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H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



Large Flowered French and Italian 



The Latest Creations. The Finest Varieties, 



CANNAS 



Souv. de Antoine Crozy — Three and one 



half feet. Flowers dazzling crimson- 

 scarlet, bordered with golden yel- 

 low. One of the finest varieties 

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



Maiden's Blush — Three feet. Color, soft 

 foliage. Strong grower. Flowers 

 light rose-pink of extreme beauty, 

 one of the rarest and most beauti- 

 ful varieties known. 15c. each; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



Maiden Blush — Three feet. Color, soft, 

 beautiful rose-pink, very delicately 

 shaded. One of the most handsome 

 varieties ever offered. Foliage rich 

 green. 15c, each; $1.50 per doz, 



Ros:;v?:n — Three feet. Green foliage, 

 strong grower. Flowers highly col- 

 ored deep rose-pink, a very attrac- 

 tive and striking variety. 15c. 

 e^cl; $1.50 per doz. 



Italia. — Five feet. Newest orchid- 

 iiowered Cauna. Single flowers 

 measure S inches across. In size 

 and brilliancy of flowers, in mag- 

 nificence of growth of foliage, this 

 new departure in Cannas has not 

 been equaled. The flowers of Italia 

 are indeed of extraordinary beauty. 

 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 is the widest, being thus 



entirely distinct from other Cr.nnas. This and the fifth segment are bright 

 scarlet ed"ed with golden yellow. In growth this Canna is majestic. Re- 

 mflrfcably free bloomer and stands hot weather better than other Cannas. 

 15c. each; $1.50 per doz. 

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

 bed of '.his variety is simply superb in its rare coloring. Worth Z5c; 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 

 -ieh orange and bright red. favoring the latter. The foliage is rich bottle 

 green, overspread with deep plum. 15c. each; $l.o0 per doz. 

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

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



TN BEAFTY 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 their 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 

 40c. ; my price, 15c. 



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 

 4.0c; my price, 15c. 



Bed Indian — Four feet. Dark bronze leaf, strong, robust grower, send- 

 ing 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 40c; my price, 15c. 

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

 One of the most strikiug bedders ever produced, always in bloom 

 and strictly first-class in every respect. Worth 20c; my price, 

 10c; $1.00 per doz. 

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

 even those of the Canna. Austria. Outer petals scarlet, with a 

 broad vellow border, inside scarlet and red. Worth 20c; my 

 price, iOc; $1.00 per doz. 

 Queen Charlotte — Four feet. A fine new variety from Germany; 

 claimed to be the finest introduction up to date. The enormous 

 flower spikes, towering grandly above the foliage, bear a beautiful 

 bouquet of large flowers of perfect 

 form, with petals of velvety grenade 

 blood red. bauded with border of 

 carary yellow. 15c. each; $1.50 per 

 doz. 



Alphonse Bouvier — Five feet. Color bril- 

 liant crimson, almost scarlet wheu it 

 first opens, changing to a deep, daz- 

 zling crimson 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. 

 Burb-nk — Five feet. The flowers when 

 fully expanded measure 7 inches; in 

 color they are rich, clear canary yel- 

 low, having very large petals with 

 fine crimson spots in center of the 

 flower. Worth 25c ; 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 feet. 

 Dark green foliage. Flower s; ikes 

 are numerous and extra large; ths 

 petals are long and rounding, color a 

 rich, dazzling scarlet orange. Worth 

 50c; my price, 20c 



form, br.rne in large heads and in the greatest profusion 

 $1.03 per doz. 



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

 flowers measure S inches across. An entirely new and distinct strain of 

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

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

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

 to bloom when onlv two 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 5 to 6 feet in 

 hci"ht densely packed with immense musa-like foliage, which resists sun and 

 wind with impunity. The flowers, of which there are 20 to 3 ■> on a single shoot, 

 "re the largest of Mry Canna known, measuring, when extended, over S inches across. 

 The color'i<i a pure canary yellow, the purest yellow of any large flowering 

 C-mna known, merely two of the segments being slightly spotted with crimson 

 Worth 25c ; mv price. 10c ; $1.C0 per doz. 



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