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CANNAS. 



Cannas stand at the head of the list of bedding plants for the 

 American climate. We show in colors opposite the next page 

 six of the very finest and most distinct varieties ; but all of the 

 sorts offered below and on the next page are firsl-class in every 

 way. There are too many good sorts to admit any second-class 

 varieties to our list. 



DREER'S 

 Collection of Standard 



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^ CANNAS. 



A selection of the choicest vorieties made from trials in our own 

 fields out of over five hundred soits, the introductions of the 

 most famous American, French and Germ.an specialists. 



All have green foliage, unless otherwise specified. 

 Adrien L.efebvre. Rosy, carmine flowers with red markings; 



3J feet. 

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

 Isace. Pale sulphur, changing to creamy white ; planted in 

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

 trast ; 4| feet. 



Brilliant crinisom with scarlet shadings, 



3 feet. 



buttercup - yellow, 



almost pure, very 

 A popular crimson of uniform habit ; 



Beaute Poitevine. 



compact ; very free ; 

 Buttercup. Deep 

 V. effective ; 3 feet. 



O Charles Henderson. 



3J feet. 



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

 vermilion overlaid with carmine ; 4J feet. 



..^ir&Uke of Marlborough. One of the finest of the very deep 

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

 ceptionally free-flowering and attractive ; 4 feet. 



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

 red flowers; 4 feet 



^NPlorence Vaughan. Bright, rich golden-yellow, spotted 

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

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



feet. 

 General Merkel. Scarlet suffused with orange, base and 



.^^ ^-cdge of flower marbled with golden-yellow; 4 feet. 



j^ttarry Lalng. 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; 4^ 

 feet. 

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

 a fine bedder ; SJ feet. 

 ^JameS H. Veltch, Rich carmine scarlet, very large, bronze 

 foliage; 5 feet. 

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

 Miss Berthine Brunner. Large, open panicles of pure 

 yellew flowers, minutely spotted with orange-scarlet ; 4J feet. 



Price : Any of the above, 15 cts. each ; 



Canna, King Humbert (offered on next page). 



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

 massive bronze foliage ; 5 feet. 



mie. Berat. The nearest approach to a pink in a first-class 

 bedder ; 4 feet. 



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

 It-et. 



rime. Jean Beurier. Salmon rose dashed and mottled with 



vermilion, small yellow edge ; 4 feet. 

 Mme. A. Bonnefous. Pure yellow, heavily spotted with 



or.inge-scarlet ; large open flowers ; 4 feet. 



Mont. Blanc. Very large, creamy-wiiite flowers; SJ feet. 



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

 sheen ; 4j feet. 



Pres. rieyer. A glorious Canna with large flowers in im- 

 mense trusses ; color rich cherry carmine, producing a gor- 

 geous effect ; bronzy fnlioge ; 4 feet. 



Professor Rodenwaldt. Large and effective deep crimson- 

 scarlet, of compact habit ; 3 feet. 



Professor Hugo de Vries. A soft and delicate shade of 

 rosy-carmine ; 3 feet. 

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

 are produced in such profusion and are so 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 salm»n ; very- 

 free ; a fine bedder ; 3 feet. 



25 per doz.; |8.00 per 100. Set of 30 varieties, $3.00. 



OpRAND DARK-I.EAVED CANNA « BI.ACK BEAUTY." 



In dark-leaved Cannas no variety attracts so much attention and is so effective as " Black Beauty;" and while its flowers are 

 small, the massive foliage of the plant is of such an intense rich color as to at once place it at the head of the list of ornamental 

 bedding plants, where fcliage or sub-tropical effect is wanted. The plant grovps 5 to 6 feet high, with foliage of the richest 

 glistening brenzy-purple, shaded black, and having crimped, wavy margins. 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 ^W ]0O. 

 The Six Cannas shown oa colored plate an4 •fTered on next page are especially fine. 



