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DREER'S .WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. 



CANNAS.—New Varieties of Special Merit and Introductions for 1897.— Cont. 



Leonard. Lille. Flowers of fair size, of a 

 distinct shade of orange, with faint yellow 

 edge ; glossy hronze foliage. 50 cts. 



Leon Pepin Liehalleur. A most excel- 

 lent carmine red, with large round 

 flowers ; a strong grower, of good 

 habit. 75 cts. 



Madagascar. An entirely dis- / 

 tinct variety, with large flowers, 

 with well-rounded petals, of an 

 ochre yellow, mottled carmine. 

 75 cts. 



Mme. Pichon. Large lemon- 

 colored flowers, with red stripes in 

 centre of petals ; distinct ; foliage 

 green. 3 feet. 50 cts. 



Mile. Berat. A most dis- 

 tinct and novel variety, being 

 the nearest approach to a 

 pink yet introduced ; it is 

 of a very soft shade of rosy car- 

 mine and is very pleasing and 

 unique ; foliage green. 3£ feet. 

 75 cts. 



M. Schlageter. Bright orange 

 scarlet, lower petals slightly 

 edged with yellow. 30 cts. 



Paul Lorenz. One of the dwarfest 

 varieties in the collection ; flowers of 

 good size, rich blood red, shaded amaranth 

 3J feet. 30 cts. 



Paul Meylan. A beautiful shade of orange 

 red, with golden edge, there being just suffi- 

 cient of this yellow border to intensify the 

 orange ; foliage soft green. 3J feet. 75 cts. 



Prof. Dr. von Allies. Large capuciue red 

 flowers, shaded purple ; bronzy red foliage. 

 4 feet. 75 cts. 



Papa Canna. Considered by many to be the finest red 

 yet introduced ; color pure red ; habit of plant graceful, 

 with very light green foliage. 3 feet. 35 cts. each. 



Roi de Rouges. M. Crozy calls this the " King of the 

 Eeds," and it certainly is a grand variety ; the flowers 

 are of good size, with heavy petals, 

 and are produced freely on stout, 

 thickly-set stems ; foliage green ; 

 habit compact, not exceeding 3 

 feet. 75 cts. 

 Robert Owen. A medium-sized 

 flower, quite distinct in color, 

 petals being of a light canary yel- 

 low, with lower petals irregularly 

 striped and spotted red. 50 cts. 

 Souv. de Mnie. Crozy. Large 

 garnet red flowers, with broad bor- 

 der and large centre of a brilliant 

 yellow ; rich green foliage. 4 feet. 

 50 cts. 

 Souv. de Jean Chaure. 

 Very fine flowers, of a bril- 

 liant scarlet, overlaid with a 

 brilliant sheen of purple; foli- 

 age green. 3J feet. 75 cts. 

 Souv. de President Car- 

 not. A distinct bronzy foli- 

 aged variety, with very large flow- 

 ers of a rich vermilion scarlet. 

 30 cts. 

 Souv. de Madelaine. A pretty 

 variety, with good- sized cochineal 

 red flowers, shaded orange; foliage 

 bronzy red. 4 feet. 75 cts. 

 Senora Delia Matte. Orange red, marked 

 and edged with canary yellow ; distinct ; 

 foliage green. 50 cts. 

 Sir Trevor Lawrence. Large round flow- 

 ers, carmine rose, with yellow border ; foli- 

 age green. 4 feet. 75 cents. 

 Vice-President Luizet. Will make an 

 excellent variety for massing ; rich cherry red, with car- 

 mine reflex ; produced in large, compact spikes ; foliage 

 green. 3j feet. 50 cts. 



Canna Austria 



One e aoh of the 35 varieties of Special Merit, including 

 Austria, Italia, and Beaute Poitevine, for $15. CO. 



SPECIAL OFFER 



Our Standard Dozen of Twelve Well Tried Varieties. 



The collection offered below consists entirely of standard well-tried varieties, nearly all of them being introductions 

 of recent years and have been tested under all conditions. "We can recommend these for all purposes, especially for mass- 

 ing in large quantities. Our large stock enables us to offer them at a very low price. 



Admiral 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, forming a 

 clean, pretty flower ; these are arranged sufficiently far 

 apart on the stems to show up each individual flower ; 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. The habit of the plant we con- 

 sider ahead of all the dark foliage varieties, being erect, 

 growing about 5 feet high, and always forming fine, sym- 

 metrical plants. There is a clean appearance about this 

 variety difficult to describe, different from all other dark- 

 foliage sorts. $5.00 per 100. 



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 variety. The flowers, which are of a very large size, 

 are of a bright crimson with very deep crimson mark- 

 ings ; the habit of the plant is strong, of symmetrical 

 growth, about 5 feet high, with rich, deep green 

 foliage. $5.00 per 100. 



Alphonse Bouvier. Of the many crimson varieties 

 yet introduced, this is, all points considered, probably 

 the grandest and most effective. It is a remarkably luxu- 

 riant grower, and attains a height of from 6 to 7 feet in 

 rich soil. In color it is a rich, brilliant crimson, almost 

 approaching scarlet when it first opens, changing to a 

 deep, dazzling crimson as the flowers fully develop. 

 $5.00 per 100. 



Charles Henderson. A grand variety, of a fine 

 crimson color, that has become very popular. While it 

 is not quite as rich as Alphonse Bouvier, its habit of 

 growth is much more compact, rarely exceeding 3i feet 

 in height, which makes it a desirable companion to such 

 varieties as Florence Vaughan and Madame Crozy. 

 $5.00 per 100. Wf 



Egandale. A most excellent variety, with bronzy 

 foliage and soft currant-red flowers which are thrown 

 well above the foliage ; one of the best of its type. 4 feet. 

 $5.00 per 100. 



F. Neuvessel. This is a most excellent variety, of a 

 soft, pleasing shade of carmine ; of good size and elegant 

 habit ; the foliage is dark green, with bronzy markings ; 

 it is of strong, robust habit, growing 4-r feet high. 

 $5.00 per 100. 



Florence Vaughan. Undoubtedly one of the finest 

 yellow spotted varieties ; in color it is of a bright rich 

 golden yellow, spotted with bright red ; the flowers, 

 which are of the largest size, of great substance and of 

 perfect form, are borne in large heads and in the greatest 

 profusion ; the foliage is massive and of a rich green 

 color ; the plants rarely exceed 3 feet. $8.00 per 100. 



Madame Crozy. The flowers of this well-known and 

 popular variety are of a dazzling crimson scarlet, bor- 

 dered with golden yellow. The plant is of vigorous 

 growth, yet dwarf in habit, rarely exceeding 4 feet in 

 height. Foliage bright green and very massive. The 

 flowers are. produced on large branching stems which are 

 closely set with bloom. $5.00 per 100. 



