NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



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New Italian Orchid= Flowered 



CANNAS. 



Canna Sunray. 



The following are the best of the Italian introductions of this 

 season ; all are of the large orchid-flowered type similar to the 

 famous Austria and Italia inlroduced last year. We calls pecial 

 attention to those having dark foliage, they stand alone and above 

 all other bronze-leaved sorts heretofore introduced, and are worthy 

 of a place in every collection for their foliage effect alone. 

 America. Of handsome, majestic growth, at- 

 taining a height of 6 feet; the magnificent 



bronzy foliage marked with green, having a 



peculiar lustre, appearing as if varnished ; flow- 

 ers rich orange-salmon, feathered and veined 



with scarlet. 50 L-ts. each. 

 Allemailia. This is perhaps the best of the 



Italian-type flowers, being exceptionally large, 



frequently measuring over G.} inches across ; 



the upper petals salmon, with broad border and 



markings of golden-yellow, while the lower 



petal is darker salmon, marked with yellow in 



the centre ; a fine flower and possesses more 



substance than others of this type; dark green 



foliage ; grows 6 feet high. (See cut on page 



12.) 50 cts. each. 

 Africa. Similar in foliage and habit to Amer- 

 ica ; flowers large, of rich orange-salmon, deepening to scarlet in the throat ; 



6 feet. $1.00 each. 

 Asia. A bright yellow variety, similar to Austria, but with more decided 



deeper red spots in the throat; foliage deep green. 75 cts. each. 

 Aplirodite. Deep green foliage and large flowers, upper petals salmon edged and feathered light yel 



petals light salmon with paler shadings. 75 cts. each. 

 H. Wencllaild. An improved Italia, with larger flowers of better substance and richer color, the orange- 



scirlet on yellow ground being more intense; fine. §1.00 each. 



Lia France. A counterpart of .\merica, but with still darker 

 foliage and more compact haliit, growing about 5 feet high; 

 flowers orange-scarlet. $1.00 each. 



SUHVIA 



Pandoi'a. Another bronze-foliaged variety in the style of 

 America, with salmon flowers, each petal streaked and mar- 

 bled with scarlet ; quite distinct ; grows 6 feet high. 75 cts. 

 each. 



Suevia. A very large, pure yellow flower, brighter than 

 Austria or Burbank, with brownish-red dashes on the throat; 

 foliage green; 6 feet. 75 cts. each. 



Special Offer.— "We will furnish one each of the 9 Italian varieties for $6.00. 



CROZY'S BEST SIX CANNAS FOR 1898. 



From 15 varieties sent us by M. Crozy last year we have selected the 6 

 varieties enumerated below as the most distinct and handsome. All are de- 

 sirable additions to our list, and we fiilly endorse each one. 

 Depute Kavarin. A pretty and pleasing sort, with good-sized, deep 

 garnet flowers, a shade lighter than the favorite Alp. Bouvier, which it 

 much resembles, except that the truss of fliowers stands erect and is much 

 larger ; height 5 to 6 feet. 50 cts. each. 

 Joseph Coilll)et. This is a rich velvety cardinal, very brilliant ; flowers 

 of good size, habit dwarf and compact, about 3j feet high. 50 cts. each. 

 Mllie. FavricllOll. A most prolific flowering sort, growing about 

 4 feet high; flowers satiny-carmine, with a peculiar orange sheen; 

 distinct and desirable. 50 cts. each. 

 Mine. Leon Leclerc. This is one of the oddest colors introduced 

 this season, the ground color being a bright orange-scarlet, with a 

 heavy tip and narrow margin of yellow on each petal. The plant 

 grows about 5 feet high and produces its good-sized spreading flowers 

 very freely in branching heads. Entirely distinct from anything yet 

 sent out, and a valuable addition to any collection. 50 cts. each. 

 K. Pearson. Golden-yellow ground, dotted with innumerable light red 

 spots, the spots being much more numerous than in any other variety ; 

 flowers of about the same size as Flo. Vaughan, produced very freely; 

 habit compact and uniform ; growing about 3^ feet high. 50 cts. 

 each. 

 Secretaire Chabanne. A most pleasing variety, with large flowers of very rich 

 salmon, a shade entirely distinct from any other sort; plant of uniform growth; 

 about 4 feet high, and one of the freest-flowering varieties in the collection. 50 

 cts. each. 



Special Offer.— We will furnish one each of Crozy's Best Six Cannas for 1898 for $2.50. 



g^" GRAND SPECIAL OFFER.— We will furnish one each of the 22 New Cannas offered on page 12 and above, 

 making a collection embracing the best novelties of the year, for §12 00. 



