# AMERICAN # 



Pedigree (^annas. 



New introductions for 1899 of The Conard & Jones Co. 



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Distinct Varieties of 

 Exceptional Merit. 



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(^THIN( J succeeds like success, and this applies to CANNAS as well as to indi- 

 viduals. The ^reat success and the increasing appreciation of our previous 

 introductions of the American Pedigree Cannas, assures us that the lo varieties 

 that we offer this year will also meet with favor, and that the influence of their 

 beautiful growth and blooni will widen the circle of success for the ever-improving 

 \arieties still to come. 



10 GRAND NEV/ CANNAS. 



C'onqueror — Remarkable for its enormous 

 trusses ; large, attractive, well-shaped flowers of 

 great sul)stance ; habit erect. The petals are 

 often three inches long by two inches broad, and 

 verv thick and durable. Color, rich orange 

 scarlet dappled all over with brightmaroon, and 

 beautifully edged with golden yeilow. Makes fine 

 massive plants with handsome deep green foli- 

 age, and is recommended as one of the grand- 

 est and most showy of all cannas. Dormant 

 Roots, 75c each ; pot plants, 85c. 



Empress of India— Gaudy as the Em- 

 press herself The peculiar blending of colors 

 makes it exceedingly showy and distinct. The 

 flowers have good form and the heads grow 

 erect ; height, about three feet. Color, rich 

 golden yellow, strongly dashed, splashed, and 

 mottled with rich, bright, tawny crimson ; foli- 

 age light green. Dormant roots, 65c each ; pot 

 plants, 75c. 



Abraham Lincoln— A noble variety ; 

 verv vigorous ; grows six to seven feet high ; 

 (lowers very large and fully expanded, and 

 l)orne in large, well-filled, long trusses ; broad, 

 thick, velvety petals. Color, solid crimson ; 

 an earlv and most ))rofuse bloomer; highly 

 recommended for centre pieces and wherever 

 tall-growing brilliant coloied kinds arc wanted. 

 Dormant roots, 6oc each ; pot plants, 75c. 



Winona— Fine handsome flowers, borne 

 erect in enormous, well-filled trusses. Color, 

 deep maroom crimson with fine velvet shading ; 

 each petal having a narrow border of bright 

 golden-yellow, very rich and velvety and en- 

 tirelv distinct in color and habit. Handsome 

 light green foliage, three to four feet. Dormant 

 roots, 65c each ; pot plants. 75c. 



Alberta— A very distinct andshowy variety. 

 It has well-formed, erect heads. Color, l)right. 

 Hashing crimson ; petals shading deeper to- 

 wards the edges, and broadly bordered and mot- 

 tled with rich golden yellow. Reverse of petals 

 elegantly mottled yellow and crimson. Very 

 handson'ie ; three to four feet. Dormant roots, 

 65c each ; pot plants, 75c. 



' Luray — A splendid strong growing pink 



I variety. Foliage especially fine. It has large, 



' well formed flowers of a very attractive rosy 



pink color. Trusses are large, well formed and 



borne erect. A very free bloomer. Dormant 



roots, 75c ; pot plants, 85c, 



Black Prince — A magnificent new variety; 

 a seedling from our famous Duke of Marl- 

 j borough, but darker and deeper in color — in- 

 tense dark velvety maroon, almost black ; extra 

 large flowers, frequently five to six inches 

 across, in large bold trusses ; grows strong and 

 erect, three to four feet ; fine dark red stems 

 and deep green leaves edged with purple. Se- 

 lected irom thousands of our seedlings as the 

 best and darkest crimson canna to date. Dor- 

 mant roots, 63c ; pot plants, 75c. 



Tennyson— Fine beautifully formed flow- 

 j ers, borne in large, erect branching heads. 

 Color, deep rose pink. Petals deliciously 

 I marked and shaded with buff" and fawn ; quite 

 distinct and handsome, and as flowers are well 

 borne up above the foliage, it shows up well in 

 bedding. Dormant roots, 65c each ; pot plants, 

 75c. 



Starlight— After our well-known ALsace, 

 this is the nearest white large flowering variet\' 

 to date. Maj^ be described as soft creamy yellow, 

 passing to rich creamy white as flowers expand ; 

 blooms in large, heavy, well built trusses, show 

 ing well above the foliage; a fine bedder; distinct 

 and handsome, Dormant roots, 65c each ; pot 

 plants, 75c. 



Shenandoah — A splendid red or bronzed 

 leaved variety, and the most unique novelty to 

 date. The foliage is rich ruby red, exquisiteh' 

 veined and tinted like some rare hot-house 

 plant. It bears fine large trusses of beautifulh' 

 waxy rose pink flowers, and unlike other red- 

 leaved sorts, is a most early and abundant 

 bloomer, highly ornamental, and sure to be in 

 large demand as soon as known. Dormant 

 roots, 65c each ; pot plants, 75c. 



g PEClAL OFFER 



The set of 10 New Cannas, r:)ormant roots, only $5, 

 Potted plants, $6. After April 1st will only have potted 

 plants. 



