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CANNAS, 



There are too many good Cannas nowadays to offer anything 

 sat first class varieties. The sorts offered below are all strictly 

 sigh grade. For cultural notes see head of preceding page. 



Ail have green foliage, unless otherwise specified. 

 %drKll Lefebvre. Rosy-carmine flowers with red mark 



"Bgs. 3k feet 

 Vlpbonse Bouvier. Finest tall, brilliant crimson; 6 to 7 



teet 

 %lsace. Pale sulphur, changing to creamy-white; planted in 

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

 trast; 4i feet. 



4lack Warrior. Dark crimson, shaded black; 3J feet. 



buttercup. Deep buttercup-yellow almost pure; very 

 effective; 3 feet. 



Cioaabar. Cinnabar-red, edged goiden-yellow; 4^ feet. 



Or. Marcus. Fiery-red suffused with orange, crimson mark- 

 lags, bronze foliage; 4J feet. 



Ouke of riarlborough. One of the iinest of the very deep 

 crimsons; fine individual blooms in large trusses, and ex- 

 ceptionally free-flowering and attr^ic'ive; 4 feet. 



Florence Vaughan. Bright, rid golden yellow, spotted 

 with red; of large size and perfec form; 4 feet. 



General Merkel. Scarlet suffuse, with orange, base and 

 edge of flower marbled with goldei yellow; 4 feet. 



Harry Laing. Exceedingly large, well-rounded flowers of 

 rich, glowing scarlet, suffused with orange; 5 feet. 



Hofgartner Hoppe. Light bronze foliage, flowers orange- 

 scarlet at base, merging into carmine at tips of petals; 4i feet. 



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

 a fine bedder; ^^ feet. 



Jean Tissot. One of the brightest; color an intense, brilliant 

 vermilion, with bright orange shadings, a color that can be 

 seen as far as the eye will carry; massive foliage; 5 feet. 



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



Aliss Berthine Brunner. Large, open panicles of pure yel- 

 low flowers, minutely spotted with orange-scarlet; 4t feet. 



Mrs. Geo. A. Strohlein. Very large amaranth-red flowers, 

 massive bronze foliage; 5 feet. 



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

 bedder; 4 feet. 



Mme. Crozy. The popular golden-edged bright scarlet; 4 

 feet. 



M.tne. Jean Beurier. Salmon-rose dashed and mottled with 

 vermilion; small yellow edge; 4 feet. 



Mont. Blanc. Very large, creamy-white flowers; 3h feet. 



Ondine. Scarlet suffused with orange; goldgn-yellow edge; 

 3 feet. 



Papa Nardy. Very large, rich currant-red, with a purplish 

 sheen; 4^ feet. 



Price: 



Large-flowering Canna. 



PreS. Meyer. A glorious Canna with large flowers in immense 

 trusses; color rich cherry-carmine, producing a gorgeous effect; 

 bronzy foliage; 4 feet. 



Professor Hugo de Vrles. A soft and delicate shade of 

 rosy-carmine; 3 feet. 



Professor Rodenwaldt. Large and effective deep crimson- 

 scarlet, of compact habit; 3 feet. 



Richard Wallace. A pleasing canary-yellow with exception- 

 ally large flowers, which are carried well above the foKage; 

 one of the best yellow bedders; 4i feet. 



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

 are produced in profusion and are intensely rich and glowing, 

 which, combined with the dark, bronzy-green foliage, make it 

 one of the best bedding varieties in our collection. 



Secretaire Chabanne. Distinct and pleasing salmon; very 

 free; a fine bedder; 3 feet. 



Venus. One of the softest and most delicately colored varieties 

 that has yet been introduced. The flowers are of fair size, of 

 a soft rosy-pink, with a pretty mottled border of creamy-yellow. 

 The plant always presents a clean, fresh appearance; 3^ feet. 



West Virginia. Intense crimson-scarlet, with broad goldea 

 edge; 3J feet. 



Wilhelm Qriessinger. Pure yellow dotted with carminp; 

 4J feet. 



Any of the above, 15 cts. each; ?1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. Set of 32 varieties, $3.00. 



ITAI.IAN OR ORCHID-FI^OW^ERED CANNAS. '^^^ 5.^' 



Of the many orchid-flowered Cannas introduced, those offered below are the most distinct and desirable. The habit of 'graTyth 

 jf all is remarkably vigorous, attaining a height of 6 to 8 feet, while their flowers frequently measure over 6 inches across. 



AUemania. Pleasing dark salmon with golden markings. 



King Humbert. In this grand Canna we have a combination 

 of the highest type of flowers with the finest bronze foli- 

 age. Its flowers measure 6 inches in diameter, produced in 

 gigantic trusses, a brilliant orange-scarlet with bright red mark- 

 ings; foliage broad and massive, of a rich coppery-bronze; 

 5 feet. 



Price, 15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz.; i 



Austria. Pure canary-yellow; fine large open flowers, Wilk 

 few re<ldish dots in the centre of the two inside petals. ■ ••"- 



Pennsylvania. One of the best; remarkably free, of an in- 

 tense vermilion-scarlet, overlaid with an ©range sheen; foliage 

 rich green. 



Wyoming. Bronzy-purple foliage, with immense spikes of 

 massive orange flewers. 



00 per 100. Set of 5 varieties, 60 cts. 



As a border for a beJ of Cannas nothing e<|uals Penaisetum RueppeKanum. See illastration on pace 219 and offer on page 171 . 



