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.GARDEN" GREENHOUSE PLANTS 



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DREER'S LARGE FLOWERING CANNAS 



Cannas are the most economical and effective plants employed in our Gardens. They bloom from early summer until frost in all 

 sections of the country, succeeding in any sunny position in any kind of soil, but responding quickly to liberal treatment. For best results 

 the beds should be spaded about two feet deep, and a generous amount of well-decayed manure of any kind thoroughly incorporated, and 

 at all times freely watered. 



They are most effective when planted in masses of one variety, setting out the plants about 

 two feet apart. They are also very effective when planted in mixed borders, where their 

 long flowering season insures a constant display of color. 



All varieties have green foliage unless otherwise specified. 



Six Novelty Cannas 



Copper Giant. An immense flower on a very vigorous plant, color 



madder- red suffused with rose. 4 feet; 50 cts. each. 

 Gertrude. A seedling of Rosea Gigantea possessing all of the good 

 qualities of its parent, but in color a lovely pale rosy pink with salmon 

 and rose shadings. 3 J feet; 75 cts. each. 



Louis Cayeux. A strong vigorous giant flowered bright 



rosy scarlet; different from all others. 4 feet; 50 cts. each. 



Mary Thilow. The bronze-leaved Mrs. Alfred Conard, 



one of the most admired varieties, color a delicate pale rosy 



salmon-pink, very free, foliage light bronze. SI. 00 each. 



Mrs. Pierre S. duPont. A gorgeously beautiful Canna 



of a vivid watermelon-pink; the individual flowers are 



very large in fine massive trusses; 4 feet high. $1.00 each. 



Sungold. Chinese orange overlaid with a touch of fiery 



scarlet and narrow golden yellow border, a dazzling free 



flowering variety. 4| feet; 50 cts. each. 



Set of one each" of the above 6 novelties for $4.00. 



Five Surpassing Cannas 



Large-flowering Canna. The Ambassador 

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A set of outstanding merit of recent introduction. 

 Enchantress. Unapproached in quality or beauty. Color 

 a delicate old rose passing to light salmon as the flowers 

 age. 4j feet. 

 Eureka. The best white; the large substantial flowers 



are produced very freely; 4J feet. 

 Frau Dr. Klien. A free grower with tall erect stems sup- 

 porting large trusses of immense well formed, very sub- 

 stantial flowers of a glossy carmine-red. 5 feet. 

 Golden Eagle. Very free and early, of a clear golden yellow, 

 throwing its showy trusses well above the foliage. No other pure 

 yellow equals it in all round worth and effectiveness. 4 feet. 



San Diego. Chinese orange or Persian yellow. The crimped petals are 

 remarkable for substance, which enables them to withstand the hot 

 summer sun without wilting; rich bronze foliage. 4 feet. 



Price. Any of the above, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; one each of the 

 5 sorts for $2.00. 



Twelve Superior Cannas 



Carmine Beauty. Bright deep carmine flowers produced freely 

 in large trusses well above the heavy dark green foliage. 4 feet. 



Dazzler. Masses of fire-red flowers heightened by an orange 

 suffusion completely cover the dark green foliage of this splendid 

 and most effective variety. 3 J feet. 



Druid Hill. Rich crimson of large size, nicely carried over at- 

 tractive bronze foliage. 4 feet. 



Favorite. The best yellow dotted with red. The yellow is 

 intense and the dots not too pronounced add to its beauty with- 

 out detracting from the golden mass. 4§ feet. 



Harmony. Great clusters of well formed, Geranium-red flowers, 

 arranged in such a manner as to give the trusses an almost 

 globular appears l _e; carmine bronze foliage. 3 \ feet. 



Hungaria. An ideal pink bedder, flowers large in good sized 

 trusses produced very freely, color a beautiful clear rose. 3 \ feet. 



Lyon Rouge. A distinct and remarkably good French introduc- 

 tion of a deep glowing red, very large flowers of good round form 

 in immense trusses. 4 feet. 



Orange Bedder. Particularly attractive and desirable, a 

 bright orange with just enough scarlet suffusion to intensify 

 the dazzling mass of color; 4 feet. 



Pocahontas. One of the very superior varieties. Large aeep 

 rose- carmine flowers in immense trusses with deep bronze 

 foliage. 4 feet. 



Rosea Gigantea. Large flowers in great abundance; the indi- 

 vidual petals are often 2| inches across, of a deep rich rose, 

 almost a coral carmine. 4 feet. 



A brilliant dark red bedder. 3| feet. 



A splendid pure yellow; 4 J feet. 



Triomphe. 

 William Bates 



PRICE. Any of the above varieties, 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. One each of the 12 



Superior Cannas for $3.00 - 



