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Africa. Dark bronzy foliage, with rich 

 prange-salmon flowers, darkening to 

 scarlet in the throat. 



Austria. Pure canary yellow ; fine 

 large open flowers, with but few traces 

 of reddish brown dots in . the centre 

 of the two inside petals. 

 Burbank. Similar to Austria, except in habit, which is more 



compact. 

 Italia. Is of a bright orange-scarlet, with a very broad golden- 

 yellow border ; the flowers, which are produced on massive 

 stems about sixteen inches long, are set well above the foliage ; 

 the foliage is large and heavy, similar to that of the Musa 

 Ensete. 



Price, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. ; $10.00 



CANNAS. 



New Orchid= Flowered 



Italian Varieties. 



Among the most startling novelties in Cannas 

 three years ago were the two Orchid-Flowered 

 Varieties, Austria and Italia, since then many addi- 

 tions have been made to this class. Last year we 

 had thirty varieties in our trial grounds, all of 

 which were handsome, but many of the sorts were 

 nearly identical. We have therefore reduced our 

 list to the ten varieties enumerated below, and feel 

 safe in saying that they comprise not only the most 

 distinct, but the "cream" of the Italian introduc- 

 tions to date. 



The habit of growth of all these varieties is very 



similar, being remarkably vigorous and under 



liberal cultivation they attain a height of 6 to 8 



feet, while their flowers frequently measure 



6 inches across. They are not of as heavy texture 



as the French varieties, therefore do not last as 



long, but are produced with the greatest freedom. 



America. Magnificent bronzy foliage marbled 



with green, having a peculiar lustre, appearing 



as if varnished ; flowers rich orange-salmon, 



feathered and veined with scarlet. 



Exceptionally large flowers, frequently measuring 



6j inches across, the upper petals salmon with broad border 



and markings of golden-yellow, while the lower petal is 



dark salmon marked with yellow in the centre ; foliage dark 



; green. 



La France. Similar to America, but with still darker foliage 

 and of more compact habit ; flowers orange-scarlet. 



Partenope. Dark orange, shaded with yellow ; a fine large 

 flower. 



Pluto. Rich bronzy-red foliage ; flowers red, flamed with 

 orange. 



Prof. Treub. Purple foliage, with large flowers of orange- 

 red splashed with yellow. 



per 100; the set of 10 varieties for $1.25. 



Allemania. 



NEW LARGE FLOWERING CANNAS OF AMERICAN ORIGIN. 



It is a pleasure to offer four such fine Cannas as are presented in this set. Many of the best of the so-called French Cannas of 

 recent introduction have been of American origin, and with the strides now being made by American Hybridizers and climatic 

 conditions especially suited to their requirements, we look for the best novelties of the future to be of home production. 



President McKinley. Color brilliant crimson with bright 

 scarlet "shading. Truss large, compact, of good shape and held 

 well above the foliage, and are produced freely and evenly. 

 Plant is dwarf 3 feet ; foliage deep green with marked choco- 

 late margin. Plant stools freely, is a compact even grower. 

 It is one of the earliest bloomers, coming into flower when 14 

 to 18 inches high and blooming continuously thereafter. The 

 effect when massed is extremely brilliant. The contrast 

 between the flowers and foliage being rich, chaste and effective. 

 A marked improvement upon all crimson Cannas introduced 

 to date. Undoubtedly the king of crimson headers. (See illus- 

 tration on page 110. ) 



President Cleveland. A variety that originated in Wash- 

 ington, D. C, where it is used very extensively in the grounds 

 of the various departments. It is of strong robust habit, 

 growing about 3 feet high, with rich green foliage. The 

 flowers, which are bright orange scarlet, are borne in enor- 

 mously large trusses, standing well above the foliage, making 

 it very conspicuous ; an excellent sort for massing. 



Sam Trelease. This handsome variety originated with Mr. 

 James Gurney, Superintendent of Tower Grove Park, and 



Head Gardener of the Missouri Botanical Gardens, and was 

 admired by everyone who saw it in our grounds last Summer ; 

 in fact, many prominent Canna growers considered it the best 

 and most distinct new variety in our fields. The greatest 

 merit of this variety is that the flowers open out flat, which, 

 with its very broad petals, which are of good substance, makes 

 a large nearly perfect circular flower, different from all other 

 sorts. In color it is the nearest approach to a pure scarlet yet 

 introduced. Very rich and glowing ; the edges and centre are 

 marked with yellow, about the same as in Mme. Crozy. It 

 grows about 3 feet high, with large, freely-branching spikes of 

 flowers, which are thrown above the foliage and of just sufficient 

 height to show them to best advantage. In freedom of 

 flowering we know of no variety that compares with it, and 

 we feel certain that it will soon become one of the popular 

 standard sorts. (See illustration on page 111.) 



Sunray. An entirely distinct striped variety. The flowers are 

 of large size, open out well, and are produced very freeiy. 

 The ground color is a rich bright yellow, with stripes and 

 dashes of bright scarlet running through almost to the edge of 

 the petals, producing a unique and bizarre effect. 



Price, 30 cts. each; the set of 4 varieties for $1.00. 



