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Rhea 



About 4 feet. Leaves brown with 

 a metallic hue , flowers of medium 

 size and a brilliant crimson. 



Trinacria 



About 4 feet. Bright green, of 

 luxuriant growth. Flowers very nu- 

 merous and large, sulphur- yellow, 

 fading later on into a paler yellow. 

 A very pure color. 



4. Season 1896 to 1897. 



Africa 



Height about 3 feet, leaves lanceo- 

 late, purple, bronzy, striped green with 

 dark green shades. Very large flowers 

 similar to a Cattleya of a rich purple- 

 scarlet, golden yellow and orange 

 inside. A splendid variety. 

 Alemannia 



This kind produces the largest 

 flowers which have been obtained as 

 yet in the way of Cannas. The plant 

 grows about 4 1 /., to 6 feet high. 

 Numerous Musa - like glaucous leaves 

 and wonderful spikes of flowers. The 

 latter are enormous and surpass 

 in size even those of the Canna 

 ,, Italia". The outer petals are scarlet 

 with a very broad gold-yellow border. 

 The inside of the blooms is scarlet 

 and dark red. Exceedingly beautiful. 



America 



Red leaves. Height about 4 to 5 

 feet. The beautiful foliage is of a 

 bronze color with dark red hues and 

 shining as if the leaves were varnish- 

 ed. The spikes are very large and 

 the flowers enormous, of a very 

 beautiful glowing red - purple flamed 

 and striped. 



Aphrodite 



Height about 6 feet. Very rich 

 flowering, broad green leaves, immense 

 trusses of large golden yellow flowers 

 with large spots salmon colour; inner 

 petals entirely salmon colour. Splendid. 



Asia 



Height about 3 feet. Numerous 

 stalks, dark green foliage, very effect- 

 ive. Very large regular flowers of 

 a rich golden yellow. Inner petals 

 dotted scarlet. Splendid. 



Bavaria 



Height about 3 feet. Leaves large, 

 green, with a blueish hue Very 

 large spikes and flowers of a brilliant 

 golden yellow covered all over with 

 scarlet spots. Quite unique and ex- 

 tremely handsome. 



Borussia 



Height 3 to 4 feet. Broad bright 

 green leaves. Enormous spikes, very 

 large flowers , not so large however 

 as those of ,, Italia", of a shining 

 canary-yellow with a golden yellow 



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Burgundia 



Height 3 feet. Large glaucous 

 leaves, very large spikes, enormous 

 flowers resembling an expanded Catt- 

 leya, of a brilliant golden yellow 

 with rich scarlet spots, golden yellow 

 in the centre and fiery red flamed. 

 A marvel of beauty. 



Edouard Andre 



Bushy plant, about 3 feet high. 

 Stalks dark red, broad leaves, short, 

 and dark spotted on the back. Well 

 ramified stalk, spikes bearing 9 to 12 

 very large flowers of a bright fiery 

 red with orange yellow spots like 

 sparks, long dark red buds of a 

 greenish hue. A kind of sterling 

 merit. 



H. Wendland 



Height about 4 feet. Very broad 

 beautiful green leaves. Very large 

 trusses of large flowers, outer petals 

 scarlet with a golden yellow border, 

 quite fiery red inside and yellow in 

 the centre. It is one of the best of 

 this class. 



Heinrich Seidel 



Height about 3 feet. Green Musa- 

 like leaves with a light glaucous hue. 

 Very large panicles. Very large and 

 numerous flowers of a vivid fiery red 

 with a yellow border spotted with 

 purple. A great beauty. 



Iberia 



Height about 3 feet. Glaucous 

 leaves, very large panicles. The 

 large flowers are Cattleya - like. 

 Outer petals golden yellow with a 

 red border. Inner petals crimson, 

 very beautiful. 



Kronos 



Height about 3 feet. Broad sea- 

 green leaves, slender stalk, very large 

 panicles. Very large flowers of a 

 rich sulphur - yellow all spotted in 

 red. An extremely fine form. 



La France 



About 4 feet high. Numerous stalks. 

 Broad lanceolate leaves, very large, 

 of a splendid purple and shining as 

 if varnished. Very large and regular 

 flowers similar to ,, Austria", of a 

 brillant yellowish scarlet. Unique 

 for its beauty. 



Oceanus 



Height about 3 feet, lanceolate 



leaves bright green. Very large 



panicles. Flowers yellow red spotted. 



Inferior petals almost quite red. 



Remarkably beautiful. 



Pandora 



Height about 3 feet and more. 



Lanceolate purple leaves with a 



metallic hue and dark green stripes. 



Very large spike; enormous flowers 



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