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Twelve Standard Cannas 



Large-flowering Canna The Ambassador 



This set contains twelve well tried varieties, all of which have been found 

 worthy in their respective types and colors. No plants we know of will pro- 

 duce a better display for the money than this set of Cannas at the price. 



City of Portland. A beautiful rose colored Canna with flowers of good 

 formation, freely produced in immense trusses. 4 feet. 



General Merkel. Scarlet, suffused with orange, base and 

 edge of flowers marbled golden-yellow. 4 feet. 



Gladiator. Deep yellow, freely dotted with red, a popular 

 bedder. A\ feet. 



Meteor. Medium sized flowers very freely produced in good 

 trusses, color deep red; a most effective bedder. 4 feet. 



; . Queen Charlotte. Very free bright scarlet broadly bordered 



*~ — with golden yellow, distinct and attractive. 3 J feet. 



Richard Wallace. Large canary yellow flowers, a well 

 known popular variety. 4 feet. 



The Ambassador. Appropriately referred to as the "Bronze 



Leaved President," a wonderfully vigorous free-flowering 

 brilliant cherry red. 5 feet. 



The Gem. The immense trusses of flowers are borne on 

 upright branching stems well above the foliage and are of 

 deep cream or straw yellow color dotted with carmine; very 

 attractive and unusually refined. 4| feet. 



The President. The greatest red Canna, possessing every 

 desirable quality. Of immense size, unsurpassed in vigor, 

 penetrating color, and a free bloomer. 5 feet. 



Uhlberg. Entirely distinct. The flowers expand very fully and are of 

 a soft rosy carmine, the throat of the flower is of a creamy yellow as 

 are also the edges of the petals. 3| feet. 



Wintzer's Colossal. Flowers frequently eight inches in diameter; 

 bright scarlet; very effective, free-flowering bedding variety. 5 feet. 



Wyoming. Bronze purple foliage, immense spikes of large massive 

 orange flowers. 6 feet. 



Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 

 The collection of 12 varieties for $2.50. 



Twelve Superior Cannas 



Here we offer twelve very good Cannas, leaders in their colors, and very popular because of their vigor and'free flowering habit. 



Favorite. The best yellow dotted with red. The yellow is 

 intense and the dots not too pronounced add to its beauty 

 without detracting from the golden mass. 4| feet. 



Harmony. Great clusters of well formed, Geranium-red flowers, 

 arranged in such a manner as to give the trusses an almost 

 globular appearance; carmine bronze foliage. 3\ feet. 



Hungaria. An ideal pink bedder, flowers large in good sized 

 trusses produced very freely, color a beautiful clear rose. 3 \ feet. 



Lyon Rouge. A distinct and remarkably good French intro- 

 duction of a deep glowing red, very large flowers of good round 

 form in immense trusses. 4 feet. 



Mrs. Alfred Conard. One of the most popular varieties grown, 

 one of the most effective. Very large salmon-pink. 4 feet. 



Nokomis. Very effective large deep crimson flowers well above 

 the bronze green foliage; unique and effective. 4| feet. 



Price. Any of the above varieties, 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; 



Poppy. Intense poppy-red, large perfect flowers in good trusses 

 over rich green foliage. 4| feet. 



Rosea Gigantea. Large flowers in great abundance; the indi- 

 vidual petals are often 2^ inches across, of a deep rich rose, 

 almost a coral carmine. 4 feet. 



Statue of Liberty. An extremely vigorous grower with bronze 

 foliage and large orange-scarlet flowers. 6 feet. 



Sungold. Chinese orange overlaid with a touch of fiery scarlet 

 and narrow golden yellow border, a dazzling free flowering 

 variety. 4| feet. 



TimbuctOO. A recent introduction from France. Golden yellow 

 flowers are very freely produced on a very attractive plant 

 3\ feet. 



Triomphe. A brilliant dark red bedder, flowering freely to 

 produce a very attractive effect. 4 feet. 



$20.00 per 100. One each of the 12 Superior Cannas for $3.00. 



The Tuberous-rooted Begonias offered on page 126 make desirable flowering plants for a partially shaded border 



