H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



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The Latest Creations. The Finest Varieties. 



LARGE-FLOWERED FRENCH AND ITALIAN CANNAS. 



IN BEAUTY of growth, grace, dazzling coloring of flowers, which are 

 exquisitely striped and spotted, rich in various hues, soft yet brilliant — all 

 these charms, coupled with t heir easy culture, have marked them the most 

 popular of all summer bedding plants. 

 Souvenir de Mad. Nardy— Height 5 feet. Dark green foliage. Flower 

 spikes extra large and long, every flower showing distinctly. Color is a 

 rich, dark yellow, covered with blotches of bright crimson, making a most 

 beautiful and striking variety. Worth 50c. ; my price 30c. 



mandarin— Six feet. Large, handsome bronze leaves. Carries flower stalks 

 well above the foliage, and with its large and well-shaped flowers makes a 

 grand sight. The flower is a pure yellow. Worth 40c; my price 15c. 



Red Indian — Four feet. Dark bronze leaf, strong, robust gpower, sending 

 up numerous flower stalks well above the foliage, each stalk carrying from 

 5 to 6 flowering spikes. Color deep scarlet; petals large and rounding. 

 The bronze foliage and scarlet flowers make a grand effect. Worth 50c. ; 

 my price 20c. 



Egandale — Four and one-half feet. Color a beautiful currant red. Bronze 

 foliage. One of the very best varieties in its class, always in bloom. 

 Worth 20c; my price 15c; $1.50 per doz. 



Chas. Henderson— Four feet. Deep crimson, yellow flame at throat. One 

 of the most striking bedders ever produced, always in bloom and strictly 

 first-class in every respect. Worth 20c; my price 10c; $1.00 

 per doz. 



Aleniannia — Six feet. The flowers are enormous and surpass in size even 

 those of the Carina, Austria. Outer petals scarlet, with a broad yellow r 

 border, inside scarlet and red. Worth 30c; my price 15c; $1.50 

 per doz. 



Queen Charlotte — Four feet, 

 to be the finest -introduction 



Petite Mocotte— Three feet. Green foli- 

 age. Strong, bushy grower. Spikes 

 enormous; grand flowers. Color, rose, 

 marbled darker, turning into clear car- 

 mine; bordered yellow, passing into 

 white. Very beautiful. Worth 50c; 

 my price 20c 



3Iad. Crozy— Three and one-half feet. 

 Flowers dazzling crimson scarlet, bor- 

 dered with golden yellow; a marvelous 

 and rich combination of colors. The 

 plant is of vigorous growth, yet very 

 dwarf in habit. 10c each; $1.00 

 per doz. 



Italia — Five feet. Newest orchid-flowered 

 Canna. Single flowers measure 8 

 inches across. In size and brilliancy of 

 flowers, in magnificence of growth of 

 foliage, this new departure in Cannas has 

 not been equaled. The flowers of Italia 

 are indeed of extraordinary beauty. Our 

 illustration is from life, slightly reduced 

 in size. The ground color of the flower 

 is golden yellow, the three upper seg- 

 ments being heavily blotched with two 

 shades of scarlet. The lower segment, as 

 will be noticed, is the widest, being thus 

 entirely distinct from other Cannas. This 

 and the fifth segment are bright scarlet 

 edged with golden yellow. In growth 

 this Canna is majestic. The plant is a 

 remarkably free bloomer and stands hot 

 weather better than other Cannas. The 



A fine new variety from Germany, claimed 

 up to date. The enqrmous flower spikes, 

 towering grandly above the foliage, bear 

 a beautiful bouquet, of large flowers of 

 perfect form, with petals of velvety 

 grenade blood red, banded with border 

 of canary yellow. 15c each; $1.50 

 per doz. 



Alphonse liouvier— Five feet. Color bril- 

 liant crimson, almost scarlet when it first 

 opens, changing to a deep, dazzling crim- 

 son as flowers develop. The shoots flower 

 three or four times in succession, a large 

 plant having as many as 40 clusters at a 

 time. 10c. each; $1.00 per doz. 



Eurbank— Five feet. The flowers when 

 fully expanded measure 7 inches; in 

 color they are rich, clear canary yellow, 

 having very large petals with fine crim- 

 son spots in center of the flower. Worth 

 20c; my price 15c; $1.50 per doz. 



Grand Rouges— Four feet. Handsome red 

 foliage, flower striking beautiful red, 

 always in bloom. One of the very best 

 Cannas grown. Worth 25c.; my price 

 10c; $1.00 per doz. 



Monsieur Jarry Desloges— Four foet. 

 Dark green foliage. Flower spikes are 

 numerous and extra large; the petals are 

 long and rounding, color a rich dazzling 

 scarlet orange. Worth 50c; my price 

 20c 



flowers, if cut and placed in water, will 



remain fresh for many days. 15c. each; $1.50 per doz. 



3Ille. Berat— Five feet. Green foliage. It is a soft shade of rosy carmine. A bed of 

 this variety is simply superb in its rare coloring. Worth 25c; my price 15c; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



Souv. du Pres. Carnot— Five feet. Distinct variety, commanding attention wherever 

 seen. Blooms are of extra size and a cross in color between a rich orange and bright 

 red, favoring the latter. The foliage is rich bottle green, overspread with deep plum. 

 15c each; $1.50 per doz. 



Florence Yaughan— Five feet. Undoubtedly the finest sent out; color rich golden 

 yellow, spotted with bright red; flowers of great substance and perfect form, 

 borne in large heads and in the greatest profusion; foliage massive and a rich 

 green color. 10c each ; $1 .00 per doz. 



Austria— Six feet. The largest flowering Canna in the world today. Single flowers 

 measure 8 inches across. This is an entirely new and distinct strain of 

 Cannas, the production of which was certainly never expected. In size of 

 flower, in vigor of growth, in grand effect. Austria is not equaled by even 

 Italia, its companion plant. Planted out early in the season, Austria 

 begins to bloom when only 2 feet high, and immediately sends 

 forth a large number of side shoots in rapid succession, so that in July a 

 single plant has produced from 15 to 25 enormous flowering stems, towering 6 

 to 6 feet in height, densely packed with immense musa-like foliage, which resists sun 

 and wind with impunity. The flowers, of which there are 20 to 30 on a single shoot, 

 are the largest of any Canna known, measuring, when extended, over 8 inches 

 across, each of the five petals or segments being of immense size, the lower one 

 always the largest. The color is a pure canary yellow, the purest yellow of any lar^e 

 flowering Canna known, merely two of the segments being slightly spotted with 

 crimson. The blooms are indeed of mammoth size. Worth 25c; my price 10c; 

 $1.00 per doz. 



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