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(B). The varieties were essentially the same in both. F. R. 

 Pierson & Co. supplied all the New York plants. The best 

 single bed in this collection was a large circular mass of Capi- 

 taine P. de Suzzoni, one of Crozy's varieties introduced to the 

 American trade in 1892. It is a tall and bold grower, holding- 

 its long clusters of large, yellow, brown-spotted flowers well 

 above the leaves. The Pennsylvania plants were furnished by 

 Henry A. Dreer and Robert Craig. Altogether, Madame Crozy 

 was probably the best canna in the entire collection, especially 

 when one considers its long season of bloom and good consti- 

 tution. Star of '91, the American variety of this type, did not 

 appear in the collections, except in a small bed shown by 

 Vaughan, an indication that it lacks staying qualities. The 

 other best cannas in the collection were : J. D. Cabos, foliage 

 dark bronze, flowers copper-yellow; Paul Marquant, pinkish 

 salmon-red, introduced here in 1892; Mademoiselle de Crillon, 

 clear yellow, with a darker throat, but flowers small; Capitaine 

 P. de Suzzoni, already described ; Francois Crozy, salmon, very 

 faintly bordered with gold ; Florence Vaughan and Egandale, 

 already described; Alphonse Bouvier, dark red, tall grower, 

 introduced in America in 1892, and Miss Sarah Hill, a low 

 plant with very dark, almost maroon-red flowers, also intro- 

 duced in 1892. Other prominent varieties were : Count Horace 

 de Choiseul, brilliant red ; Paul Bruant, light red ; Explorateur 

 Crambel, dull red; Charles Henderson, dull red, lowest petal 

 blotched; Secretary Stewart, rich red; Enfant de Rhone, 

 salmon-red; Duchesse de Montenard, lemon, spotted red; Bar- 

 onne de Renowardy, dull rose-red, introduced last year by 

 Dreer; Gustave Sennholz, light red; Secretary Nicholas, dark 

 salmon-red ; Statuaire Fulconis, red, introduced in this country 

 last year; Edouard Michel, bright salmon-red; The Garden, 

 with large, bright salmon-red flowers ; Little Gem, much like 

 Star of '91, except that the flowers are smaller and a trifle 

 lighter, with more yellow inside. At the south end of the 

 south parterre (C) Pitcher & Manda showed five choice beds of 

 seedlings, and at the north end of the north area (B) H. P. 

 Potter, of Wilmington, Delaware, planted a New American 

 seedling which reminds one of Florence Vaughan, but it has a 

 smaller flower, which is more densely spotted with red. Both 

 ends of this north area were introduced by a large keystone of 

 carpet bedding, and the north end of the New York display 

 had a shield made of succulents. 



At the rear of this central area, lying against the floral 

 curtains upon either side of the dome entrance, were the two 

 spaces (D E) which were devoted to pansies early in the season. 

 Later on, these beds were filled with cannas and ricinus, fur- 



