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HENRY A. DREER. PHILADELPHIA. PA., WHOLESALE PRICE LIST 



TYPICAL SPIKE OF NEWER CANNAS 



C AN N AS 



Novelties for 1915 



We carefully test all of the new Cannas introduced by American 

 and European specialists. and offer our customers only those which 

 show special merit. We have ourselves produced three sterling 

 novelties which we introduce as 



The Dreer Set of New Cannas for 1915 



Eureka. We recommend this as the best white variety yet intro- 

 duced, it beine the first of this color which is a strong free 

 grower that will flower as profusely as the other colors, the 

 creamy white flowers are large, well formed and stand well 

 above the foliage, a splendid sort to use in connection with high 

 colored varieties. 4 feet. 



Orangre Bedder. A particularly attractive bedding variety of a 

 bright orange with just sufficient scarlet suffusion to intensify 

 the dazzling mass of colors when the wide branching stems are 

 covered with flowers. 



The Qem. An entirely distinct spotted variety. The immense 

 trusses of flowers are borne on upright branching stems well 

 above the foliage, and are of deep cream or straw-yellow spotted 

 with deep carmine. 



Any of the above varieties 50 cts. each; 15.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100 

 One each of the 3 varieties for $1.25. 



Canna Novelties for 1915 



The following represent the very choicest new sorts from the 

 world's best growers. 



Arc-en-ciel. Very floriferous attractive rosy salmon. 3to3'/ift. 

 Claude Montel. Pale blood-red with narrow golden margin 



3'.2 ft. 



Czuczor. Large trusses, delicate pink flowers with cream colored 

 throat. 3 ft. 



Falsandore. Good bronze foliage with apricot carmine flowers 

 with golden sheen. 3H ft. 



Fanal. An intense fiery cinnabar-red, very free. 4 ft. 



Firebird (Oiseau de Feu). Brilliant cardinal-red, flowers of per- 

 fect form 7 to 8 inches in diameter. 4 ft.. 60 cts. each. 



Francis BIrtle. Flowers large of a pretty shade of carmine. 3>^ft. 



Goethe. One of the most effective in our fields the past season, a 

 beautiful bronzy yellow. 50 cts. each. 



Oral M. Tolstoi. Bronze foliage, immense trusses of brilliant scar- 

 let flowers. 4) .J ft. 



Jane Adams. Deep rich yellow with a touch of red at the throat. 

 4'/! ft.. 50 cts. each. 



Konlcln der Qelben. Very large, pale canary-yellow. 4 ft. 

 Loveliness. Very perfect florets of a bright ruby-red. 3 ft. 

 Marcel RIcard. Bronze foliage with compact trusses of salmon- 

 rose flowers. 3'/j ft. 



Mile. Oabrlelle Miguel. Attractive large delicate pink flowers. 3 ft. 



■Meyerbeer. Pale yellow dotted and splashed palecarmine. 3'/i ft. 



Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Very large, rich, but soft crimson with 

 broad overlapping petals. 4 ft., 75 cts. each. 



Nadir. Large carmine-rose, bronze foliage. 4'/j ft. 



NIemen. Pale creamy-yellow in very large trusses. 3'A ft. 



Panama. An unusual color, an attractive rich orange-red with well 

 defined edge of bright golden-yellow. 3 ft. 



Petofl. Creamy-white with faint lilac dots. 3 ft. 



Prince de Qalles. Very large, clear cerise with rosy carmine 

 centre. 3V4 ft. 



Rhelnsteln. Distinct and refreshing, clear bright carmine. 3 ft. 



Rossini. Large rose with lilac reflex, throat and edges golden- 

 yellow. 3'/4 ft. 



Schopenhauer. Very free bright red with golden edge. 3 ft. 

 Terisa. Brilliant fierj' red. golden throat and border. 3 ft. 

 Wlntzer's Colossal. Flowers 8 inches across of a bright scarlet, 

 Italian type. 5 ft. 



Price. Any of the above except where otherwise noted, 35 cts. 

 each: $3.50 per doz. 



Italian or Orchid-Flowered Cannas. 



The prices quoted are for dormant roots. Potted plants will be 



supplied after May 1st at an advance of $1.00 per 100. 



Per Per Per 

 doz. 100 tOOO 



Allemanla. Pleasing dark salmon with 

 golden markings $0 40 $2 50 $15 00 



Austria. Pure canary-yellow; fine large 

 open flowers, with few reddish dots in the 

 centre of the two inside petals 40 2 50 15 00 



Italia. Bright orange-scarlet, with broad 

 golden-yellow border 40 2 50 15 00 



King Humbert. In this grand Canna we have 

 a combination of the highest type of flow- 

 ers with the finest bronze foliage. Its flow- 

 ers measure 6 inches in diameter, produced 

 in gigantic trusses; a brilliant orange- 

 scarlet with bright red markings; foliage 

 broad and massive, of a rich coppery- 

 bronze; 5 ft 40 . 3 00 25 00 



Mrs. Karl Kelsey. An immense orange-scar- 

 let, wondrously striped and flaked with 

 golden-yellow 40 3 00 20 00 



Pennsylvania. Intense vermilion-scarlet, 

 overlaid with an orange sheen; foliage rich 

 green 40 2 50 16 00 



Wyoming. Bronzy-purple foliage, with im- 

 mense spikes of massive orange flowers . . 40 2 50 15 00 



