Dreer's "Anniversary" 



Collection of Cannas. 



(See color plate opposite.) 



The Cannas offered in this collection are not all new varieties, but representative sorts of their respective colors, which have 

 been thoroughly tes'.ed, and which may be relied upon to make a satisfactory showing, whether planted as single specimens in 

 the mixed border or massed in large numbers to color. 



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 fine green foliage ; 3 

 feet. 



Jean Tissot. One of the brightest of the large-flowered 

 Cannas; color an intense, brilliant vermilion, with bright 

 orange shadings, a color that can be seen as far as the eye 

 will carry ; mas>ive green foliage; about 5 feet high. 



Richard Wallace. Asa good free-flowering yellow Canna 

 of vigorous growth, we lielieve 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 carried well above the green foliage in upright 

 -well-branched trusses ; 4^ feet. 



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

 a broad golden-yellow border, an exceptionally free-flower- 

 ing variety, and the brightest of the gilt-edged sorts ; green 

 foliage ; Si feet. 



Venus. One of the softest and most delicately colored vari- 

 eties that has yet been introduced. The flowers are of fair 

 size, of a soft ro.sy pink, with a pretty mottled border of 

 creamy yellow. The plant always presents a clean, fresh 

 appearance, and attracted much attention, both in our trial 

 grounds and fields, during the past season ; it grows about 

 3i feet high, and has bright green foliage. 



Wni. Griesinger. A strong growing variety, producing very 

 large, open trusses of pure yellow flowers, densely doited 

 with carmine, heavy green foliage; grows about 4 J feet high. 



Price : Any of the above, 20 cts. each ; §2 03 per doz.; §12.00 per 100. One each of the 6 sorts for $1.00. 



Four Grand New Cannas. 



Frau riarie Nagel. The most rioriferous of the large white- 

 flowered varieties; an excellent bedder, contrasting well 

 when planted in connection with some of the high colored 

 sorts. The flowers are large, with broad, well-rounded 

 petals, and are produced in the greitest profusion on S.j feet 

 high branching stems. They are of a creamy white when 

 first opening, changing to almost a pure white. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per lOO. 



New York. A bronze-leaved, Orchid-flowered variety, with 

 very intense brilliant carmine flowers of great beauty, but it 

 is particularly valuable on account of its extraordinary dura- 

 bility to withstand sun, wind and rain better than any 

 other of this type. It is strong growing, from 6 to 7 feet 

 high. 50 cts. each ; 55-00 per doz. 



Ottawa. A strong, robust-growing variety, attaining a height 

 of 6 feet or more, with m.^^ssive deep green foliage and much- 

 branched flower stems, which form a veritable bank of bloom; 

 the flowers are 5 to 6 inches in diameter, of perfect form ; 

 the color is carmine, with tints of old rose and deep coral, 

 with a peculiar silken sheen. 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 



William Saunders. A gorgeous bronze -leaved variety, 

 probably coming nearer to the ideal Canna than any yet intro- 

 duced. The flowers are of a bright crimson-scarlet, often 

 measuring five inches across, of remarkable substance and 

 durability, and are produced in large trusses nearly a foot 

 across. The plant is of a uniform habit of growth about four 

 feet high. 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 



Set of one each of the 4 New Cannas for $1.50. \ 



Italian or Orchid=Flowered Cannas. 



Of the many orchid-flowered Cannas introduced, the six offered below are the most distinct and desirable. The habit of 

 growth of all is remarkably vigorous, attaining a height of 6 to 8\feet, while their flowers frequently measure over 6 inches across. 



Allemania. Pleasing dark salmon. with golden markings. Italia. 



Pure canary-yellow'; fine large open flowers, with 



Austria 



few reddish dots in the centre of the two inside petals. 



King Humbert. In this grand Canna we have a combina- 

 tion of the highest type of flower with the finest bronze foli- 

 age. Its flowers, which, under ordinary cultivation, will 

 measure six inches in diameter, and which are produced in 

 trusses of gigantic size, are of a brilliant orange-scarlet with 

 bright red markings, while the foliage is broad and massive' 

 and of a rich coppeiy-bronze ; bold and effective; 5 feet. 20 

 £ts. each; $2.00 p'er doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Bright orange-scarlet, -with broad golden-yellow bor- 

 der ; the flowers are produced on massive stems, set well 

 above ihe foliage, which is large and heavy. 



Louisiana. A strong, vigorous-growing variety, attaining a 

 height of 7 feet, producing a dense mass of glossy green 

 foliage and vivid scarlet flowers, often measuring 7 inches 

 across. 



^Pennsylvania. One of the best; the flowers, which measure 

 fully 6^ inches in diameter, are produced remarkably free, 

 arid are of an intense' vermilion-gcarlet, overlaid with an 



orange sheen ; foliage rich gi-een. " -^ ^'W 



Price : Except where- noted,. 15 c'.?. each ; .$1.25 per doz.; $3.00peE 100. .^Setof 6 varieties, 75 cts, j l.f,-;j_, .-.-.f- 



