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Arthur T. Boddington. 342 West 14th St.. New York City 



CANNAS 



The Canna is still king. No plant approaches it for the 

 combined beauty of a flowering and foliage plant, and for 

 beauty of effect and gorgeousness of color it stands unrivaled. 

 During the past lo years the improvement in varieties has 

 gone steadily on, until today we have the Canna rivaling the 

 orchid in beauty and brilliancy. 



Cannas are easily raised and easily taken care of, and they 

 well repay any trouble bestowed upon them. 



We offer the dry roots only, and make shipments, weather 

 permitting, from January till June. 



Canna roots, or tubers, more properly speaking, on arrival 

 should be placed in shallow boxes, and started in sphagnum or 

 other green moss, thoroughly watered and allowed to remain 

 until they have grown 6 to 9 inches high, then placed in pots, or 

 the open ground, if danger of frost is past. 



Last season we handled nearly 300,000 Canna roots, an 

 eloquent testimonial to their popularity. 



Six Grand Cannas 



KING HUMBERT 



King of all Cannas 



In this grand new Italian Canna we have a combination of 

 the highest type of flower with tlie finest bronze foliage. Its 

 flowers, which, under ordinary cultivation, will measure 6 inches 

 in diameter, and which are produced in heavy trusses of gigan- 

 tic size, are of a brilliant orange-scarlet, with bright red mark- 

 ings, while the foliage is broad and massive and of a rich cop- 

 pery bronze with brownish green markings. Bold and effective. 

 Makes a gorgeous effect when planted in mass. 5 feet. 30 cts. 

 each, I3 per doz., $20 per 100. 



BUTTERCUP. Real bright buttercup-yellow ; large, hand- 

 somely formed flowers in fine open trusses ; always clean 

 and bright. It bleaches less in sunshine than any yellow 

 Canna, and, like Philadelphia, it sheds the old flowers, thus 

 leaving the trusses always bright and fresh. We can recom- 

 mend it as the very best yellow Canna. 20 cts. each, $2 

 per doz., I15 per 100. 



DAVID HARUM. One of the best dark bronze Cannas. 

 Strong, robust grower, and one of the freest blooming varie- 

 ties. Flowers of large size, with well-rounded petals of good 

 substance. Color bright vermilion-scarlet, dotted with crim- 

 son spots. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 



EXPRESS. Color scarlet-crimson ; the clusters are large 

 and compact ; foliage green. Dwarf habit. 2 to 2 >^ feet. 20 

 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 



MLLE. BERAT. A grand bedding variety ; habit vigorous ; 

 growth compact. Height 4 to 5 feet. Large, handsome 

 trusses compactly filled with splendid flowers; color a 

 unique shade of soft rosy carmine, or deep pink it might be 

 called. 10 cts. each, |i per doz., $6 per 100. 



QUEEN OP HOLLAND. This handsome Canna makes 

 well balanced plants, 3 to '^et high. Foliage very dark 

 green, heavily veined and edged with bronze. Bears im- 

 mense branching trusses of perfectly beautiful flowers. Color 

 deep rich orange. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $8 per 100. 



Grand New Foliage Canna Musafolia 



This is the finest foliaged Canna yet seen, with enormous musa-like leaves, 3 by 5 feet, of a dark green, bronze-tinged 

 color, the edge of the leaves being beautifully banded with bronze-purple. In size and beauty of foliage it is a revelation, 

 and makes a clump or single specimen plant for the lawn which no other foliage plant can approach. It is a seedling of 

 the well-known Robusta, but with foliage twice as large, as well as more graceful and wavy. Attains a height of 8 feet. 

 Beautiful and symmetrical at every stage of growth. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz , |8 per 100. 



CANNAS IN QUANTITY FOR MASSING ' ^'^^ convenience of those who are at a loss what varieties to select, 

 ^^^^^—1 vve make a special offer of the best sorts in separate colors. If desired, 

 we will select tall, medium and low-growing varieties, for arrangement in beds. Dormant roots, up to June i, ^5 per 100, $45 

 per 1,000. 25 sold at 100 rate, 250 at 1,000 rate. 



