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HENDERSON'S 

 SELECTION OF 



LARGE FLOWERING C ANN AS 



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MAGNIFICENT NEW CANNAS. 



We offer the following magnificent new Cannas, improvements on existing varieties and 



sure to please all admirers of fine new sorts. These show the great improvement being made 



in this popular plant. 



Conowingo. 6 ft. Bronze foliage. Flowers large; color an intense deep fiery scarlet. Very 

 free bloomer and fine for massing. 



Kate F. Deemer. 4ft. Green foliage. The grand flowers open a rich, oriole-yellow, which 

 gradually gives place to turkey-red in the center and throat of the flower, in. striking 

 contrast with the rest of the blossom, which turns almost white. The rich 

 yellow buds on reddish brown stems, combined with the yellow and white 

 flowers make a fascinating combination. 



Wabash. 4 ft. The bronze-leaved " Rosea Gigantea." Flower is unusually 

 large, and borne in great abundance. This variety has the same carmine 

 pink color as that famous novelty adding the handsome bronze foliage. 



MRS. ALFRED F. CONRAD. 4 tt. Green foliage. This has become the most 

 popular pink canna ever introduced and it is unsurpassed for planting either 

 singly or in large beds. Its exquisite salmon pink flowers are of largest size. 

 Wonderfully profuse in blooming, large heads. {See. cut.{ 

 Price, dormant roots to April 1st, 40c. each S4.00 per doz. Growing plants, 



ready April 1st, 50c. -each, $5.00 per doz. 



TWELVE SPLENDID CANNAS. 



Beacon. Gieen foliage. Moderate sized flowers of very rich cardinal which are 

 produced in great masses. A remarkable bloomer. Height 4 to i\ ft. 



Betsy Ross. Green foliage. We consider this one .of- the most beautiful pink 

 Cannas. An ideal bedding variety well filled trusses of large flowers. Height 

 3 ft. 



Brandywine. A beautiful bronze-leaved Canna; intense vinous-red; dappled 

 deep crimson, occasionally edged golden yellow. "Height 4 ft. 



Brilliant. Green foliage. Flowers of medium size, pure golden yellow with two 

 curling tongue-like petals of fiery red that dart from the center. Height, 4 ft. 



Gladiator. A rugged strong growing variety, which withstands our summer 

 storms better than almost any- other Canna. Theflowersare bright yellow, 

 thickly spotted with crimson and bloom profusely. Height 4 to 5 ft. 



Gladio-Flora. Remarkable for the unusual shape of the flowers, which look 

 like a large gladiolus. Color crimson, changing to carmine rose with an 

 uneven edge of gold to each petal. . Height, three and one-half feet. 



Long Branch. An American raised seedling and the finest variety for size, 

 form and color yet produced. A magnificent vermilion scarlet with golden 

 yellow border, throat flamed yellow. The finest Giant Canna. Awarded 

 highest honors at the Jamestown Exposition. Luxuriant green foliage, 

 height 5 to,^ feet. 



Louisiana. A new giant, vivid scarlet-crimson Canna. The flowers are more 

 than 7 inches across. It grows 6 feet high. 



Mrs. Karl Kelsey. It grows & to 7 feet high, luxuriant foliage green with a 

 narrow edge of purple, bearing erect. Color orange scarlet wondrously 

 flaked and striped with golden yellow, the petals are wavy edged. 



Niagara. Great handsome trusses; color, deep crimson with a border of golden- 

 yellow. Height, 3 feet. 

 See price next column. 



Uncle Sam. This Canna received an award of merit from the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society of England, and a bed of it was planted on the grounds 

 of the White House, Washington, D. C. It is very stately in appearance. 

 Brilliant orange scarlet flow-ers. Height. 6 to 7 feet. 



Wm. Saunders. A beautiful bronze-leaved Canna. It grows 4 to 5 feet high, 

 is a healthy vigorous plant and blooms abundantly. Flowers large, color a 

 bright scarlet. 

 Price, except where noted, dormant roots, to April 1st, 15c. each, SI. 50 pet 



doz. Growing plants ready Apr. 1st, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



AN ATTRACTIVE CANNA 



VENUS. 



A distinct and beautiful variety 

 unique in its coloring of soft, lus- 

 trous pink and creamy yellow. 

 The latter shade being mottled 

 with the pink on the wide border. 

 It is a healthy vigorous grower 

 and blooms abundantly. Height 

 4 ft. Dormant roots up to April 

 1st, 20c. each, S2.00 per doz; grow- 

 ing plants ready April 1st., 25c. 

 each, $2.50 per doz. 



THE ROYAL RED CANNA 



KING HUMBERT. 



A brilliant orange-scarlet with 

 bright red shadings. Large trusses 

 of blooms, the individual flowers 

 being six inches in diameter. 

 Foliage a rich, reddish bronze 

 with lighter shadi gs. It is 

 broad and massive. The finest 

 red foliage and flowering variety 

 grown.- Height, 5 ft. (See cut.) 

 Price dormant roots up to April 

 1st. 15c. -each, $1.50 per doz., 

 $10.00 per 100; growing plants 

 ready April 1st, 20c. each, $2.00 

 per doz., $15.00 per 100. 



FOP» LIST OF PLANTS FOR SUMMEPx BEDS AND BOKDERS SEE PAGE 173. 



