W. F. Allen's Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 



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CANNAS, DAHLIA AND CALADIUM BULBS. 



I have a very fine assortment of the above-named 

 bulbs which I am prepared to offer at rates that will 

 put them witliin the reach of everyone. Fleretofore 

 our liiillis have been in such position that we were 



CANNAS. 



BLACK PRINCE.— Intense dark vel- 

 vety maroon ; :;rows strong and erect, 3 to 4 

 feet; tine daik red stems, and deep green 

 leaves edged with purple. 3 for 20c : 12 for 

 50c: .$2..50 per KJO. 



BUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.- 4 1-2 



fei-t. l>ark rrinisnn. \'erv line. .'! for 2.jc ; 

 12 for 4iic: .Sl'.oii pev 100. 



J. D. EILSELE.— Brilliant vermillion 

 scarlet ; ."> feet. 3 for 20c : 12 for 40c ; i?2.00 

 per 10<l. 



LOUISE. — A grand pink variety and 

 very free flowering. One that will please 

 you. 3 for 20c ; 12 for 50c ; $2.50 per 100. 



PRES. CLEVELAND.— Bright, dis- 

 tinct orange scarlet : 4 feet. A good one. 3 

 for 20c: 12 for 50c: $2.00 per 100. 



GLADIATOR. — The flowers are bright 

 yellow, thickly spotted with crimson, and 

 bloom profusely. Heads are unusually large 

 and borne on long, strong stalks, with tough. 

 deep green foliage. A superb variety alone 

 or in masses : 4 feet. 3 for 20c ; 12 for 50c ; 

 $2.50 per 100. 



MAD CR0ZY.-5 1-2 feet. Vermillion 

 with gold border. Very showy. 3 for 20c : 

 12 for 40c : $2.00 per 100. 



BUTTERCUP. — 3 1-2 feet. Clear golden 

 yellow. Very tine. 3 for 20c; 12 for 50c; 

 $2.50 per 100. 



L. E. BAILEY.— Rich yellow dotted 

 with red. A vrv rich and pleasing appear- 

 ance : 4 1-2 feet. 3 for 20c; 12 for 50c; 

 $2.50 per 100. 



BRANDYWINE. — This is undoubtedly 

 the best bronze-leaved bedding Canna, a re- 

 markably even grower : healthy, vigorous ; 4 

 to 5 feet. Makes a luxuriant growth of dark 

 bronze foliage and a magnificent display of 

 fine, large flowers. Color is Intense vinous 

 red, beautifully mottled with deep crimson ; 

 two to three petals are sometimes narrowly 

 edged with bright gold. Brandywine has fo- 

 liage almost as dark as Black Beauty. 3 for 

 20c ; 12 for 50c : $2 50 per 100. 



BLACK BEAUTY.— Da rk bronzed. " ^ 



Very fine. Foliage is grand ; 5 feet. 3 for 

 30c": 12 for 75c: $3.00 per 100. ■ ; 



PILLAR OF FIRE. — The giant of its '.r-V '■ ' 

 class; grows 6 to 7 fei't ; flowers bright crim- • 7 , 



son scarlet, borne in erect spikes like blazing 

 torches. A continuous bloomer. Invaluable for cen- 

 ter of beds. etc. 3 for 30c; 12 for 75c ; $3.00 per 100. 



SHENANDOAS. — A splendid bronze-leaved va- 

 riety: large salmon flowers; 6 feet. 3 for 20c; 12 for 

 40c': $2.00 per 100. 



AUSTRIA. — I'ure canary-yellow ; an orchid-flow- 

 ering ty-^e; 5 feet. 3 for 20c; 12 for 40c; $2.00 per 

 100. 



PENNSYLVANIA.— (J reen foliage, 

 scarlet flowers : 5 feet. A splendid variety 

 12 for 50c : $2.50 for 100. 



FLAMINGO.— 4 1-2 feet. Intense, clear crimson, 

 with gnen foliage. 3 for 20e ; 12 for 50c; $2.50 per 

 100. 



TENNYSON.— Large, heavy spikes of flowers, of 

 a very allractive, rosy pink; green foliage; 5 1-2 feet 

 Very fine. 3 f<u- 25c: 12 for (i5c : $2.75 per 100. 



QUEEN CHARLOTTE.— A grand (^anna, with 

 a distinct golden belt around each petal; the center 

 brilliant orangescarlel. with crimson tones. A stately 

 habit with line foliage, :> for 20o : 12 for 50c- $•' 50 

 for 100. • I-- 



LOUISIANA. - A strong, vigorous-growing va- 

 riety. allMiuiug a heighl of 7 feet, producing a dense 

 mass of glossy green foliage and \ivid scarlet flowers 

 often meiisuring 7 inches across. 3 for 30c; 12 for 75c. 



INDIANA.— The foliage of this varietv forms a 

 solid mass of green :! lo 4 feet high : above this the 

 flower spikes shoot ui) lo a height of t; feet, each one 

 hearing liuf big clustcM-s of orchid-like flowers. Color 

 Is a glislcniug golden orange dainlilv marked and 

 striped with red. :i for 40c; 12 for $1.00. 



unable to ship them early in the season. This year 

 we have them so arranged that we can ship with plant 

 orders anv time, and all bulb orders will be promptty 



lilled. 



with deep 

 3 for 20c ; 



CANNAS. 



WYOMING.— Might be called King of the Gianta, 



for it is one of the most majestic, with the double at- 

 traction of having a luxuriant growth of rich purple 

 foliage. Above this are borne great plumes of massive 

 orange-colored blos.soms, true orchid-shaped, with large, 

 rounded petals. Crows to 7 feet. 3 for 20c; 12 fot 

 50e : $2.50 per 100. 



MUSAFOLIA. — This is one of the finest foliated 

 Carinas, with ' enormous musa-Uke leaves. The leaves 

 are very large, being from 12 to 15 laches across and 

 2 feet or more in length, presenting a rather tropical 

 appearance. It is one of the best foliage plants that 

 I know of. The leaves are. green, beautifullv banded 

 with bronzed purple. ■ ;! for 20c; 12 for 5()o ; $2.50 

 per Kill. 



KING HUMBERT.— In this great Canna we 

 have a eoiiil.iiiaticin of ihe highest type of flower with 

 the Imest bronze foliage. Its tlowi'rs. which, under 

 ordinary cultivation, will raeasuri' l> inches in diam- 

 eter, and which are produced in trusses of gigantic 

 size, are of a brilliant (uange-scarlet, with bright red 

 markings, while the foliage is broad and massive and 

 ot a rich coppery bionz.> : bold and effective; 4 feet. 

 ;> for ;;iie : 12 for 75e. 



RICHARD WALLACE.— As a good. free-tlov»- 



eriiig yellow Canna of vigorous growth, we l>elieve 

 thai Ibis variely comes nearer to the ideal than any 

 variety yet olVered. In color it is a pleasing canary- 

 yellow. Willi exceptionally large flowers, which ar'o 

 carried well above the green foliage in upright, well- 

 branched Inis.ses. 3 for .'iOc ; 12 for 75c. 



