WEST GROVE, PENNA. 



others. On account of their robust habit of 

 growth they are used principally for individual 

 specimens, also for ornamental hedges to hide un- 

 sightly fences, and some of our public park gard- 

 eners and owners of fine estates use them for the 

 centers of their immense Canna beds. Most of them 

 are tall growers and their lovely silken, large sized 

 flowers flutter in the breeze at a height of 6 to 7 

 feet. The varieties of this type, since they pro- 

 duce few seeds, are less numerous than the garden 

 Cannas. 



The original Cannas were mainly confined to 

 shades of red and spotted yellows, but Canna 

 breeders of the present day have produced as great 

 a range of color as can be had in any one plant, 

 from the deepest maroon, almost black, ranging 

 through crimson and scarlet, yellows, and rich 

 orange to pure snowy white. It is practically im- 

 possible to convey to the reader the almost num- 

 berless combinations that now exist and every taste 

 in color (except blue) can be pleased. It is neces- 

 sary to see a large mass of present day Cannas to 

 form a true conception of their beauty and a view 

 of them en masse, in the evening of a Summer 

 day, just before dusk, is a sight that is simply 

 enchanting. 



The person who prefers the more delicate 

 shades may get the Mrs. Alfred F. Conard, Venus, 

 Hungaria and other soft pinks, and the stronger 

 colors are represented by Beacon, Comte de Sachs, 

 Duke of Marlborough, etc., in the reds. A few of 

 the best yellows are Buttercup, Elizabeth Hoss, 

 Gladiator and Director Holtze, and for orange we 

 have California, Indiana and Wyoming. For years 

 there were no whites, or even an approach to white, 

 imtil Alsace appeared. This variety was hailed 



