HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA, PA., WHOLESALE PRICE LIST 



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The Dreer International Selection of New Cannas 

 and Recent Introductions of Special Merit. 



Bebe Rose. Very pretty medium sized florets in compact trusses 

 of good form; a distinct and pretty lively shade of carmine-tinted 

 rose. 5 feet. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Beacon. Very free flowering, color a rich cardinal-red. florets of 

 medium size held well above the foliage in large compact trusses; 

 a splendid bedding variety. 3k. to 4 feet. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per 

 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Dr. E. Ackerknecht. Carmine-lake suffused with deep carmine; 

 a distinct new shade; very free flowering, foliage bronze. 4 feet. 

 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



Fantasia. This is one of the brightest varieties we have seen. 

 The color is a bright, rich, cochineal-red, with a dazzling sheen 

 that attracts the eye away from all others; very distinct and 

 unusual. 3'/2 feet. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Garam. Large, bright carmine-red flowers, freely produced on 

 vigorous growing plants: quite distinct. SV2 to 4 feet. 20 cts. 

 each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.C0 per 100. 



Qustav Qumpper. Another season's trial strengthens us in again 

 recommending this as the ideal rich yellow bedding Canna; the 

 flowers of good size are held well above the foliage, the fine 

 trusses always clean looking; in habit of growth very uniform; 

 color a rich golden-yellow; a shade that has been missing here- 

 tofore and which can be seen as far as the eye will carry. 3'/2 to 

 4 feet. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



General Merkel. One of the freest flowering varieties in our col- 

 lection, of a brilliant scarlet suffused with orange; the base and 

 the edge of the petals is marbled with golden-yellow. 10 cts. each ; 

 85 cts. per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Hungarla. The ideal pink bedding Canna, flowers large in good 

 sized trusses, produced early, freely and continuously, in color 

 not unlike that of the Paul Neyron Rose. Compared to all other 

 pink varieties it possesses a softness and refinement not found in 

 any other sort. 3 to S'/a feet. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 

 per 100. 



Hohenzoltern. A vigorous growing variety producing immense 

 heads of clear canary-yellow flowers on five feet high stems; 

 greatly admired. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Johanna Kanzlelter. Light amber-yellow, changing to creamy- 

 white as it matures; very free and attractive. SVi to 4 feet. 15 cts. 

 each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Karl Luz. A strong growing variety, producing its large lemon- 

 yellow flowers in immense trusses; a promising European intro- 

 duction. 5 feet. 20 cts. each: $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Kate F. Deemer. The flowers open a rich yellow and gradually 

 change until the lower part or throat of the floret is red, while 

 the rest of the flower turns almost white; quite attractive and 

 interesting. 5 feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Louis Reverchon. This was one of the best dark leaved red flow- 

 ering varieties in our trials during the past three years; a block 

 of about 2,000 plants attracted great attention; the flowers are 

 very large, of a cochineal-red color, very freely produced on 

 vigorous plants with light bronze foliage. iVz to 5 feet. 10 cts. 

 each; $1.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



Maros. The best white-flowering Canna that has yet come to our 

 notice. Its flowers of creamy-white are produced very freely on 

 stems thrown well above the foliage. SV2 to 4 feet. 15 cts. each: 

 $1.50 per doz.: $10.00 per 100. 



Meteor. A magnificent bedding variety, of strong, robust habit, 

 with green foliage and enormous trusses of large, bright blood- 

 red flowers freely produced well above the foliage. 5 feet. 30 

 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. A most remarkable variety, with exquisite 

 salmon-pink flowers of largest size in erect and abundantly fur- 

 nished heads, so freely produced as to keep a superb showing of 

 bloom for months above the rich green foliage. 4 feet. 20 cts. 

 each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Olympic. Rich oriental-red, shading lighter to the centre, and 

 dappled carmine, the individual flowers are largest size and are 

 produced in immense large heads. 5 feet. 75 cts. each. 



Prince Wied. An excellent brilliant rich deep crimson bedder with 

 flowers of medium size, but produced in very large trusses, free 

 and early; one of the best. 4 feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; 

 $25.00 per 100. 



We will supply one each of the 26 varlet 



TYPICAL SPIKE OF NEWER CANNAS 



Richard Wagner. Very free flowering, the greater part of the 

 surface of the petal is bright orange-scarlet bordered with a 

 broad band of golden-yellow, throat of flower also yellow. 

 Altogether a showy and valuable sort. 4 feet. 25 cts. each; 82.50 

 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Splendor. A magnificent acquisition, florets of immense size in 

 great spreading trusses, very floriferous. color a pleasing shade 

 of salmon-scarlet. 3^/2 feet. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 

 per 100. 



Uhlberg. Entirely distinct and one of the freest flowering varieties 

 we have ever grown, the flowers expand very full and are of a 

 soft rosy-carmine; the throat of the flower is of a creamy yellow, 

 and the edges of the petals, which are slightly crimped, are also 

 pale yellow. This variety attracted much attention in our trials. 

 3 feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Undine Unquestionably the best of its type, and we heartily 

 recommend it either for massing or as single specimens in the 

 border. Its growth is dwarf and graceful, with green foliage, 

 and its flowers, which are produced very freely, are of a bright 

 orange-scarlet broadly edged with golden-yellow; a most satis- 

 factory variety in every way. 3'/2 feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 

 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Wabash. Beautiful large carmine-rose flowers freely produced. 

 This variety is similar to the well-known Rosea Gigantea, but has 

 bronze foliage, this combined with the pink flowers produces an 

 unusual and pleasing effect. 4 feet. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; 

 $20.00 per 100. 



Wawa. A very dwarf grower and free flowering, the trusses are 

 of good size and borne well above the foliage; color a pleasing 

 shade of rosy-flesh-pink. 3 feet. 10 cts. each; 85 cts. per doz.; 

 $6.00 per ICO. 



William Bates. A splendid free flowering pure yellow Canna that 

 has attracted much attention, the size of its flowers, of its trusses, 

 its habit of growth are all that can be desired; a variety that will 

 become a great favorite. 5 feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $20.00 per 100. 



Wilhelm Mast. Color an unusual shade of orange-scarlet, almost 

 a pale terra cotta and light bronze foliage; distinct and interesting. 

 5 feet. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



of the International Collection for $5.00 



