kOARDEH— GREENHOUSE PLANTS 



Twelve Standard Carinas 



This set contains twelve well tried varieties, all of which have been 

 found worthy in their respective types and colors. No plants we know of 

 will produce a better display for the money than this set of Carinas at 

 the price. 



Cheerfulness. Its name aptly describes the lively beauty of this 

 charming variety. Bright fiery deep orange florets which are 

 broadly bordered golden yellow. The large trusses are carried 

 very erect over the massive foliage and are produced in great 

 profusion. 3j feet. 



City of Portland. A beautiful rose colored Canna with flowers 

 of good formation, freely produced in immense trusses. 4 feet. 

 :General Merkel. Scarlet, suffused with orange, base and 



i edge of flowers marbled golden-yellow. 4 feet. 



Gladiator. Deep yellow, freely dotted with red, a popular 



, bedder. 4j feet. 



Meteor. Medium sized flowers very freely produced in good 



trusses, color deep red; a most effective bedder. 4 feet. 

 Richard Wallace. Large canary yellow flowers, a well known 

 i popular variety. 4 feet. 



The Ambassador. Appropriately referred to as the "Bronze 



Leaved President," a wonderfully vigorous free-flowering 



brilliant cherry red. 5 feet. 

 The Gem. The immense trusses of flowers are borne on upright branching 



stems well above the foliage and are of deep cream or straw yellow color 



dotted with carmine; very attractive and unusually refined. 4| feet. 

 The President. The greatest red Canna, possessing every desirable 



quality. Of immense size, unsurpassed in vigor, and brilliant in color, and a 



free bloomer. 5 feet. 

 Uhlberg. Entirely distinct. The flowers expand very fully and are of a 



soft rosy carmine, the throat of the flower is of a creamy yellow as are also 



the edges of the petals. 3$ feet. 

 Wintzer's Colossal. Flowers frequently eight inches in diameter; bright 



scarlet; very effective, free-flowering bedding variety. 5 feet. 

 Wyoming. Bronze purple foliage, immense spikes of large massive orange 



flowers. 6 feet. 



Price. Any of the above, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 The collection of 12 varieties for $2.00. 



Crimson Fountain Grass (Pennisetum) 



Large-flowering Canna, the Ambassador 



Large-flowering Carinas in Separate 

 Colors 



Many planters are not particular as to variety so long as they get the wanted 

 color; for such we offer at very low prices if the selection of variety is left to 

 our choice, in the following colors. 



Crimson, Scarlet, Pink, Carmine, Yellow, Yellow spotted red, 

 Orange, and White. 

 Price. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100; $80.00 per 1000. 



Pennisetum (Fountain Grass) 

 The Pennisetums are the most effective plants to use in con- 

 nection with Cannas where a border plant to sucn beds is 

 desired. Plants ready May 1st. 



Tender ornamental Grasses, valuable either as individual specimens in the 

 garden or for massing, while as border plants for beds of Cannas or Caladiums 

 nothing equals them. 



Macrophyllum Atrosanguineum (Crimson Fountain Grass). Foliage 

 gracefully recurved of a pleasing dark metallic, coppery-bronze and tawny 

 crimson plumes, attains a height of about 4 feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per 

 doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Cupreum. Similar in the dark coppery-bronze color of its foliage to the 

 variety above, but with much narrower leaves; grows about 3 to 3i feet 

 high. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Japonicum (Fountain Grass). This variety grows about 4 feet high; foliage 

 narrow, of a bright green, while the cylindrical flower heads are tinged with 

 bronzy purple. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Rueppelianum (Purple Fountain Grass). Grows about 3 feet high, pro- 

 ducing long, graceful green foliage and purplish plumes. 20 cts. each; 

 $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



TheTuberous rooted Begonias offered on page 1 55 make desirable flowering plants for a partially shaded border 



