LARGE-FLOWERING CANNAS. 



No other bedding plant will give the same uniform good results in our varied and trying climate. They do well in all sections 

 of the country and stand pre-eminently at the head of the list, succeeding in any sunny position in any kind of soil, but responding 

 quickly to liberal treatment. For best results the beds should be spaded two feet deep and a liberal amount of well-decayed 

 manure of any kind thoroughly incorporated, and at all times supplying water 

 freely. For best effect plant in large masses of one color, setting out the 

 plants 2 feet apart. To find the number of plants required for any bed from 3 

 to 20 feet in diameter see planting table on page 114. 



All have green foliage unless otherwise specified. 



CANNA NOVELTIES FOR 1915. 



Large-flowering Cannas are one of the subjects which 

 are receiving close attention from noted specialists both in 

 America and in Europe, and of the many new varieties 

 offered every year we try out all that seem promising, and > 



from these we select and offer only such that show spe- 

 cial merit. In our trials in 1913 and 1914 we found meri- 

 torious sorts from various countries, and offer them in sets 

 divided according to their nationality. 



We have ourselves produced three sterling novelties at our - - 

 Riverview Nursery, which we introduce as: 



The Dreer Set of New t,arge- 



flowering^ Cannas for X915. 



Eureka. A number of meritorious white Cannas have been 

 introduced during the past decade, but one fault common 

 to all of them has been a lack of vigor. It is, therefore, a 

 particularly satisfactory achievement to have produced a 

 white Canna which is as strong and free a grower as the 

 best varieties in the other colors. Eureka is also a free 

 bloomer, and its great trusses of perfectly formed, creamy- 

 white flowers stand nicely above the dense green foliage 

 on stiff, upright stems. Its superior merits have been 

 acknowledged by all who have seen it, and we unhesitatingly 

 best white variety yet introduced; 4 feet. 



Orange Bedder. This is a particularly useful and attractive bedding variety, 

 of a bright orange with just enough scarlet suffusion to intensify the dazzling 

 mass of color when the wide, branching stems are covered with flowers. 

 A very free bloomer that we heartily recommend as a bedding variety of par- 

 ticular merit; 4 feet. 



The Qem. This is an entirely distinct and very pretty variety of the spotted type. 

 The immense trusses of flowers are borne on upright, branching stems well above the 

 foliage. In color it is a deep cream or straw-yellow, dotted and spotted with pale car- 

 mine. A vigorous grower, free-flowering, producing a most refined effect; 4 J feet. 



Price: Any of the above, 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. ; or the set of 

 three varieties for |2. 00. 



proclaim it the 



Typical Spike 



OF THE 



New Cannas. 



Five New American Cannas. 



While European growers gave us the first modern Cannas, it 

 must be credited to American skill and patience that the 

 Canna has arrived at its present high state of perfection and 

 has become so popular as a bedding plant. 



We offer five sterling novelties, which have been thoroughly 

 tested and found worthy. 



Jane Adams. Color a deep rich yellow with a touch of red 

 at the throat; a clean, vigorous grower of upright habit and 

 very free-flowering; 4J feet. 75 cts. each. 



Loveliness. A bright ruby-carmine; the perfect florets are 

 produced in very large heads, which are borne erect on stout 

 stems; very free; 3 feet. 50 cts. each. 



Mrs. WoodrOW Wilson. A rich but soft crimson-pink, 

 with very large flowers with broad, overlapping petals. A 

 robust grower and free bloomer; 4 feet. $1.00 each. 



Panama. The color and markings of this splendid Canna are 

 unusual; the rich orange-red face of the petals is bordered 

 with a broad edge of golden-yellow; the florets are large and 

 round and produced very freely; 3 feet. 50 cts. each. 



Wintzer's Colossal. This is the largest-flowering Canna we 

 have yet seen; individual florets often measure 8 inches 

 across. The color is a bright scarlet. The plant is a strong, 

 vigorous grower and very free-flowering; it is of the Italian 

 or Orchid-flowered type and is an unusually striking novelty; 

 5 feet. 50 cts. each. 



We will supply one each of the 5 New American Cannas for $3. 00. 



SIX NE^V GERMAN CANNAS. 



German horticulturists have in the past given us some 



marvellous Ciinnas. They have been particularly successful in 



producing free-flowering and effective garden varieties. 

 The six varieties described below are distinct and possess some 



marked feature which makes them desirable additions. 



Fanal. An intense, fiery cinnabar-red that compels attention; 

 foliage deep green with narrow brown border; flowers pro- 

 duced very freely throughout the season. The introducers 

 claim this to be one of their best; 4 feet, 50 cts. each. 



Goethe. This variety has during the p' st two seasons been one 

 of the most conspicuous and attractive in our fields. It 

 grows about 4^ feet high with massive, beautiful green foliage; 

 the flowers are borne high above the plant in large, graceful 

 trusses, and are of an effective, beautiful, bronzy-orange-yellow. 

 75 cts. each. 



Qraf M. Tolstoi. Immense trusses of brilliant scarlet flowers 

 held wellabove the bronze foliage. Oneof the best, with bronze- 

 colored leaves; 4 to 4J feet. 50 cts. each. 



Konigin der Qelben. A very free-flowering pale canary- 

 yellow, with large trusses well above the foliage; 3i to 4 feet. 

 50 cts. each. 



Rheinstein. A very distinct, refreshing, clear, bright carmine 

 in good compact trusses; 3 feet. 50 cts. each. 



Terisa. A compact grower with massive dark green leaves 

 and compact, shapely trusses of flowers of a bright fiery-red 

 with golden throat and border; 3 feet. 50 cts. each. 



We will supply one each of the set of 6 German Novelties for 

 $2.50. 



CANNAS are continued on page* 122 and 123. 



