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DREER'S 



Collection of Standard 



LARGE=FLOWERING 



CANNAS. 



There are too many good Cannas nowadays to offer anything 

 but first-class varieties. The sorts offered below are all strictly 

 high-grade. For cultural notes see head of preceding page. 



All have green foliage, unless otherwise specified. 

 Adrien Lefebvre. Rosy-carmine flowers with red mark- 

 ings; 3J feet, 



Alphonse Bouvier. Finest tall, brilliant crimson; 6 to 7 

 feet. 



Alsace. Pale sulphur, changing to creamy-white; planted in 

 conjunction with the high-colored sorts it makes a fine con- 

 trast; 4£ feet. 



Black Warrior. Dark crimson, shaded black; 3£ feet. 



Buttercup. Deep buttercup-yellow; almost pure; very 

 effective; 3 feet. 



Cinnabar. Cinnabar-red, edged golden-yellow; 41- feet. 



Consul W. Vellnagel. Lemon-yellow, spotted with red- 

 dish-brown; 4 feet. 



Or. Robert Funcke. Large flowers in heavy, dense spikes, 

 in color the same shade as Scarlet Sage; very bright; 4J feet. 



Duke of flarlborough. One of the finest of the very deep 

 crimsons; fine individual blooms in large trusses, and excep- 

 tionally free-flowering and attractive; 4 feet. 



Egandale. A favorite bronze-leaved sort, with soft currant- 

 red flowers; 4 feet. 



Florence Vaughan. Bright, rich golden-yellow, spotted with 

 red; of large size and perfect form; 4 feet. 



Furst Bismarck. Rich scarlet-crimson, of large size; 3J 

 feet. 



General flerkel. Scarlet suffused with orange, base and edge 

 of flower marbled with golden-yellow; 4 feet. 



Grand Chancellor Bulow. Rich deep crimson-scarlet over- 

 laid with maroon, very large spikes of good-sized flowers of 

 good substance thrown well above the foliage; 3 feet. 



Harry Laing. Exceedingly large, well-rounded flowers of 

 rich, glowing scarlet, suffused with orange; 5 feet. 



Hofgartner Hoppe. Light bronze foliage, flowers orange- 

 scarlet at base, merging into carmine at tips of petals; 4i feet. 



Hugues Lapaire. Large flowers of nasturtium-orange, shaded 

 dark reddish-carmine; 3t feet. 



J. D. Eisele. Bright vermilion-scarlet, overlaid with orange; 

 a fine bedder; 3.} feet. 



J. H. Veitch. Rich carmine-scarlet, very large, bronze foli- 

 age; 5 feet. 



Jean Tissot. One of the brightest; color an intense, brilliant 

 vermilion, with bright orange shadings, a color that can be 

 seen as far as the eye will carry; massive foliage; 5 feet. 



Luray. A pleasing deep rosy-pink; 4j feet. 

 Miss Berthine Brunner. Large, open panicles of pure yel- 

 low flowers, minutely spotted with orange-scarlet; 4} feet. 



Mrs. Geo. A. Strohlein. Very large amaranth-red flowers, 

 massive bronze foliage; 5 feet. 



Mile. Berat. The nearest approach to a pink in a first ; class 

 bedder; 4 feet 



Mme. Crozy. The popular golden-edged bright scarlet; 4 

 feet. 



Canna, Consul W. Vellnagel. 



Mme. Jean Beurier. Salmon-rose dashed and mottled with 

 vermilion; small yellow edge; 4 feet. 



Mont. Blanc. Very large, creamy-white flowers; 3i feet. 



Papa Nardy. Very large, rich currant-red, with a purplish 

 sheen; 41 feet. 



PreS. Meyer. A glorious Canna with large flowers in immense 

 trusses; color rich cherry-carmine, producing a gorgeous effect; 

 bronzy foliage; 4 feet. 



Professor Hugo de Vries. A soft and delicate shade of 

 rosy-carmine; 3 feet. 



Professor Rodenwaldt. Large and effective deep crimson- 

 scarlet, of compact habit; 3 feet. 



Richard Wallace. As a good free-flowering yellow Canna of 

 vigorous growth, we believe that this variety comes nearer to 

 the ideal than any variety yet offered. In color it is a pleasing 

 canary-yellow with exceptionally large flowers, which are car- 

 ried well above the foliage; 4' feet. 



Rubin. The ruby-carmine flowers of this are not large, but 

 are produced in profusion and are intensely rich and glowing, 

 which, combined with the dark, bronzy-green foliage, make it 

 one of the best bedding varieties in our collection. 



Secretaire Chabanne. Distinct and pleasing salmon; very 

 free; a fine bedder; 3 feet. 



Souvenir d'Antoine Crozy. Intense crimson-scarlet, with 

 a broad golden-yellow border; an exceptionally free-flowering 

 variety, and the brightest of the gilt-edged sorts; 3J feet. 



Venus. One of the softest and most delicately colored varieties 

 that has yet been introduced. The flowers are of fair size, of 

 a soft rosy-pink, with a pretty mottled border of creamy-yellow. 

 The plant always presents a clean, fresh appearance; 3j feet. 



Price: Any of the above, 15 cts. each; §1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. Set of 36 varieties, $3.00. 



A* a border for a bed of Cannas nothing equals Pennisetum Rueppelianum. See illustration on page 219 and offer on page 171. 



