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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 119. All have green foliage unless otherwise specified. 



Cannas of Recent Introduction. 



We secure for trial all promising new varieties of Cannas that are 

 offered by European specialists, and very few of those tried out the 

 past season were of sufficient merit to displace the varieties which we 

 offered in 1915, consequently the "Sets" offered this year are com- 

 posed largely of the same sorts as last year, with such omissions and 

 additions as the season's trials showed desirable. We particularly rec- 

 ommend the five varieties which originated with us for their vigorous, 

 healthy constitutions and free-flowering habits and offer them as 



The Dreer Set of /~^ 



New Cannas of 1915 and 1916. V 



Eureka. During the past season this variety again proved 



itself the very best white for all purposes. It is 



of robust constitution, growing four feet high, 



forming sturdy, shapely plants very quickly. Its 



free-flowering qualities can be readily understood 



when we chronicle the fact that a small plant set 



out May loth, three months later, or on August 



15th, carried 15 immense heads of flowers, these 



are of a creamy-white changing in full sun to a 



pure white. Its superior merits are acknowledged 



by all who have seen it, and we claim it to be the 



best white Canna vet introduced. 40 cts. each; 



$4.00 per doz.; §30.00 per 100. 

 Favorite. There have been many spotted Cannas that were good, 



but in this we have a variety that in every particular eclipses all of its 



many predecessors. The color is a rich deep golden yellow, the red 



dots, not too pronounced, add to the piquancy of the flowers without 



detracting from the golden mass, produced on tall stems high above 



the foliage; 5 feet. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 

 Orange Bedder. This is a particularly attractive variety, of a bright 



orange with just enough scarlet suffusion to intensify the dazzling 



mass of color when covered with flowers. A very free bloomer that 



we recommend as a bedding variety of great merit; 4 feet. 50 cts. each; 



$5. 00 per doz. 

 Remarkable. This distinct and effective bronze-leaved variety stands 



out boldly above all other sorts in our fields, not only because of its 



height (over 6 feet), but chiefly on account of its beautiful light 



bronze foliage and the scarlet carmine flowers which force attention. 



able, a valuable addition; 6 to 61 feet. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 

 The Gem. This is a very pretty variety of the spotted type. The immense trusses of flowers are borne on upright stems well 



above the foliage. In color it is a deep cream or straw-yellow, dotted and spotted with pale carmine. A vigorous grower, free- 

 flowering; 4£ feet. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



One each of the above 5 varieties for $2.00. 



Dreer's New White Canna, Eureka 

 The tall and graceful habit and strong coloring is remark- 



Four 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. 



The four sterling novelties offered below have been thor- 

 oughly 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. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 

 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 

 produced very freely; 3 feet. 40 cts. each; $4.00 per doz. 

 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; $5.00 per doz. 

 We will supply one each of the 4 New American Cannas for $2.00. 



Five New German Cannas. 



One of the distinctive features of the German Introductions 

 in Cannas is their healthy, vigorous growth, and floriferous habit, 

 all of which are important points in good garden varieties, the 

 five varieties here offered are very distinct and superior: 

 Ehrenfels. Splendid rich orange-colored flowers of good size, 

 formed into large trusses which are held well above the me- 

 tallic bronze foliage; a splendid addition to the bronze-leaved 

 type; 4J feet. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 

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

 foliage deep green with narrow brown border; flowers pro- 

 duced very freely. The introducers claim this to be one of 

 their best; 4 feet. 40 cts. each; $4.00 per doz. 

 Goethe. This variety has been one of the most conspicuous 

 and attractive in our fields. It grows about 4J feet high with 

 massive, beautiful green foliage; the flowers are borne high 

 above the plant in large; graceful trusses, and are of an effec- 

 tive, beautiful, bronzy-orange-yellow. 75 cts. each. 

 Koenigin der Gelben. A very free-flowering pale canary- 

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

 40 cts. each; $4.00 per doz. 

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

 in good compact trusses; 4 feet. 40 cts. each; $4.00 per doz. 

 One each of the 5 sets for $2.00. 



NEW CANNAS are continued on next page. For Standard Sorts see page 128 



