy sort ; handsome light-green foliage. Strong 

 pot plants, 30 cts. each, postpaid. 



IiUKAY — Grows massive, compact and regular in form, 3 to 

 3^ feet, with hea^-y deep-green foliage: large, finely shaped 

 flowers; petals, thick and of good substance; color, bright, 

 shining rose, deepening as flowers expand to clear, solid, 

 cherry-red ; large, handsome heads, crowded full of flow- 

 ers ; a continuous and most abundant bloomer. Price, 

 dormant roots, 25 cts. Potted plants, 30 cts., postpaid. 



ABRAHAM lilNCOL.N'— A noble variety ; very vigorous, 

 grows 6 to 7 feet high ; flowers verv- large anci fully ex- 

 panded, and borne in large, well filled, long trusses ; broad, 

 thick, velvety petals ; color, solid, fiery crimson ; an early 



Special 



Wlll^i SfieiiQ ?©TT1P PLANTi 



and most profuse bloomer; highly recommended for cen- 

 tre pieces and wherever tall-growing, brilliant colored 

 kinds are wanted. Strong pot plants, 25 cts. each, postpaid. 



COXQUEROK — Immense flowers in grand trusses of enor- 

 mous size, borne erect Wz to 4 feet high ; the petals are of- 

 ten 3 inches long by 2 inches broad, and ver\" thick and 

 durable: color, rich," orange scarlet, dappled all over with 

 bright maroon and beautifully edged with golden yellow ; 

 makes fine massive plants with handsome deep-green fol- 

 iage, and is recommended as one of the grandest and most 

 showy of all Cannas. Price, strong pot plants, 50 cts. 

 each, postpaid. 



GEORGE WASHINGTON"— Belie\'ing this to be the grand- 

 est Canna of its color yet introduced— we have named it 

 George Washington. The flowers are deep, velvety crim- 

 son, exquisitely shaded, verv' large size, with broad petals, 

 and borne erect in bold, massive trusses ; an altogether 

 noble variety of exquisite finish : \'igorous grower, height 

 about 3J^ feet. Potted plants only, 3o cts. each, postpaid. 



NFW EVBR-BLOOIIINO PEDIGREE CANNAS, 



