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NEW GIANT CANNAS. 



KING HUMBERT. A brilliant orange-scarlet with bright red 

 shadings. Large trusses of blooms, the individual flowers being 

 six inches in diameter. Foliage a rich, reddish-bronze, with 

 lighter shadings. It is broad and massive, giving the plant a 

 sturdy and stately appearance. Height, 5 feet. 



F. BENARY. Another grand variety. Flowers six inches across, 

 soft vermilion with an undulating border of rich yellow. A 

 stately grower with deep green foliage. This is the most striking 

 and effective variety of its type yet offered. Height, 5 feet. 



• Price, dormant roots up to Apr. 15th, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 

 Growing plants ready Apr. 1st, 40c. each $4.00 per doz. 



GIANT CANNA, ALEMANNIA. 



Flowers measure six inches across. The coloring is superb, a rich 

 •orange-red with golden-yellow border, the latter dotted with 

 orange-red spots. The inner petals are almost entirely red with 

 yellow throat, dotted with orange-red. Height, 6 feet. (See cut.) 



Price, dormant roots, up to April 1st, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., 

 Growing plants, ready April 1st, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 



NEW SNOWY-WHITE CANNA, "MONT BLANC." 



A strong-growing, vigorous variety, and will produce from 15 

 to 20 flower stalks in a season. Its great masses of snowy-white 

 flowers contrast finely with the crimson varieties. Price, dormant 

 roots, up to April 1st, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. Growing plants, 

 ready Apr. 1st, 40c. each, $4.00 per doz. 



SELECT NEWER CANNAS. 



BETSY ROSS. We consider this one of the most beautiful of the 

 pink Cannas. Green foliage; height about 3 feet. 



BRANDYWINE. A beautiful, bronze-leaved Canna; intense vinous- 

 red, dappled deep crimson, occasionally edged golden-yellow. 



CHAUTAUQUA. Flowers pure, rich scarlet, intensely vivid; has 

 luxurious foliage prettily bronzed. Height, 5 feet. 



LOUISIANA. A new giant, vivid scarlet -crimson Canna. The 

 flowers are more than 7 inches across. It grows 6 feet high. 



NIAGARA. The best of the low-growing variegated Cannas. 

 Great handsome trusses; broad, thick, durable petals; color, 

 rich deep crimson with a wide irregular border of deep golden- 

 yellow. Green foliage. Height, 3 feet. 



QUEEN OF HOLLAND. Foliage very dark green, heavily veined 

 and edged with bronze. Branching trusses of perfectly beauti- 

 ful flowers. Color, deep rich orange. Height, 3 feet. 



VESUVIUS. The great feature of this is its branching heads of 

 flowers, trusses measuring 9 inches across being the rule. The 

 color is a vivid crimson -scarlet. Height, 4 to 5 feet. 

 Price, dormant roots, up to April 1st, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 

 Growing plants, ready Apr. 1st, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



HLW & L £h p Ji r,JtN "LITTLE GEM" 



This makes a compact mass of handsome green leaves 

 surmounted by a wealth of brilliant orange-scarlet flowers, 

 edged with brilliant yellow. The height rarely exceeds 

 two feet, so that its value for edging, for centers of low beds 

 for planting in herbaceous borders or for pot culture is 

 apparent. An early and continuous bloomer. (See cut.) 

 Price, dormant roots, up to April 1st, 15c each, $1.50 per 

 doz. Growing plants, after April 1st, 25c. each, $2.50 per 

 doz. 



FOUR GRAND NEW CANNAS. 



New York. A giant in size of flower and growth, the 

 blooms are of extraordinary durability. It makes a large 

 plant (height, 6 to 7 ft.), with broad bronze leaves and 

 mammoth flowers of intense brilliant carmine. 



Ottawa. One of the greatest acquisitions in Cannas. 

 A strong, robust grower, more than 6 feet high, with 

 massive rich green foliage. The flowers are from 5 to 6 

 inches across and beautifully formed; color deep carmine 

 with tints of old rose and deep coral. 



Venus. The color is a gay rosy pink with a mottled 

 border of creamy yellow. It blooms splendidly with 

 heads erect and flowers bright, because the old ones drop 

 off as fast as the new ones come. Has a good constitution, 

 green foliage. This seems to please every one who sees it. 

 4 feet. 



Wm, Saunders. A beautiful bronze-leaved Canna. It 

 grows 4 to 5 feet high, is a healthy vigorous plant and 

 blooms abundantly. Flowers very large, deep magenta 

 red. Price for the above, dormant roots up to Apr. 15th, 

 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz.; set of four for $1.25. Growing 

 plants ready Apr. 1st. 50 cts. each, $4.50 per doz. Set of 

 four for $1.50. 



