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CANNA (Indian Shot Plant) 

 Hardy Annual 



They are easily grown; attain a height of 3 to 7 feet and may be 

 grown singly or in masses. Leaves green or brownish red; flowers, 

 scarlet, crimson, yellow, cream, pink, white, etc., variously marked and 

 dotted. Cannas are easily grown from seed. For best results pierce 

 the seed in one spot with a file and soak the seeds in warm water until 

 they show evidence of swelling. Then sow in sandy loam, and when 

 grown to the second leaf pot off singly until the proper season for 

 planting out. At Panmure, seed sown March 28th bloomed July loth. 



For roots of cannas, see the buib pages of this Seed Book. 



Canna, Large Flowef 



Size 



French and American. 



1187 LARGE FLOWERING FRENCH AND AMERICAN. Not 



so tall as the old-fashioned sorts, but with flowers of great beauty; 

 everywhere popular. These seedlings vary in color, ranging through 

 all shades of yellow and orange to richest crimson, scarlet and vermil- 

 ion. Some plain, some spotted. Our mixture contains only the best. 

 Packet, 15 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % pound, gl. 00; postpaid. 



1188 



Canna, Mixed. 



MIXED. This grand mixture of cannas with highly orna- 



mental foliage produces clusters of brilliant blossoms all summer and 

 fall from spring sown seed. They are simply marvelous, showing col- 

 ors and variegations ranging from almost white to brilliant scarlet and 

 dark maroon, rosy pink, yellow, orange, buff, lemon, striped, bronzed, 

 tinted and variegated. Bloom in four months from seed. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 60 cents; postpaid. 



Plants Suitable for Pots 



grown from seed 



Ageratum, Asparagus, Browallia, Calceolaria, Carnations, Chrysan- 

 themum, Cyclamen, Ferns, Geranium, Heliotrope, Lantana, Mig- 

 nonette, Mimulus, Myosotis, Tom Thumb Nasturtiums, Petunia, 

 Primula, Little Midget Roses, Smilax, Stocks and Vinca. 



Cardinal Climber. Carnations, Chabaud's Perpetual. 



CARDINAL CLIMBER 



Hardy Annual Climber 

 1190 A splendid new climber of great value. A strong and rap.i 

 grower, attaining a height of 20 to SC feet with beautiful deeply laci 

 iated leaves and just covered with intense cardinal red flowers fro H 

 mid-summer till frost. Flowers measure 1% to 2 inches aoross and a 

 borne in clusters of 5 to 7 blooms each. Packet, 10 cents. 



CARNATIONS 



Half Hardy Perennial 



The so-called carnations have within recent decades developed in 

 types of rare beauty and fragrance. No flowers are more lovely. See 

 sown in the open ground, in spring, will bloom the first season. 



1191 CHABAUD'S PERPETUAL EARLY FLOWERIN 

 MIXED COLORS. Large flowers in all the beautiful shades. Blooms 

 5 months after sowing and continues to flower profusely. Fkt,, 15 c> 



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Carnation, Mammoth Flowerinq Marguerite. 

 MAMMOTH FLOWERING MARGUERITE. They may be tret 

 as annuals, or wintered with slight protection out of doors. Ea 

 grown and make the best of bedding plants, blooming the first si 

 mer, and if lifted in September and potted, they will bloom in 

 house throughout the winter. The flowers are large, fully eighty 

 cent, are perfectly double; all are of a deliciously, sweet spicy fragra 

 and of many brilliant colors, including red, pink, white, variegated, 



1193 STRIPED SORTS. Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cei 



1194 ROSE. Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents. 



1195 WHITE. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



1197 YELLOW. Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents. 



1198 FINEST MIXED. All the most desirable colors. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; % ounce, 25 cts.; % ounce, 40 cts.; ounce, SI 



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