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Canna Souvenir d'Antoine Crozy. 



Souvenir d 



broad gold 



'Antoine Crozy. Intense crimson-scarlet, with 

 en-yellow border; foliage green ; 3 feet. 



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



DREER'S TWELVE BEST 

 Large= Flowering Dwarf French 



CANNAS. 



There must now be in commerce close to 500 varieties of 

 Cannas, hardly one of which we have not carefully tested on our 

 own grounds. We keep our list down to about 50 of the very best, 

 and of these the twelve varieties enumerated below are a selection 

 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, vigoi'ous 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 ; 6 to 7 feet. < 



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



conjunction with the high-colored sorts it makes a fine contrast; 



foliage green; 4A feet. 

 Beaute Poitevine. 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 riarlborough. The finest of the very deep crimsons; 



fine individual blooms on large trusses, and exceptionally free- 

 flowering and attractive; foliage green ; 4 feet. 

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



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

 J. D. Eisele. Bright vermilion-scarlet overlaid with orange, 



large, heavy trusses raised well above the green foliage ; 



Si^feet. 

 Jean Tissot. Intense brilliant vermilion with orange shadings ; 



one of the very best and brightest ; 5 feet. 

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



bedder ; foliage green ; 4 feet. 

 President Heyer. A pleasing cherry-carmine, both individual 



flowers and truss of immense size; massive bronze foliage; 4i feet. 

 1 rime. Crozy. The popular bright scarlet with golden edge ; 

 I foliage green ; 4 feet. 



100. Set of 12 Best Cannas, §1.00. 



Standard Varieties of Cannas. 



There are too many good Cmnas now to list anything that is not first-class. All of the following are varieties which measure up 

 to the exacting standard which we set before admitting to our list. 



Scarlet, with carmine shadings ; bronze 



Black Prince. Very rich cardinal-red ; 5 feet. 



Bronze Seedling. Rich bronzy foliage, currant-red flowers ; 

 PA feet. 



Charles Henderson. A popular crimson, of uniform, com- 

 pact habit; 3.V feet. 



Cinnabar. Cinnabar-red, distinctly edged with golden 

 yellow ; 4:} feet. 



Comte de Bouchaud. Golden-yellow ; spotted red ; 4J' 

 feet. 



Cousin riathieu. Soft carmine-rose ; a large flower ; 3i feet. 



David liarura. Bright, deep satiny-vermilion ; good bronze 

 f )liage ; 31 feet. 



Dr. Cavet. Large, brilliant orange-scarlet flowers; 4j feet. 



Egandale, A favorite bronze-leaved sort, flowers soft currant- 

 red"; 4 feet. 



Furst Bismarck. Rich scarlet crimson, of large size, entirely 

 distinct ; Hi feet. 



Qov. von Zimmerer. Large trusses of intense orange-scarlet 

 flowers ; verv free ; foliage bronzy-purple ; 4J feet. 



Inspector Eheman. Rich, deep scarlet; suffused vermilion; 

 4 feet. 



Ludwig Tesdorf. 



foli.Tge ; 5 A feet. 



Luray. A pleasing deep rosy-pink ; 4J feet. 



Paul QrotZ. Neat, deep satiny-vermilion flowers; very free; 

 fdliatje bronze; 5 feet. 



President McKinley. Brilliant crimson with scarlet shad- 

 ings ; 3 feet. 



Proif. Hugo de Vries. A soft and delicate shade of rosy- 

 carmine ; 3 feet. 



Queen Charlotte. A popular variety, with rich crimson- 

 scarlet flowers, widely edged with golden yellow; 3 leet. 



Robert Christie. Bright orange-red, very free; 5 feet. 



Sam Trelease. Rich pure scarlet, edged and marked with 



vellnw ; 3 feet- 

 Secretaire Chabanne. Distinct and pleasing salmon ; 3 

 feet. 



Semaphore. A distinct and peculiar shade of light orange; 

 foliage bronze ; 5 feet. 



Souv. d'Leonie Vinnot. Rosy carmine with golden edge. 



UbertO Hillebrand. Very free, bright orange-scarlet ; 4 feet. 



Vice= President Luizet. Carmine, large flower; 3^ feet. 



Price : Any of the above, 10 cts. each ; SLOO per doz.; $8.00 per 100. Set of 25 Standard Cannas, $2.00. 



Hardy Chrysanthemums and Hardy Pinks are shown In color and offered on pages loo and loi. 



