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CHOICE SELECTIONS IN PLANTS. F. R. PIERSON CO., T ARR YTOWN-ON-H U DSON, N. Y. 
GANNAS. WORLD S FAIR BRONZE MEDAL SORTS 
AND A FEW OTHER EQUALLY GOOD AND SCARCE VARIETIES. 
HIGHEST j^wAJRJENg* OHICJ^GO, 
WE WE HE A WARDED NINE BRONZE MEDALS, 
WE RECEIVED THE ONLY MEDAL GIVEN FOR THE LARGEST AND BEST COLLECTION. 
Our exhibit comprised over Four Thousand Plants, more than three times the quantity exhibited by all other exhibitors combined, 
and created an impression that will not soon be forgotten. Our collection embraces only tlie lines! sorts in commerce to- 
day. The sorts named below are the very best of the newer and most recent introductions of the last few years, and of which we 
have a sufficient quantity to enable us to offer at prices so they can be used for bedding purposes; they are the choicest and best 
varieties, excepting our novelties of this year. 
CHARLES HETSTI&ERSOIV. — A splendid, compact dwarf grower, throwing up erect, compact heads of bloom of immense size; 
— — — - the individual flowers are among the very largest. Color", dark crimson; centre of the flower 
marked with golden pencilings; this is one of the very handsomest varieties. Some of the varieties, on account of their being tall growers, 
are not adapted for pot culture, while they may be better for outdoor bedding. This variety is one of the very finest for this purpose on account of its 
dwarf habit, while its dwarf habit will make it valuable for outdoor bedding in conjunction with others. We believe Charles Henderson, without ques- 
tion, will give more satisfaction to the trade generally, than any other variety sent out up to this time, and we can recommend it very highly; no variety we 
have ever tested in our greenhouses has ever compared with it in any way, excepting our introductions of this year, our plants being a solid' mass of bloom. 
It was introduced two years ago, and was pre-eminently the finest introduction of the year. We believe it for outdoor bedding to be equal to Alphonse Bouvier; 
under glass we consider it superior; its dark, crimson color will undoubtedly insure it a wide distribution and ready sale, and can be offered by every florist with 
the assurance that it will give unqualified satisfaction. The accompanying beautiful illustration, painted from nature, shows how perfect and beautiful it is. 
EEORET¥CE VAIJGHAN. — This is the best spotted Canna introduced up to this time; color, lemon yellow spotted with bright red. It has been 
_____ claimed for this variety that it was the best yellow in cultivation, but the scarlet markings on the petals detract 
from the brightness of the yellow, and while it is unquestionably the best mottled sort, it does not equal Capt. P. De Suzzonii as a yellow variety for bedding. 
It is a strong, robust grower, with flowers of the largest size with large heads and blooms freely. Bronze Medal awarded for this at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. 
CAPTAIH P. J^E SUZZOIVII. — The best yellow Canna for bedding introduced so far, excepting Eldorado. It has almost as large a 
■ flower as Md. Crozy, with a large spike of bloom, and is slightly mottled with scarlet. It has a distinct 
habit of growth, the foliage very nearly approaching the banana. Bronze Medal awarded us for this at the World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. 
EGA1VDAEE. — Foliage dark maroon and green,very similar in coloring to the old Robusta Perfecta, although more erect in habit; very compa 
• throwing up numerous heads of bloom which rank with the best in quality, both in size of the heads and quality of the fiow< 
color, bright cherry. 1 ' • ' ^ ■ ' ' ' 1 ' ■ ■ •• • ■ 
bedding. 
J. J). €ABO§. — Dark greenish maroon-colored foliage with a bronze metallic lustre; flowers, bright orange or apricot, sometimes 
■ brightened with a pinkish tinge; one of the most distinct of all Cannas, and one of the. very finest, being a fine grower 
and a very early, profuse, continuous bloomer. Flowers of the largest size and of a color that is very pleasing, and there is nothing similar to it. 
One of the best all-around Cannas introduced to date. Bronze Medal awarded us for this at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. 
Pj^UI^ BRUAJVT.-One of the freest blooming sorts of all, throwing flowers well above the foliage; the color is very distinct and 
conspicuous — an exceedingly brilliant orange-scarlet, satiny in texture, that lights up and seems to reflect the 
sunlight — an intense color. Large heads of flowers of the largest size; of dwarf habit. Bronze Medal awarded us for this at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. 
PRESIDENT CARWOT. — Orange-scarlet suffused with pink; a beautiful color, good-sized heads with large flowers and very fine 
" ■ brilliant chocolate-maroon foliage; one of the finest dark-leaved sorts, distinct and good. 
Will be particularly sought after, as it is undoubtedly the finest blooming dark-leaved sort at the present time for outdoor 
Bronze Medal awarded for this at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. 
J # Q m — Dark purplish foliage, with very large vermilion-orange flowers of a satiny lustre; flowers larger than Cabos and 
; deeper color, contrasting brilliantly with the dark foliage. Flower spikes very large and showy. Very distinct, 
and said by many to be the best dark-leaved variety. Bronze Medal awarded at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. 
CrERMAHJTA. — This variety was sent here from Germany with the very highest recommendation. They claim that it is a decided improvement on Md. Crozy; more dwarf in habit, with 
' larger flowers and larger heads of bloom, and slightly darker in color. Not thoroughly tested by us as yet. 
P»AUE SIORISTT. — " The Gilt Edge Canna." Rich dazzling crimson, with a broad, bright golden border. 
Price, strong, pot-grown plants, 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. 
AEPHOIVSE BOUVIER.— This is a grand Canna for bedding. It is a very luxuriant 
— — — ——— — — — i— — — — grower, growing considerably taller than Md. Crozy, throw- 
ing up flower stems freer than that variety. In good ground and under good cultivation the plant 
will grow six feet. It begins to bloom very early and is one continuous mass of crimson the entire 
season. The tips of the shoots are surmounted by immense clusters of bright crimson flowers of the 
very largest size, and nothing can exceed their brilliancy. It has a peculiar habit of drooping the 
flower cluster a trifle as the second flowering shoot begins to push above the first, and the shoots 
flower two, three, or more times, one after the other, a large plant in bloom sometimes having on as 
many as thirty or forty of these large, brilliant clusters of flowers. Grand is the only word that de- 
scribes this variety. For general bedding purposes it surpasses Md. Crozy; this was questioned, but 
trial has convinced even the most skeptical that no other variety approached it for grandeur and 
effectiveness when bedded.in masses. As a pot-plant for greenhouse cultivation, it is not so desirable 
on account of its taller growth. Bronze Medal awarded us for this at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. 
I»AUE jPHAR-OtUAMT 1 . - ° ne of the most distinct of all and one of the most beautiful. 
■ — Those who have seen it in oar houses and at the World's Fair, 
have considered it preferable to any other variety, not excepting Md. Crozy, on account of its beau- 
ty and profusion of bloom, as no variety throws so many flower stems as this. The individual flower 
is larger than any other, and the flower spike very large, each flower standing out separately by it- 
self. The flower is as line as the finest orchid. The color is very hard to describe, to give any ade- 
quate idea of how beautiful a shade it is. It might be described as a bright salmon, with a carmine 
tint. The flower has a silvery lustre, which glistens and lightens it up with a silvery sheen, making 
the salmon of the flower very brilliant. Some have described it as apricot— a shade that is so fashion- 
able at the present time. For greenhouse culture it is one of the finest of all, as the growth is not as 
tall as the preceding sort, Bronze Medal awarded us for this at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. 
STAR, OF 1891. — Very dwarf and valuable on this account; bright scarlet. It is an ele- 
— — — — — gant pot-plant, and will bloom in the house in the winter splendidly, 
for which purpose it is admirably suited. 
FRANCOIS CROZY.— B «&ht orange, bordered with a narrow edge of gold, one of the 
— : most desirable shades that could be secured. The plants are 
somewhat more dwarf than Md. Crozy, and are fairly covered with flowers. Bronze Medal awarded 
us for this at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. 
USD. CROZY. — Flowers flaming scarlet, bordered with gold. This is now well-known and 
' — - — — ■ is still an ideal sort in every way. We have made a specialty of this for 
the past four seasons and no plant we have ever sold has given such universal and unqualified satis- 
faction. In order to give an idea of the large size of these flowers, we had a painting made, showing 
the actual size of the flowers and their beautiful coloring; we will be pleased to send this free to any 
who may not have received it; it is no exaggeration whatever, giving the actual size and the vivid 
and beautiful coloring of Md. Crozy. When the large size of the flowers and the large heads of bloom 
are taken in connection with the freedom with which it blooms, it makes one of the most attractive 
plants for bedding that it can be possible to conceive of. Bronze Medal awarded us for this at 
World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. 
MISS SARAH HILL.- Carmine-crimson; borne in erect heads; of dwarf, compact 
1 habit, blooming very freely. 
COUNT HORACE I>E CHOISE IJ E . -Very dwarf, with close, compact habit 
— — ^— — — — — — — — — — ^— — — — and large-sized flowers; beautiful deep 
carmine color; a fine-pot plant and a fine bedder, particularly valuable on account of its dwarf habit 
beautiful color and good-sized flowers. Bronze Medal awarded us for this at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893] 
each; $2.00 per dozen; $12.00 per 100. 
Price, strong, pot-grown plants, 20 cents 
SEE OUR UNRIVALED COLLECTION OF NOVELTIES IN CANNAS ON PAGE 21. 
