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



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DREER'S SELECT CANNAS 



The inci-easing' demand for started Cannas has induced us to specialize in these, and- we are ^preparing a 

 large stoclc of 3-inch pot-plants for delivery after April 1st. 



The florist who prepares for the demand for Easter plants will find this well-established stock, of which 

 we can make delivery immediately after Easter, a profitable investment. The plants will be in proper condi- 

 tion to shift at once into 4- or 5-inch pots, thus making ideal plants for retailing at bedding-out time. 



Prices on Dormant Roots and Pot-Plants of Cannas 



The prices given in this list are for dormant 2- to o-eye divisions; these are home-grown, properly cured 

 and liberally graded. 



The prices for well-established 3-incli pots are as follows: All varieties priced at $10.00 or less per 100 for 

 dormant roots will be supplied in pot-plants at $1.50 per doz. ; .$10.00 per 100; .$90.00 per 1000. On all varieties 

 listed above $10.00 per 100, the prices of dormant roots and pot-plants will be identical. 



Pot-plants ready April 1st; if you can anticipate your requirements, place your order now and we will 

 reserve for delivery at any time in spring. 



Per <1 



A.s.saut. Bronze foliage, carmine-crimson 

 flowers; 4 ft .$3 



Cariniiie Beauty. Bright, deep carmine, 

 in large trusses; a remarkably brilliant, 

 attractive variety; 4 ft. $70.00 per 1000 1 



Cheerful nes.s. Deep orange, with golden 

 border and centre; 31/2 ft. $30.00 per 1000 



City of Portland. A wonderful bright 

 rosy-pink; 31/2 ft. $135.00 per 1000 3 



Copper Giant. An immense flower, on a 

 very vigorous plant; color, madder-red, 

 suffused with rose; 4 ft 5 



DazKiler. Intense fire-red, most prolific; 

 3 1/2 ft. .$45.00 per 1000 



Enchantress. Verj' vigorous, free bloomer, 

 delicate old -rose, shading to pale rosy- 

 salmon; 41/2 ft. $100.00 per 1000 1 



Eureka. The best commercial white va- 

 riety, very free and vigorous; 4% ft. . . 1 



Favorite. The best yellow dotted with 

 red; the intensity of its coloring has 

 deservedly caused it to be called the 

 yellowest of all Cannas; 41/2 ft. $75.00 

 per 1000 1 



Frau Dr. Klien. Tall, erect stems sup- 

 porting large trusses of immense, well- 

 formed fiowers of a glossy carmine- 

 red; 5 ft. .$75.00 per 1000 1 



General Merkel. Scarlet suffused with 

 orange, base and edge of flowers mar- 

 bled golden-yellow; 4 ft. ,$45.00 per 

 1000 



Gladiator. Deep yellow, freelv dotted 

 with red; 41/2 ft. .$50.00 per 1000 



Golden Eagle. Clear golden yellow, 

 throwing its showy trusses well above 

 the foliage. No other pure yellow 

 equals it in all-round worth and effec- 

 tiveness 3 



Hungraria. Large, dainty, rose-pink 

 flowers, frequently edged with cream; 



3 V2 ft. .$100.00 per 1000 1 



King Humbert (Orchid-flowered). The 



most popular of all Cannas; great 

 orange-scarlet flowers, deep bronze 

 foliage ; 5 ft. $50.00 per 1000 



Lahneck. Rosy-carmine with scarlet suf- 

 fusion and narrow golden-yellow bor- 

 der; 4 ft. $75.00 per 1000 1 



Louis Cayeux. A strong, vigorous, giant- 

 flowered, bright rosy-scarlet; different 

 from all others. 4 % ft 2 



Mary Thilow. The bronze-leaved Mrs. 

 Alfred Conard, one of the most ad- 

 mired; a delicate, pale, rosy salmon- 

 pink, very free foliage, light bronze; 



4 ft 9 



Miss Mary M. Wallace. Rich, soft crim- 

 son-pink; 31/2 ft. $100.00 per 1000 1 



Mnie. Crozy. Orange-scarlet, bordered 

 gold; 31/2 ft. $45.00 per 1000 



Mrs. Alfred Conard. Large, salmon-pink 

 flowers; 4 ft. $125.00 per 1000 2 



Palm Beach. Broad, long-petalled flowers 

 of maize-yellow, with a faint blush of 

 pearly-pink, lower petals soft buff-yel- 

 low, shaded with apricot; 4 ft 



Progressive. A seedling of Mrs. Alfred 

 Conard, with somewhat deeper salmon- 

 pink color; 31/2 ft. $125.00 per 1000 2 



Rosea Gigantea. Extra large; deep rich 

 rose-colored; 4 ft. .$12.5.00 per 1000.. 2 



Salmonea. A French introduction of 

 merit, of a distinct, intense shade of 

 salmon-flesh, flowers produced very 

 /u f^' V.%i 5^®P' bronzy-green foliage; 

 31/2 ft. .$125.00 per 1000 ^ 



*"fl°%m'?;h ^f'^fi"^'' orange overlaid with 

 a touch of flery-scarlet, with narrow 



fr°if''<?"^^"°'^ border; dazzling and 

 free-flowering; 4i/^ ft f. . . 4 



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Large-fflowering 

 Canna 



Per doas. Per 100 

 The Ambassador. This is a bronze-leaved 

 President, practically a counterpart of 

 that most popular red variety, growing 



5 ft. high, and its foliage is a pretty 



bronze. .$C5.00 per 1000 $100 .$7 00 



The Gem. Large cream, dotted with car- 

 mine; 41/0 ft. $30.00 per 1000 CO 4 00 



The President. A great Canna. Immense 

 bright red flowers in fine clusters; 

 unquestionably the most sensational 

 introduction of recent years; 4 ft 

 .$40.00 per 1000 75 



Uhlberg. Soft rosy-carmine, the throat 

 creamy-yellow, as are also the edges of 

 the petals; 31/2 ft. $45.00 per 1000 75 



Wilmer Atkinson. Buttercup-yellow with 

 throat and lower petals faintly tinged 

 with apricot; 4 ft 1 50 10 00 



Wyoming (Orchid-flowered). Massive 

 orange flowers which make a strong- 

 contrast with its rich bronze foliage; 



6 ft. .$40.00 per 1000 75 



Yellow King Humbert (Orchid-flowered). 



A sport from King Humbert in which 

 the foliage is green and the flowers 

 yellow with red spots. Very attractive. 

 $50.00 per 1000 §5 G 00 



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