Cannas, Chrysanthemums and Dahlias 



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Cannas 



These wonderful bedding plants pve 

 nniformly good results in all sections 

 of the country. They succeed in any 

 sunny portion, in any kind of soil, 

 bnt will repay liberal treatment. For 

 best results spade the beds 2 feet deep, 

 and incorporate in the soil a liberal 

 amount of weJl-decaved manure of any 

 kind. Water well at all times. The 

 best effect is given by planting large 

 masses of one color, setting the plants 

 18 inches apart. All the plants are 

 pot-grown, and are ready to start grow- 

 ing at once. 



The Choicest Orchid-Flow- 

 ei-ing Varieties 



Allemania. E- * r--.\cr>; broad 



golden border, scirlet and dark red; 



5 to 6 feet tall. Price, 10 cts. 

 AnstrU. Large, bold, erect; deep 



golden, dotted carmine. S to 6 inches 

 across: 5 to 6 feet tall. Price, 10 cts. 



Louisiana. Strong, vigorous: vivid 

 scarlet flowers, the. largest and finest 

 of their color. 7 feet tall. Price. 10 

 cts. 



Klac Humbert. 6 inches diameter, 

 gigantic trusses; orange-scarlet, red 

 markings. 5 feet. Price, IS cts. 



Mrs. K«te Gray. Massive foliage; 

 flowers orange-scarlet, overlaid gold. 



6 to 7 inches across; 6 to 7 feet tall. 

 Price, 10 cts. 



PeansylTania. Flowers 654 inches in 

 diameter, in panicles; vermillion, over- 

 laid with orange. 6 to 7 feet tall. 

 Price, 10 cts. 



Selected List of Other Cannas 



J. D. Eisele. \V---ilIion. overlaid 

 orar.ec •» feet. Price, 10 cts. 



Jean Tissot Intense brilliant ver- 

 mlli'Tn. shaded orange. 5 feet. Price, 

 15 cts. 



Xme. Crory. Golden, edged bright 

 icarlet. Price, 10 cts. 



Rlcbard Wallace. Canary-yellow; 

 large flowers, in well-branched, upright 

 trusses. Price, 15 cts. 



Robnsta. A giant; immense tropical 

 foliage. 8 feet; small blooms. Price, 

 10 cts. 



Secretaire Chabanne. Salmon. 4 feet. 

 Price. 10 cts. 



Boffinger. Bright orange scarlet; 

 heavy tr-j?. 4 feet. Price, 10 cts. 



Battercnp. Buttercup-yellow; large 

 flowers in open trusses. Price, 10 cts. 



ChOds'l. Golden-yellow, spotted red. 

 Price, 10 cts. 



Chrysanthemums 



Queen of the Autumn 



In M?.y or June prepare boxes 4 to 5 

 inches deep, leaving ample cracks for 

 drainage. Fill the box with a compost, 

 three parts decomposed sod or garden 

 •oil and one part cow-manure, well rot- 

 ted- Add one pint each of bone meal 

 and wood-ashes to each bushel of com- 

 post and mix well. Set young plants 

 in two rows, 8 to 10 inches apart; train 

 to single stem and stake. Place the 

 box in sunny position; water as needed. 

 Disbud, leaving but one to each plant, 

 selecting the best specimen. Mulch 

 with well-rotted manure. Keep plants 

 growing vigorously. Toward frost, 

 4)lace in sunny window in cool room 

 ■ with night te— perst-re of 45 degrees. 

 THREE EXTRA-EARLY 

 CHRYSANTHEMUS. 



Golden Glow. Eeajtifully incurved; 

 bright, golden yellow; Sj4 inches. 

 Bloom September 1 to 10. Price, 25 cts. 



Monrovia. A few days later; colors 

 about the same; petals narrower. Price, 

 25 cts. 



October Frost. Large, incurved; 

 nearly white, tinged lemon-yellow. 

 Price, 25 cts. 



One each of the above three for 60 

 cts. 



Pompom 

 Chrysanthemums 



Excellenta. L.irge. white. 

 Fair Haven. Pe.irl-pink. 

 Little Pet. Bright red. 

 Rebecca. Oranee-yellow. 

 Sunshine. Yellow. 

 Oban. Silvery pink. 

 Palmyra. Rose pink; one of the very 

 best. 



Price. 10 cts each. 



Nine Late hitroductions 

 in Chrysanthemums 



Chas. Rager. Fine rure snow white 

 «i:h crand stem. Price, 20 cts. 



Clemintlne Tonset The "Early 

 Chadwick." Largest white for its date, 

 October 12. Lasting; splendid stem 

 and foliage. Price, 15 cts. 



Dr. Engnehard. True pink, without 

 purple. Stem and foliage perfect; mid- 

 season: 6'/, inches. IS cts. 



Gen. Hutton. Yellow and orange. A'/j 

 feet high; midfcason. Price, 15 cts. 



Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain. Pink; val- 

 uable for cutting. Price, 15 cts. 



Sunburst. Petals deep yellow, shad- 

 ing paler at tips; enormous. Price, 25 

 ct*. 



White Bonaffon. Waxy while. Price, 

 15 cts. 



William Duckbam. Deep, dark, clear 

 pink; flower 9 inches in diameter. 

 Price, 15 cts. 



Chysolora. Bright yellow; stem 

 strong enough to hold up its monster 

 blooms. Price, 15 cts. 



One each of these nine giant kinds. 

 $1.20. 



Varieties of Special Merit. 



F. J. Taggart Perfectly double; light 

 yellow. Fine exhibition variety. 

 ' Golden- Wedding. Globular flowers. 



Lavender Qneen. Outer pet.ils re- 

 flexed, center erect; silvery lavender- 

 pink. 



Major Bonaffon. Clear yellow, full 

 in center; 8 inches diameter; nearly as 

 deep. 



Marie Liger. Japanese. Extra large; 

 pearl-pink, deepening to rosy lavender. 



Ministre Olanesco (Bruant). Very 

 laree; rosy violet, heavily plumed. 



Mrs. Coombes. Enomious reflexed 

 flr-wer; broad petals; light rose. 



Timothy Eaton. Pure white. A 

 pri/c-winner. 



All the <bove at 15 eta. each. 



Dahlias 



The Dahlia is of the earliest possible 

 culture. Plant in good soil in the full 

 sunlight, and keep the ground well 

 worked or mulched, and you will be 

 repaid by showers of bloom. When 

 the frost kills the tops, lift the roots 

 and place in any cellar where they 

 will not freeze. We oflFer strong, pot- 

 grown plants that will bloom early and 

 continuously, and be far more satis- 

 factory than roots, which we do not 

 sell. 



Four New Giant Dahlias 



For size, coloring, form and vigor of 

 growth, these varieties are in a class 

 by themselves. 



Price, 25 cts. each; the four for 75 cts. 



Cuban Giant. An immense, full-dou- 

 ble, quilled Dahlia, 6 to 7 inches in 

 diameter. Color dark, glowing crimson. 



Gegantea. A light-yellow decorative 

 flower of largest size. 



Mrs. Roosevelt. Even larger than 

 Cuban Giant. Decorative form, full 

 and double. Color, a delicate shade of 

 pink. 



Souvenir de Gustave Douzon. A pure 

 scarlet decorative variety of mammoth 

 proportions; will produce flowers 6 to 9 

 inches across. 



Six Superb Double Show 

 Dahlias 



A. D. Livoni. Beautiful clear pink; 

 of perfect torm. Trice, 15 cts. 



Emily. Rosy lavender to white, suf- 

 fused lavender; beautiful and striking. 

 Price. 15 cts. 



Ethel. Extremely large, pure yel- 

 low, tipped with white. Price, IS Cts. 



Grand Duke Alexis. The petals are 

 rolled up so that the edges overlap. 

 Pure white, distintcly tinged delicate 

 pink. Price, 15 cts. each, 25 cts. for 2. 



Lucy Fawcett. .*\ very large, quilled 

 bloom; sulphur-yellow, lightly striped 

 and blotched carmine; sometimes clear 

 yellow. Price, 15 cts. 



Pendant. Flowers immense, measur- 

 ing 6 to 7 inches across. Color deep 

 rose-pink, striped and penciled with 

 rich crimson. Price. 15 cts. 



Superb New Cactus Dahlias 



Charm. Yellow at base of petals, 

 then red. with heavy white tips at 

 edges: long petals; blooms freely. 



Blitz. Urilliant crimson. 



Bninhilde. Rich plum color; loosely 

 arranged, long petals; an exceptionally 

 fine flower and very free. 



Countess of Lonsdale. A peculiar but 

 pleasing blend of salmon-pink and am- 

 ber; flowers freely under all conditions. 



Country Girl Deep golden yellow, 

 bright amber tips; the bold flowers ap- 

 pear vcrv early. 



Ernest Cheal. One of the best crim- 

 son Cactus Dahlias; free bloomer. 



Exquisite. Pure orange-scarlet, with 

 salmon shading; truly lovely. Re- 

 markably free blooming. 



Keyne's White. A finely formed 

 pure white Cactus Dahlia. 



Lyndhurst. One of the best bright 

 scarlets; invaluable for cutting; large, 

 perfectly full center; long stems. 



Standard Bearer. Brightest scarlet. 

 Plant dwarf, branching; profuse 

 bloomer. 



I'rice, 15 cts. each. 



One each of the above ten varieties, 

 l.y ma. I. $1.25. 



Twelve Choicest Decora- 

 tive Dahlias 



Catherine Duer. Flowers measure 6 

 to 7 inches in diameter; open out flat, 

 showing no center. Pet.ils broad and 

 well formed; co\crr beautiful, glowing 

 red. A strong, robust grower. 



Clifford W. BrtJton, The best yel- 

 low. Immense size, perfect form, fin- 

 est canary-yellow. Tall. 



Eloise. Medium to large, full and 

 regular; ground-color blush pink, shad- 

 ing to white; each petal margined deep, 

 glowing crimson. 



Fire Rain. A very free-blooming, 

 brilliant red Dahlia. 



Frank L. Bassett. Bright royal pur- 

 ple, shading to blue. The nearest ap- 

 proach to a blue Dahlia. 



Henry Patrick. A superb, large, 

 white variety, borne on long, stiff 

 stems. 



John Bragg. Will produce more 

 blooms than any other variety grown; 

 flowers large, dark red, almost black; 

 grows 6 feet high. 



Matchless. Dwarf and branching, 

 strong and vigorous. Flowers large; 

 rich crimson, overlaid dark, velvety 

 maroon; early and profuse bloomer. 



Nymphaea. Clear, light shrimp-pink, 

 tinted toward center. One of the best. 



Striped Banner. Cardinal-red, stiiped 

 white. 



Jack Rose. Brilliant crimson red, 

 similar to the popular "Jack" rose. 



Wm. Agnew. Rich, dazzling car- 

 mine red; a very large, showy variety 

 and one of the very best. 



Price, 15 cts. each. 



One each of the above twelve varie- 

 ties, $1.50. 



