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GRAND NOVELTY CANNAS 



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. 



ButtercUD. Real bright buttercup-yellow; large 

 "* handsomely formed flowers in fine 

 open trusses. It bleaches less in sunshine than 

 any other yellow Canna. We can reconmiend it 

 as the very best yellow Canna. locts. each, 75 cts. 

 per doz., $6 per 100. 



Louisiana. 



Brandywine. 



O n e of the 

 best bronze- 



A strong, vigorous-growing variety, 

 attaming a height of 7 feet, producing 



leaved bedding Cannas, 

 healthy and vigorous grower 

 of 4 to 5 feet. Makes a lu.xu- 

 riant growth' of dark bronze 

 foliage and a magnificent dis- 

 play of fine large flowers. 

 Color is intense vinous red, 

 beautifully mottled with deep 

 crimson ; two to three petals 

 are sometimes narrowly 

 edged with bright gold. 15c. 

 ea., $1.50 per doz., $8 per 100. 



Black Prince, intense dark velvety 

 maroon; grows strong 

 and erect, 3 to 4 feet ; fine dark red stems, 

 and deep green leaves edged with purple. 

 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., $6 per 100. 



David Harum. Strong, robust grower 

 and one of the freest 

 blooming varieties. Flowers of large size, 

 with well-rounded petals of good sub- 

 stance. Color bright vermil- 

 ion-scarlet, dotted with crim- 

 son spots ; foliage bronze. 

 10 cts. each, $1 per doz., $7.50 

 per 100. 



Duke of York. Largest 



and most 



magnificent of the variegated 

 Cannas. Bears great bunches 

 of immense flowers. Color a beautiful 

 rich deep crimson, with a throat of cu- 

 riously mottled creamy white, and each 

 petal exquisitely edged with an irregu- 

 lar border of fine gold. Light green 

 foliage, very strong grower. 4 to 5 feet. 

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



Express C^'*® Geranium Canna). 



— Color scarlet-crimson 



clusters are large and compact; foliage 

 green. Dwarf habit, fine for edging or 

 bedding. 2 to 2 54 feet. 10 cts. each, 

 $1 per doz., $7.50 per 100. 



•Gladiator. The flowers are bright 

 I yellow, thickly spotted 

 •with crimson and bloom profusely. 

 Heads are unusually large and borne 

 on long, strong stalks with tough, deep 

 green foliage. A superb variety alone 



or in masses. Height 4 feet. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., 

 $6 per 100. 



Indiana. Color is aglistening golden orange daintily marked 

 ' and striped with reel. Single blossoms are often 7 

 inches across. Height 4 feet. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $10 

 per 100. 



Musafolia. 



King Humbert. 



In this grand Canna we have a combination of 

 the highest type of flower with the finest bronze 

 foliage. Its llnwcrs, which, under or<lin;iry cultivation, will measure 

 6 inches in diameter, and which are produced in heav)' trusses of 

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

 ings, while till' foliage is broad and massive and of a rich cr)ppery 

 bronze with brownish green markings. Hold and effective. Makes a 

 gorgeous effc. t when planted in a m.iss. 5 feet. 15 cts. eacli, $1.25 

 per doz., $10 p'-r 100. 



Louise. ^ '-;rand pink variety, somewhat similar to Mile. lier.it, 

 ' murh taller, and very free llowering. 10 cts. each, $1 per 

 doz., $7.50 per 100. 



a dense mass of glossy green foliage and vivid scar 

 let flowers, often measuring 7 inches across. 15 cts. 

 each, $1.25 per doz., $10 per 100. 



Mile. Berat. ^ grand bedding variety ; habit vig- 



1 1 orous.- 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. loc. 

 each, 75 cts. per doz., $5 per 100. 



(The White Canna). The flowers 

 are large, with broad, rounded pet- 

 als, and are produced in the greatest profusion on 

 352 feet high branching stems. In color it is almost 

 a pure white, and contrasts 

 well with the high-colored 

 varieties. 20 cts. each, $2 per 

 doz. jti5 per 100. 



This is the fin- 

 est foliaged 

 Canna yet seen, with enorm- 

 ous 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 ap- 

 pi oach. Attains a height of 8 

 feet. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per 

 doz., $6 per 100. 



Philadelphia. \ bright 



glownig red, 



very rich and velvety. Height 

 5 feet. 10 cts. each, $1 per 

 doz., $7.50 per 100. 



Pillar of Fire, ^ 'le giant 



of Its class, 

 grows 6 to 7 feet high ; flow- 

 ers bright crimson -scarlet, 

 borne in erect spikes like 

 )lazing torches; continuous bloomer, 

 invaluable for center of beds, etc. 15c. 

 l ach, $1.25 per doz., $10 per 100. 



Pres. Meyer. ^ glorious Canna with 

 '. — 1 large flowers in im- 

 mense trusses; color rich cherry -car- 

 mine, producing a gorgeous effect ; bronzy foliage. 4 feet. 15 cts. 

 each, $i.2,s per doz., $10 per too. 



Brilliant crimson with scarlet shading. Dwarf 

 h.iliit, growitig onlyaS to 3 feet. 10 cts. each, 

 75 cts. per doz., S6 per 100. 



Queen of Holland. T^'''^ handsome Canna makes well-balanced 

 _ — '- plants, 3 103:2 feet high. Foliage very dark 

 green, heavily veined anil e<lge(l with bronze. Bears immense 

 'iraiuliing trusses of perfectly beautiful flowers. Color deeji rich 

 orange. 10 cts. each, $1 per iloz., $S per 100. 



Richard Wallace. good free-flowering yellow Canna of vig- 



' orous growth, we believe that this variety 

 comers nearer to the ideal than any variety yet otTered. In color it is 

 a pleasing canary-yellow, with exceptionally large flowers, which 

 are carried well above the green foliage in upright well-branched 

 trusses. feet. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $\o per ico. 



Stadtrath Heidenreich. ^. ^,-anna simii.u- in growth to 



KinRT Humbert, winch it closely resem- 

 bles. Color of flowers glowing scarlet i)assiiig to carmine; foliage 

 deep bronze. 20 cts. each, %2 per doz., $15 per 100. 



The color is a gay rosy pink, with .1 "lotlKd border of 



\ u 1 I Iliads e.' Ct and 



li'h. <l -\S pel do/., f 10 



Venus. The color is a gay rosy pink 



'. creamy yellow. It blooms splendii 



(lowers bright. Ileiglil .1 to .( feet. i,s cts 1 

 per 100. 



