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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.— DECORATIVE PLANTS 



NEW CANNAS FOR 1915 



TYPICAL SPIKE OF'.'NEWER CANNAS 



Ten New French Cannas. 



The modern larKe-flowering Cannas originally were the achieve- 

 ment of French hybridizers. One of the first introductions to 

 attract universal attention was Mme. Crozy, a beautiful variety 

 which we still erow extensively, followed later by Souvenir de 

 Antoine Crozy. Louis Reverchon. and many other beautiful sorts. 

 The ten varieties now offered are all distinct and interestine. 

 Arc-en-clel. Exceedingly floriferous. producing great quanties of 



rosy-salmon flowers. The color and form are unique and ver>' 



attractive; 3 to 354 feet. 35 cts. each; 13.50 per doz. 

 Claude Montel. A verj- early, free-flowering variety with pale 



blood-red flowers with narrow golden margin: 3 fo 3H feet. 35 



cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Falsan dore. A variety with pretty bronze foliage surmounted by 

 apricot-carmine flowers with golden sheen; an unusual and 

 striking color; 3'A feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Francis Bertie. An unusually pretty shade of carmine, flowers 

 large, of perfect form, and freely produced; one of the most 

 promising; 3 to 354 feet. 35 cts each; $3.50 per doz. 



Firebird (Oiseaii de Feu). A remarkable novelty with perfectly 

 formed flowers. 7 to 8 inches in diameter, of a brilliant cardinal- 

 red; the foliage is of heavy, leathery texture; requires rich soil 

 for best development; 4 feet. 60 cts. each; $6.00 per do/. 



Marcel RIcard. Very compact trusses of salmon-rose flowers 

 which are carried well above the bronze foliage; 3 to VA feet. 85 

 cts; each; $i.50 per doz. 



Mile. Qabrlelle Miguel. Large, delicate pink flowers that are very 

 attractive; 3 feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Nadir. Very vigorous growing, with large carmine-roie flowers, 

 with bronzy foliage; iH feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



NIemen. Pale creamy-yellow produced in large trusses well 

 above the foliage; 3!4 feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Prince de Qalles. Very large flowers of good substance, of a clear 

 cerise with rosy-carmine centre. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



We will supply one each of the set of 10 French varieties for $3.50. 



Dreer's Three New Cannas. 

 iProduced at our ownl^Nurserles'j 



Eureka. A number of meritorious white Cannasl have Ibeen 

 introduced during the past decade, but one fault common to all of 

 them has been a lack of vigor. It is, therefore, a particularly 

 satisfactory achievement to have produced a white Canna which 

 is as strong and free a grower as the best varieties in the other 

 colors. Eureka is also a free bloomer, and its great trusses of 

 perfectly formed, creamy-white flowers stand nicely above the 

 dense green foliage on stiff, upright stems. Its superior merits 

 have been acknowledged by all who have seen it. and we un- 

 hesitatingly proclaim it the best white variety yet introduced; 

 4 feet. 



Orange Bedder.^ This is a particularly useful and attractive bed- 

 ding variety, of a bright orange with just enough scarlet suf- 

 fusion to intensify the dazzling mass of color when the wide, 

 branching stems are covered with flowers. A very free bloomer 

 that we heartily recommend as a bedding variety of particular 

 merit; 4 feel 



TheOem. This is an entirely distinct and very pretty variety ^of the 

 spotted type. The immense trusses of flowers are borne on up- 

 right, branching stems well above the foliage. In color it is a 

 deep cream or straw-yellow, dotted and spotted with pale car- 

 mine. A vigorous grower, free-flowering, producing a' most 

 refined effect; 4/4 feet. 



Any of the above varieties 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 

 One each of^theZset of 3 sorts for $1.25. 



Five 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 asa bedding plant. 

 We offer five sterling novelties, which have been thoroughly 



tested and found worthy. 



Jane Adams. Color a deep rich yellow with a touch of fred at the 

 throat; a clean, vigorous grower of upright habit and very free- 

 flowering; 4'-5 feet. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Loveliness. A bright ruby-carmine; the perfect florets are pro- 

 duced in very large heads, which are borne erect on stout stems; 

 very free; 3 feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 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. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 



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 round 

 and produced very freely; 3 feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 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 verj- free-flowering; it is of the Italian or Orchid-flowered 

 type and is an unusually striking novelty; 5 feet. 35 cts. each; 

 M.50per doz. 



Welwill supply one each of the 5 New American Cannas'for $2.00. 



Six New German Cannas. 



German horticulturists have in the past given us some mar- 

 vellous Cannas. They have been particularly successful in pro- 

 ducing free-flowering and effective garden varieties. 



The six varieties described below are distinct and possess some 

 marked feature which makes them desirable additions. 

 Panal. An intense, fiery cinnabar-red that compels attention, 

 foliage deep green with narrow brown border: flowers pro- 

 duced very freely throughout the season. The introducers 

 claim this to be one of their best; 4 feet. 35 cts. each ; $3.50 per doz. 

 Qoethe. This variety has during the past two seasons been one 

 of the most conspicuous and attractive in our fields. It grows 

 about 4'/; feet high with massive, beautiful green foliage: the 

 flowers are borne high above the plant in large, graceful trusses, 

 and are of an effective, beautiful, bronzy-orange-yellow. 60 

 cts. each: $5.00 per doz. 

 Oraf M. Tolstoi. Immense trusses of brilliant scarlet flowers held 

 well above the bronze foliage. One of the best, with bronze- 

 colored leaves; 4 to 4!i feet. 35 cts. each: $3.50 per doz. 

 Konlgln der Qelben. A very free-flowering pale canary-yellow, 

 with large .trusses well above the foliage; 3^2 to 4 feet. 35 cts. 

 each; $3 50 per doz. : 

 Rhelnsteln. A very distinct, refreshing, clear, bright carmine in 



good compact trusses; 3 feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 

 Terlsa. A compact grower with massive dark green leaves and 

 compact, shapely trusses of flowers of a bright fiery-red with 

 golden throat and border; 3 teet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 

 We willlsupply oneleach of the set of 6 German Novelties for $1.75. 



