SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS • Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



CANNAS 



THE BEST LARGE- 

 FLOWERING SORTS 



The President 



Rose and Pink • Green Foliage 



City of Portland. Deep, bright rose-pink; free-flowering and 



vigorous; trusses of large size. The best of its class. 33/^ feet. 



10 cts. each, 85 cts. per doz., $6.00 per 100. 

 Hungaria. A fine, clear light pink, with flowers of good size. 3 feet. 



10 cts. each, 85 cts. per doz., $6.00 per 100. 

 Mrs. Alfred Conard. Large, graceful flowers of a most attractive 



salmon-pink. 4 feet. 10 cts. each, 85 cts. per doz., $6.00 per 100. 



White • Green Foliage 



Eureka. Handsome, vigorous plants with large trusses of snowy 

 blossoms. 4 feet. 10 cts. each, 60 cts. per doz., $4.25 per 100. 



Variegated • Green Foliage 



Gaiety. Scarlet-orange, mottled with carmine and edged with 



yellow. 5 feet. 10 cts. each, 60 cts. per doz., $4.25 per 100. 

 Italia. Orchid-flowered scarlet, broadly edged with golden yellow. 



5 feet. 5 cts. each, 45 cts. per doz., $3.40 per 100. 

 Souv. de Antoine Crozy. Red with a broad border of golden yellow. 



3 feet. 5 cts. cacli, 45 cts. per doz., $3.40 per 100. 

 Gladiiflora. Crimson, changing to carmine-rose, edged gold. 3 feet. 



5 cts. each, 45 cts. per doz., $3.40 per 100. 



Bronze-Leaved Cannas 



Dr. E. Ackerknecht. Giant flowers, carmine-cerise; luxuriant 

 bronzy green foliage. Splendid. 4 feet. 10 cts. each, 70 cts. per doz., 

 S5.25 per 100. 



King Humbert. The most popular Canna grown. Large trusses 

 of orange-scarlet flowers; luxuriant bronze-colored foliage. 43-2 

 feet. 10 cts. each, 65 cts. per doz., $4.75 per 100. 



Wyoming. Bright orange flowers; purplish foliage. 6 feet. Fine 

 for background plantings. 5c. each, 45c. per doz., $3.40 per 100. 



For grouping on lawns, and for large, massive beds, no plants are 

 more effective. They are not particular as to soil, although they do 

 best in a sunny, well-drained situation. Plant the roots any time after 

 all danger from frost is past. The improve<l, large-flowering sorts 

 bloom from early summer until fall. Mailing weight, 6 ounces each. 



Red Flowers • Green Foliage 



The President. Undoubtedly the finest of all red Cannas. A strong, 



healthy grower, with luxuriant green foliage, ami gigantic trusses 



of clear, brilliant scarlet florets, carried well above the leaves. 



It is a profuse bloomer throughout the entire season. 4 feet tall. 



10 cts. each, 70 cts. per doz., $5.25 per 100. 

 Meteor. Mammoth clusters of dazzling crimson. 41^2 feet. 10 cts. 



each, 70 cts. per doz., $5.25 per 100. 

 Alphonse Bouvier. Deep, velvety crimson. 4}^ feet. 5 els. each, 



45 cts. per doz., $3.40 per 100. 

 Express. A fine dwarf variety. Bright crimson-scarlet. 23-^ feet. 



5 cts. each, 45 cts. per doz., S3. 40 per 100. 

 Louisiana. An orchid-flowering variety. Vivid scarlet; long silky 



trusses. An attractive and popular sort. 6 feet. 5 cts. each, 



45 cts. per doz., $3.40 per 100. 



Yellow • Green Foliage 



Buttercup. The best dwarf yellow. Pure buttercup-yellow; good 



foliage. 3 feet. 5 cts. each, 45 cts. per doz., $3.40 per 100. 

 Florence Vaughan. Rich yellow, thickly dotted crimson. Showy 



and popular. 4 feet. 5 cts. each, 45 cts. per doz., $3.40 per 100. 

 Golden Gate. Pure gold, becoming rayed with scarlet and apricot as 



the flowers expand. 4 feet. 5c. each, 45c. per doz., $3.40 per 100. 

 Yellow King Humbert. Orchid-flowering sport of King Humbert. 



Foliage dark green; flowers deep yellow, blotched with bright red. 



5 feet. 10 cts. each, 70 cts. per doz., $5.25 per 100. 

 Karl Merck. Pure yellow, tinged orange, and flecked with pink 



dashes becoming red in throat. 4 feet. 5 cts. each, 45 cts. per doz., 



$3.40 per 100. 



Richard Wallace. Canary-yellow. 4 feet. 5 cts. each, 45 cts. per 

 doz., $3.40 per 100. 



























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