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DREER'S 



Collection of Standard 



LARQE=FLOWERING 



CANNAS. 



There are too many good Carinas nowadays to offer anything 

 but first-class varieties. The sorts offered below are all strictly 

 high-grade. For cultural notes see head of preceding page. 



All have green foliage, unless otherwise specified. 



Adrien Lefebvre. Rosy-carmine flowers with red markings; 



3A feet. 



Alphonse Bouvier. Finest tall, brilliant crimson; 6 to 7 feet. 

 Alsace. Pale sulphur, changing to creamy white; planted in 



conjunction with the high-colored sorts it makes a fine contrast; 



4J feet. 



Beaute Poitevine. Brilliant crimson with scarlet shadings, 

 compact; very free; 3 feet. 



Buttercup. Deep buttercup-yellow; almost pure; very effective; 

 3 feet. 



Charles Henderson. A popular crimson of unifoim habit; 

 3 h feet. 



Consul W. Vellnagel. Lemon- yellow, spotted with reddish- 

 brown; 4 feet. 



Dr. Robert Funcke. 



color the same shade 



Canna Souvenir d'Antoine Crozy. 



Egandale. A favorite bronze-leaved sort, with soft currant- 

 red flowers; 4 feet. 



Express. Scarlet crimson, very dwarf; 2h feet. 



Florence Vaughan. Bright, rich golden-yellow, spotted with 

 red, of large size and perfect form; 4 feet. 



Furst Bismarck. Rich scarlet crimson, of large size; 3.V 

 feet. 



General Merkel. Scarlet suffused with orange, base and edge 

 of flower marbled with golden yellow; 4 feet. 



Grand Chancellor Bulow. Rich deep crimson-scarlet over- 

 laid with maroon, very large spikes of good-sized flowers of 

 good substance thrown well above the foliage; 3 feet. 



Harry Laing. Exceedingly large, well-rounded flowers of 

 rich, glowing scarlet, suffused with orange; 5 feet. 



Hofgartner Hoppe. Light bronze foliage, flowers orange- 

 scarlet at base, merging into carmine at tips of petals; 4£ feet. 



J. D. Eisele. Bright vermilion-scarlet, overlaid with orange; 

 a fine bedder; 3i feet. 



James H. Veitch. Rich carmine-scarlet, very large, bronze 

 foliage; 5 feet. 



Jean Tlssot. One of the brightest; color an intense, brilliant 

 vermilion, with bright orange shadings, a color that can be 

 seen as far as the eye will carry; massive foliage; 5 feet. 



Luray. A pleasing deep rosy-pink; 4i feet. 



Miss Berthlne Brunner. Large, open panicles of pure yel- 

 low flowers, minutely spotted with orange-scarlet; 4J feet. 



Mrs. Geo. A. Strohlein. Very large amaranth-red flowers, 

 massive bronze foliage; 5 feet. 



Mile. Berat. The nearest approach to a pink in a first-class 

 bedder; 4 feet. 



Mme. Crozy. The popular golden-edged bright scarlet; 4 

 feet. 



Large flowers in heavy dense spikes, in 

 Scarlet Sage; very bright; 4A feet. 



Duke of Harlborough. One of the finest of the very deep 

 crimsons; fine individual blooms in large trusses, and exception- 

 ally free- flowering and attractive; 4 feet. 



Mme. Jean Beurier. Salmon rose dashed and mottled with 

 vermilion; small yellow edge; 4 feet. 



riont Blanc. Very large, creamy-white flowers; 3J feet. 

 Papa Nardy. Very large, rich currant-red, with a purplish 



sheen; 4jt feet. 

 Pres. Heyer. A glorious Canna with large flowers in immense 



trusses; color rich cherry carmine, producing a gorgeous 



effect; bronzy foliage; 4 feet. 



Professor Rodenwaldt. Large and effective deep crimson- 

 scarlet, of compact habit; 3 feet. 



Richard Wallace. As a good free- flowering yellow Canna of 

 vigorous growth, we believe that this variety comes nearer to 

 the ideal than any variety yet offered. In color it is a pleasing 

 canary-yellow with exceptionally large flowers, which are 

 carried well above the foliage; 4} feet. 



Rubin. The ruby carmine flowers of this are not large, but are 

 produced in profusion and are intensely rich and glowing, 

 which, combined with the dark, bronzy-green foliage, make it 

 one of the best bedding varieties in our collection. 



Secretaire Chabanne. Distinct and pleasing salmon; very- 

 free; a fine bedder; 3 feet. 



Souvenir d'Antoine Crozy. Intense crimson-scarlet, with 

 a broad golden-yellow border, an exceptionally free-flowering 

 variety, and the brightest of the gilt-edged sorts; 33 feet. 



Venus. One of the softest and most delicately colored varieties 

 that has yet been introduced. The flowers are of fair size, of a 

 soft rosy pink, with a pretty mottled border of creamy yellow. 

 The plant always presents a clean, fresh appearance; 3J feet. 



Price: Any of the above, 15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz.; §8.00 per 100. Set of 35 varieties, $3.00. 



Many important Cultural Notes have been added to this book this season. See page i. 



