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HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, PhiladelpMa, Pa. 



CANNAS 



SEVEN CHOICE NEW VARIETIES FOR 1902 



The standard varieties of Cannas have now reached such a high point of perfection that a new variety to prove of value 

 must be of a very high class. We annually try many new sorts, and the seven varieties here offered were all that we felt justified 

 to select from 58 high-priced varieties which we had brought together from introducers of new Cannas, both in this country 

 and in Europe, and which were carefully tested in our trial grounds the past summer. All of them will be found to have such 

 points of merit that will make them desirable additions to any collection. 



Inspector Eheman. A medium sized but well formed 

 flower, with broad round petals of an intense glowing scarlet, 

 in good sized trusses ; massive deep green foliage. 30 cts. 

 each ; $3.00 per doz. 



Qovernor Von Zimmerer. A remarkably free-flowering 

 variety with large trusses of medium sized flowers, which are 

 of an intense rich orange scarlet, pleasing and effective ; foliage 

 bronzj' purple. 4 feet. 30 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz. 



Jean Tissot. A fine rich deep vermilion, with bright orange 

 scarlet shadings ; flowers of good size and produced on large 

 heavy trusses ; a strong free grower, with large massive green 

 foliage. 5 feet. 30 cts. each ; ^3.00 per doz. 



Miss Berthine Brunner. A pretty pure yellow, with few 

 minute spots of orange scarlet in the petals ; flowers produced 

 in large open panicles well above the foliage. 4^^ to 5 feet. 

 35 cts. each ; ;$4.oo per doz. 



WILHELM BOFINGER. 



Paul Qrotz. Deep satiny vermiUon flowers, of good size 

 and neat open form, and produced with remarkable freedom ; 

 neat habit, foliage bronzy green ; 5 feet ; a perfect gem as a 

 bedder. 50 cts. each; 55. 00 per doz. 



Professor Hugo de Vries. Entirely distinctfrom all others 

 in color, and a most desirable acquisition ; the flowers, which 

 are large, are of a rosy crimson color with a peculiar satiny 

 sheen ; deep green foliage ; 3 feet. 60 cts. each ; $6.00 per doz. 



Rubin. Flowers not large, but of such an intensely rich glow- 

 ing carmine, which, combined with its dark green foliage, 

 makes it a desirable bedder ; 4 feet. 20 cts. each ; $2. 25 per 

 doz. 



One each of the collection of seven varieties for $2.2^. 



LARG£ FLOWERING CANNAS. 

 Varieties of Special Merit. 

 Cinnabar. Cinnabar red, edged with distinct golden band ; 

 fine round flowers of great substance, held well above the 

 foliage in large well-formed trusses ; of good habit, and an 

 early and free bloomer. 4)-^ feet. 15 cts. each ; Si. 50 per 

 doz.; ;? 1 0.00 per 100. 

 Luray. A handsome and pleasing deep rosy pink, and 

 undoubtedly one of the best of its color ; flowers of good size, 

 in large trusses well above the foliage. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 

 per doz.; ^10.00 per 100. 

 Mrs. Kate Gray. The most robust growing Canna in our 

 collection. The plants attain a height or 6 to 7 feet, with broad 

 and massive foliage of a bright glossy green, similar to a 

 Musa Ensete in size and substance, and forms a beautiful foil 

 to the gigantic trusses of flowers, which are of a rich shade of 

 orange scarlet, overlaid with gold, and measure from 6 to 7 

 inches across ; individual petals often measuring 2 inches in 

 width. The habit of the plant, size of truss and individual 

 flower, together with its superb coloring, make this one of the 

 most desirable Cannas in our collection. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 

 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Mrs. George A. Strohlein. A variety of special merit, 

 with extra large bright amaranth-red flowers which are raised 

 well above the foliage in strong, heavy, many-flowered trusses. 

 The plant grows about 6 feet high with large bronzy-purple 

 foliage. It it entirely distinct from all others, possesses all the 

 qualities of a good bedding varietj-, and will no doubt become 

 one of our standard sorts. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100. 



Pennsylvania. One of the best of the Italian types with 

 flowers bYz inches in diameter, produced with remarkable free- 

 dom in many branched panicles and of an intense vermilion 

 scarlet overlaid with an orange scarlet sheen. Rich massive 

 deep green foliage, 6 to 7 feet. 40 cts. each ; $4.00 per doz. 



President Meyer. A distinct and most desirable new variety, 

 with broad bronzy foliage and very large flowers of a rich 

 cherr\--cai-mine, which are produced in trusses of immense 

 size— 4 feet. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.; §10.00 per 100. 



Souv. de Mme. Leonie Viennot. Dark green fohage 

 and carmine flowers which are edged with golden yellow, 

 flowers of large size in large trusses and ver>' free. 4 feet. 15 

 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Wilhelm Bofinger. Large broad massive foliage of a bright 

 green, and rich scarlet flowers overlaid with glowing orange 

 scariet, a color that can be seen as far as the eye will carry ; 

 one of the brightest and most attractive colors we have seen. 

 The plant is of strong habit, growing about 5 feet high, very 

 free flowering, and a decided acquisition. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 

 per doz ; $10.00 pel 100. 

 We will furnish one each of the set of 8 varieties for $i.J0. 



