CROMWELL GARDENS, CROMWELL, CONN. 



45 



CANNAS 



Strong i)lants fi 

 $1.25 per doz., 



i-inch p„ 

 ]).T 100, 

 >(■ nutc.l. 



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CarlLutz. T!ir iinm.'HM' 

 are borne cri'i't mi lu':iv>- 

 striking contrast with 



green foliage. A most di'siralilc vanctv tor 

 group effects and a decided advance on all 

 other yello\\ -tlowering Cannas. 



30c. each, S3.00 per doz., .S25.00 per 100. 



Firebird. The best red-floweretl, green- 

 leaved Canna. The flowers are borne in ini- 

 men.se trusses on tall stalks, well al)ovo 

 the leaves. They are of splendid form, 

 round and shapely. The petals measure 

 two and one-half inches and over across, 

 and the color is a clear tilistemng scarlet 

 without any streaks, spots or blotches. 

 SI. 00 each, $10.00 per doz. 



Florence Vaughan. Rich, golden yellow, 

 thickly spotted with bright red. Five leet. 



Gladiator. The color is yellow, spotted w ith 

 red. A strong, vigorous grower with fine 

 green foliage and large heads of flowers 

 that stand the storms and sunshine better 

 than any other Canna. It blooms con- 

 tinually and is one of the finest varieties 

 we offer. Five feet. 



Hungaria. An ideal pink bedding Canna. 

 Trusses large and well formed. The color 

 may be hkened to that of the Patd Xeyron 

 Rose. One of the most attractive new 

 Cannas. Three and one-half feet. 



25c. each, $2.50 per doz., .$20.00 per 100. 



Improved Mt. Blanc. Creen foliage, me- 

 dium in height. Three ami one-half feet. 

 The best white flowered variety. 

 . D. Eisele. Bright vermilion scarlet, over, 

 laid with orange. A fine bedtler. Three 

 and one-half feet. 



Mile. Berat. The nearest approach to a true 

 pink, and a free-flowering variety. On ac- 

 count of its vigorous growth it is a useful 

 Canna tor forming backgrounds and ma.ssing. Five feet. 



Meteor. (Wini.zer's.) As a bedder this new variety is 

 without question the most conspicuous and dazzling of all 

 the red varieties and by far the most prolific. The flowers 

 — bright crimson — combined with the vigorous, healthy 

 foliage form a brilliant combination which, with the free- 

 flowering habit of the plant, establishes this variety as one 

 of the most desirable Cannas. Five feet. 

 20c. each, S2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. 



Mrs. A. F. Conard. Its exquisite salmon pink flowers are 

 of largest size in erect and abundantly furnished heads, so 

 freely produced as to keep a superb showing for months, 

 above the rich green foliage. Four feet. 

 $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100. 

 President McKinley. Deep rich crimson flowers, beauti- 

 fuUv formed. A compact grower; green foliage. Three 

 feet. 



Prof. Rodenwaldt. A useful bedding Canna of compact 

 habit. Large, deep crimson scarlet flowers; green fohage. 

 Three feet. 



Queen Charlotte. Rich pomegranate red, bordered with 

 bright dolden yellow. Four feet. 



Richard Wallace. Canary yellow; large flowers freely pro- 

 duced. One of the best and most effective varieties for 

 bedding. Four and one-half feet. 



King Humbert 



Rubin. Glowing ruby-carmine flowers, produced in pro- 

 lusion; one of the best for becUHng; bronzy-green leaves. 

 Four feet. 



Venus. The color is a gay rosy jiink with a mottled border 

 of crc'amy yellow. Blooms sjilendidly and the flowers are 

 ahva\ s lii-ifiiit and clean in appearance. 

 tK)i)iiiar \arietv. Four feet. 



An attractive and 



ORCHID-FLOWERING CANNAS 



Austria. Pure golden yellow; flowers six to seven inches 

 across; a vigorous grower. 



King Humbert. Flowers as large as the largest of the Or- 

 chid-flowering Cannas. Bright orange scarlet, streaked 

 with crimson. Foliage is bronze with brownish green 

 stripes; thick and leathery; strong, robust grower. Four 

 to five feet. 



Louisiana. The plant is a vigorous grower, producing a 

 thick mass of glossy green foliage; its flowers are often more 

 than seven inches across and every inch a vivid scarlet. It 

 blooms tremendously, often four to five stalks flowermg at 

 once. Seven feet. 



Wyoming. One of the most majestic Cannas. Blossoms, 

 orange colored; true Orchid shape, with large, rounded 

 petals. Five feet. 



