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Our Exhibit of Hedding Plants including 

 Cannas, was awarded a GOLD MEDAL at 

 the St. Louis Exposition, 1004:. 



Canna Souvenir d'Antoine Crozy. 



Florence Vaughan. Bright, rich golden-yellow, spotted with 

 red, of large size and perfect form ; foliage green; 4 feet. 



Harry Laing' Exceedingly large, well-rounded flowers of 

 ricli glowing scarlet suffused with orange; 5 feet. 



Mile. Berat. The nearest approach to a pink in a first-class 

 bedder; foliage green ; 4 feet. 



Price: lOcts. each; $1.00 per doz.; ?8.00 per 100 



DREER'S TWELVE BEST 



CANNAS. 



'.here must now be in commerce close to 500 varieties of Can- 

 'las, hardly one of which we have not carefully tested on our own 

 grounds. We keep our list down to about 50 of the very bestt 

 and of these the twelve varieties enumerated below are a selec- 

 tion of sorts that have proven themselves perfect in everyway, 

 and which succeed under the most adverse conditions, in dry as 

 well as in wet seasons. All are of uniform, vigorous growth, and 

 whether planted singly or in masses will make a display certain 

 to give full satisfaction. As we grow many thousands of each, 

 we offer them at exceptionally low prices. 



Alphonse Bouvier. Finest tall brilliant crimson, foliage 



green ; (5 to 7 feet. 

 Alsace. Pale sulphur, changing to creamy white ; planted in 

 conjunction with the high-colored sorts it makes a fine con- 

 trast ; foliage green; 4j feet. 

 Beaute Poltevine. Brilliant crimson with .scarlet shadings; a 



grand dwarf variety, never exceeding 3 feet; foliage green. 

 Buttercup. The nearest approach to a clear yellow ; 3 feet. 

 Duke of Marlborough, The finest of the very deep crim- 

 sons; fine individual blooms in large trusses, and exceptionally 

 free-flowering and attractive ; foliage green ; 4 feet. 

 Egandale. A favorite bronze- leaved sort with soft currant-red 

 flowers ; 4 feet. 

 Mme. Crozy. The popular bright scarlet with golden 



edge; foliage green; 4 feet. 

 Prof. Hugo de Vries. A soft, delicate shade of rosy-car- 

 mine ; 3 feet. 

 Souvenir d'Antoine Crozy. Intense crimson-scailet, with 

 broad golden-yellow border; foliage green ; 3 feet. 



Set of 12 Beit Cannas, §1 00. 



THE THREE " EXPOSITION " CAISNAS. 



Two beds of Cannas m our display at the St. Louis Exposition, which attracted much attention throughout the season, were 

 planted exclusively with the three varieties offered below. We con-^ider them the three best Cannas for massing now in cultivation. 



Pres. Meyer. A glorious Canna with large flowers in im- 

 mense trusses; color rich cherry-carmine, producing a gor- 

 geous effect; bronzy foliage; 4 feet. 

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

 are produced in such profusion and are so intensely rich and 

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

 make irone of the best bedding varieties in our collection. 

 30 cts. e.ich ; 53.00 per doz.; 520.00 per 100. One each of the 3 sorts for 75 cts. 



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

 Cannas ; color an intense brilliant vermilion with bright or- 

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

 carry. It is of strong, unit'orm growth, about 5 feet high, 

 with massive green foliage. 



Price : 



ORCHID-FI^OWEltED CANNAS. 



Of the many orchid-flowered Cannas introduced the five 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 6 inches across. 



Allemania. Pleasing dark salmon with golden markings. 



Austria. Pure canary yellow ; fine large open flowers, with 

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



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

 (ully G J inches in diameter, are produeed remarkably free, and 

 are of an intense vermilion scarlet, overlaid with an orange 

 sheen; foliage rich green. 



Price: 10 cts. e.ich; $1.00 



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

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

 above the foliage, which is large and heavy, 



rirs. Kate Qray. The most robust-growing Canna in 

 our collection, with broad and massive foliage of a bright 

 glossy green, and forming a beautiful foil to the gigantic 

 trusses of flowers, which are of a rich shade of orange-scarlet 

 overlaid with gold, and measure from 6 to 7 inches across. 



per doz.; 58.00 per 100. 



If yon wish something new and distinct, plant a bed of the new Baby Rambler Rose. See page 159. 



