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NEW GIANT CANNAS. 



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 shadings. It is broad and massive, giving the plant a 

 sturdy and stately appearance. Height, 5 feet. Price, 50c. 

 each, S4.50 per doz. 



F. BENARY. Another grand variety. Flowers six inches across, 



soft vermilion with an undulating border of rich yellow. A 



stately grower with deep green foliage, This is the most striking 



and effective variety of its type yet offered. Height, 5 feet. 



. Price, 50c. each, $4.50 per doz 



SELECT NEWER CANNAS. 



BETSY ROSS. We consider this one of the most beautiful of the 

 pink Cannas. Green foliage; height about 3 feet. 



BRANDY WINE. A beautiful, bronze-leaved Canna ; intense vinous- 

 red, dappled deep crimson, occasionally edged golden-yellow. 



CHAUTAUQUA. Flowers pure, rich scarlet, intensely vivid; has 

 luxurious foliage prettily bronzed. Height, 5 feet. 



DUKE OF YORK. Color, a beautiful, rich, deep crimson, with a 

 throat of curiously mottled creamy-white, and each petal exquis- 

 itely edged with an irregular border of fine gold. Height, 4 to 5 ft. 



EVOLUTION. The flowers are rich golden-yellow, shading 

 through canary and sulphur to a center of beautiful blush-pink. 

 Such exquisite, dainty color, mounted on the handsome dark 

 bronze foliage is unique. Height, 4 feet. 



GEORGE WASHINGTON. A noble variety of exquisite finish 

 and well worthy of its name. The color is deep velvety-crimson, 

 beautifully shaded. The flowers are large, have broad petals, and 

 are borne erect in bold, massive trusses. Height, about 3| feet. 



HIAWATHA. Foliage a beautiful bronze, striped and variegated 

 with rich green. The flowers are large, have broad petals, 

 gracefully rounded and slightly crimpled. Color, a delicate tint 

 of rosy-pink, daintily dappled with silver-blush, and finished 

 off with a border of clear cerise. Height, about 3 feet. 



LOUISIANA. A new giant, vivid scarlet-crimson Canna. The 

 flowers are more than 7 inches across. It grows 6 feet high; has 

 green foliage. 50c. each. So. 00 per doz. 



NIAGARA. The best of the low-growing variegated Cannas. 

 Great handsome trusses; broad, thick, durable petals; color, 

 rich deep crimson with a wide irregular border of deep golden- 

 yellow. Green foliage. Height, 3 feet. 



QUEEN OF HOLLAND. FoHage very dark green, heavily 

 veined and edged with bronze. Branching trusses of perfectly 

 beautiful flowers. Color, deep rich orange. Height, 3 feet. 



VICTORY. Very bright scarlet with wide undulating border of 

 yellow. Green foliage; 4 to 5 feet. 



Price for the above (except where noted), dormant roots, up to April 



1st, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. Growing plants, 30c. each, vS3.00 per doz. 



NEW 



SNOWV-WHITE 



CANNA, 



"MONT BLANC." 



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A strong-growing, vigorous-variety, and 

 produce from 15 to 20 flower stalks in a season. 

 Its great masses of snowy-white flowers contrast 

 finely with the crimson varieties. (See cut.) Price, 

 dormant roots, up to April 1st, 35c. each, $3.50 

 per doz. Growing plants, 50c. each, §4.50 per doz. 



NEW 



LILLIPUTIAN 



CANNA, 



"LITTLE GEM." 



This makes a compactmass of handsome green 

 leaves surmounted by a wealth of brilliant 

 orange-scarlet flowers, edged with brilliant yel- 

 low. The height rarely exceeds two feet, so that 

 its value for edging, for centers of low beds, for 

 planting in herbaceous borders or for pot culture 

 is apparent. An early and continuous bloomer. 

 {See cut.) Price, dormant roots, up to April 1st, 

 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. Growing plants, after 

 April 1st, 25c. each, §2.50 per doz. 



NEW RED CANNA. "VESUVIUS." 



A grand new red Canna now offered for the 

 first time. The great feature of this is its branch- 

 ing heads of flowers, trusses measuring 9 inches 

 across being the rule. The color is a vivid crim- 

 son-scarlet. Petals broad and strong, of fine 

 substance, foliage green ; height, 4 to 5 feet. Price, 

 dormant roots, up to April 1st. 30c. each, §3.00 

 per doz. Growing plants, after April 1st, 40c. 

 each, $4.00 per doz. 



