DREER'S WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. 



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New Large Flowering Dwarf French Cannas. 



The Most Desirable Bedding Plant for the American Garden. 



Novelties for 1896. 



Queen Charlotte. 



Flamingo. One of tbe finest solid crimson varieties 

 yet introduced, with large flowers over 4 inches in 

 diameter : heavy in texture and of the most refined 

 reflexed form so much sought after, and which is 

 found in very few varieties ; they cluster around the 

 stem in an even manner, giving the truss the grace 

 and finish of a Hyacinth spike ; the size of the truss 

 is very large, its habit is perfect, strong and compact, 

 growing about 3 feet high. Price 35c. each. 

 Furst Bismarck. A most desirable variety of Ger- 

 man origin, with intensely rich crimson flowers of 

 large size ; the petals, which are shell-like and of great 

 substance, are very broad, forming a large round 

 flower ; the habit of the plant is perfect, being dwarf 

 and compact. Price 60c. each. 



Franz Buchner. Entirely distinct from all 

 others, color a deep orange suffused with scar- 

 let, with a delicate waxy fringe of yellow 

 around the edge of the petals. 60c. each. 

 Francois Billard. Very large flower ofa 

 rich crimson with dark shadings, producing 

 large compact trusses of flowers arranged 

 well above the foliage. Price 60 cts. each. 

 Gloire cle Lyonnaise. Distinct from 

 all other varieties, ground color being a 

 light canary yellow, which is peculiarly 

 mottled and marked with crimson scailet ; 

 the flowers, which are of good size, are 

 arranged in large, loose trusses. 60c. each. 

 Souvenir clu President Carnot. A distinct bronzy foliage 

 variety with very large flowers of a rich vermilion scarlet. This is 

 one of Crozy's novelties, and described by him as one of the very 

 best of his recent introductions. Price 60c. each. 

 Paul Liorenz. One of the dwarfest varieties in cultivation ; flow- 

 ers of large size of rich blood red, shaded amaranth. 60c. each. 

 One of each of the seven new varieties for §3.50. 



Hovelties of 1895. 



New Crimson Canna, "Ami Pichon." This may 

 be called an improvement on Explorateur Crampbel, to 

 which it is similar in style of flower and color, though 

 brighter in its markings than that standard variety. The 

 nowers, which are of a very large size, are of a bright 

 crimson with very deep crimson markings ; the habit of 

 the plant is strong, of symmetrical growth, about 5 feet 

 high, with rich deep green foliage. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per 

 doz. 



Columbia. A variety of American origin and a per- 

 fect gem, it has an entirely distinct habit of growth and 

 the character of the flower is equally distinct ; color rich 



, cardinal red. The most peculiar characteristic of the 

 plant is its branching habit, sometimes having three or 

 four trusses of bloom on the same spike all open at the 

 same time, producing a mass of blooms at an even height. 

 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



Amiral Avellan. We consider this the best of all 

 the dark leaved varieties. The flowers, while not as large 

 as some of the latest introductions, are of good size, with 

 heavy strong petals which open out evenly, it is of a 

 rich orange-scarlet color overlaid with salmon in such a 

 manner as to give the whole a peculiarly rich luminous 

 appearance. It is about 5 feet high, and always forming 

 fine symmetrical plants. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



F. R. Pierson. Another very distinct variety with large 

 intense glowing scarlet flowers, the center of each flower 

 being touched with yellow, giving it the effect of a gold- 

 en heart, intensifying the brilliancy of the scarlet and 

 adding to the beauty of the flower. It is a compact grower 

 and a free bloomer, but its particular value lies in its ex- 

 quisite coloring, large size of truss, and perfect flower. 25 

 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



Paolo Radaelli. The highest colored of all the gilt-edged 

 varieties, with flowers of the richest dazzling crimson, 

 which have a narrow but bright golden yellow border. 

 The flowers, which are larger than the preceding varieties, 

 are produced in large somewhat drooping spikes ; about 3 

 feet high with rich pea-green foliage. 25c. each, $2.50 doz. 



Queen Charlotte. Considered by many the finest of 

 all the gilt-edged varieties. The plant attains a height 

 of about 3 feet, and is, furnished with heavy bluish green 

 foliage; the enormous flower spikes towering grandly above 

 the foliage, bear a beautiful bouquet of large flowers of 

 perfect form, with petals of a rich scarlet crimson, banded 

 with bright canary yellow. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



Souvenir de Antoine Crozy. This is a perfect gem, 

 and in our estimation the finest gilt-edged variety yet in- 

 troduced ; the flowers are large, with well-rounded petals, 

 which are of intense scarlet crimson, rich and dazzling, 

 and are bordered with a broad rich golden yellow border, 

 and does not fade or scorch in the most intense hot and 

 dry weather, 3 feet high. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 



Eldorado. This grand variety is of the highest quality 

 as regards either size of flower, habit of plant or size of 

 head of bloom. The flower is not a perfectly pure yel- 

 low, but is so nearly so as to show no trace of color at a 

 short distance. It is very finely speckled with the light- 

 est red, which is apparent only upon close examination, 

 3J feet high. 05 cts. each, $2'.50 per doz. 



Comte de Bouchaud. This variety is identical in 

 color with that fine variety, Florence Vaughan, from 

 which it differs only in the size of the flowers, which 

 are fully one-sixth larger ; color, rich bright golden 

 yellow, spotted with bright red ; this is undoubtedly 

 the finest dark yellow spotted variety yet introduced ; 

 grows about 4J feet high; 25 cts. each, $2.50 per dozen. 



