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SELECT STANDARD VARIETIES OF 

 I^ARGE FI.01VERING CANNAS. 



The wonderful advance made in recent years in Cannas has induced 

 us to grow improved varieties in preference to many sorts, which, up 

 until very recently, were great favorites. This standard collection con- 

 tains the very best of the older varieties as well as many novelties 

 which until very recently were sold at high prices. 



Beacon. Very free-flowering; color a rich cardinal-red; florets of 

 medium size, held well above the foliage in large compact trusses; a 

 splendid bedding variety; 3i to 4 feet. 

 Brilliant. Rich yellow with two bright-red curling tongue-like petals 



in the centre; 4 feet. 

 Buttercup. Bright buttercup-yellow, a healthy, dwarf, free bloomer; 



one of the best pure yellows. 

 Consul W. Vellnagel. Large lemon-yeilcv, with reddish 



brown spots; 4 feet. 

 Dr. E. Ackerknecht. Carmine-lake suffused with deep car- 

 mine; a distinct shade; very free-flowering; foliage bronze; 4 

 feet. 

 Feuermeer. A brilliant fiery scarlet of medium size; excep- 

 tionally free-flowering; very effective for massing; 4 feet. 

 Garam. Large, bright carmine-red flowers, freely produced on 



vigorous growing plants; quite distinct; 3A to 4 feet. 

 Gladiator. One of the finest bedders, color deep yellow freely 



dotted with red; 4.t feet. 

 Harry Laing. Large well rounded flowers of rich glowing 



scarlet, suffused with orange; 5 feet. 

 liohenzollern. A vigorous growing variety, producing im- 

 mense heads of clear canary-yellow flowers on five-feet-high - -^ 

 stems. 

 Johanna Kanzleiter, Light amber-yellow, changing to creamy-white as it 



matures; very free and attractive; 3^ to 4 feet. 

 Kate F. Deemer. The flowers open a rich yellow and gradually cliange until 

 the lower part or throat of the floret is red, while the rest of the flower turns 

 almost white; quite attractive and interesting; 5 feet. 

 Koros. A free-flowering, vigorous variety, with bronze foliage. The color is an 

 unusual and attractive shade of orange-scarlet, streaked and dotted with cochi- 

 neal-carmine; 4 to 44 feet. 

 Leopard. Sulphur-yellow when first opening, changing to 

 creamy-white profusely dotted with carmine; ?ery free; 4 feet. 

 MephistO. The darkest crimson yet introduced; flowers of 



good size; 3j feet. 

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

 Mont Blanc Improved. Very large creamy-white flowers, 

 especially effective when planted in conjunction with the high 

 colored sorts; 3h feet. 

 Prince Wied. An excellent, brilliant, rich deep crimson 

 bedder, with flowers of medium size, but produced in very 

 large trusses; free and early; one of the best; 4 feet. 

 Queen Charlotte. Rich pomegranate-red bordered with a 



broad band of bright yellow; 3 feet. 

 Rosea Gigantea. Large flowers, borne in such abundance 

 that the mass of color on each plant is truly amazing; indi- 

 vidual petals are 2^ inches across; a deep, rich rose, almost a 

 coral-carmine; 4 to o feet. 

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

 are produced in profusion and are intensely rich and glow- 

 ing, which, combined with the dark, bronzy-green foliage, 

 make it one of the best bedding varieties; 3 feet. 

 Secretaire Chabanne. Distinct and pleasing luminous 



salmon; 3i feet. _<■ 



Souvenir de Antoine Crozy.' Intense rich crimson-scarlet, 



with broad golden-yellow border; 3.V feet. 

 Undine. Bright orange-scarlet broadly edged with golden 



yellow; very free; 3' feet. 

 Venus. One of the softest and most delicately colored varieties. 

 The flowers are of fair size, of a soft rosy-pink, with a pretty 

 mottled border of creamy-yellow. Always'prese'nts a clean, 

 fresh appearance; 4 feet. 

 Wawa. A very dwarf grower and free-flowering; the trusses 

 are of good size and borne well al)ove the foliage; color a 

 pleasing shade of rosy-flesh-pink; 3 feet. 

 Wilhelm Griessinger. Pure yellow dotted with carmine; 



4^ feet. 

 Price. Any of the above, 15 cts. ench; $L50 per doz. ; $8.00 

 per 100. One each of the 27 Select Standard Sorts for 

 $2.50. 



Italian or Orchid-floweked Canna King 



HlIMBEKT. 



ITAI.IAN OR ORCHIO-FLOW- 

 ERED CANXAS. 



Of the many orchid-flowered Cannas introduced those offered 

 below are the most distinct and desirable. The habit of growth 

 of all is remarkably vigorous, attaining a height of 6 feet, 

 while their flowers' frequently measure over 6 inches across. 

 Allemania. Pleasing dark salmon with golden markings. 



Austria. Pure canary ;iyel low; fine large open flowers, with 

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



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

 der; the flowers are held well above the massive foliage. 



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

 tion of the highest type of flowers with the finest bronze 

 foliage. Its flowers measure 6 inches in diameter, produced in 

 gigantic trusses, a brilliant orange-scarlet with bright red 

 markings; foliage broad and massive, of a rich coppery-bronze; 

 5 feet. (.See cut.) 



Mrs. Karl Kelsey. An immense orange-scarlet; wondrously 

 striped and flaked with golden-yellow, with wavy-edged 

 petals; entirely distinct. 



Pennsylvania. Intense vermilion-scarlet, overlaid with an 

 orange sheen; foliage rich green. 



Wyoming. Bronzy-purple foliage, with immense spikes of 

 massive orange flowers. 



Price. Any of the above, 15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 

 per 100. 



One each of the 7 sorts for $1.00. 



While all of the Cannas offered are fine the new sorts on pages 121 and 122 are extra choice. 



