DUPUY & FERGUSON, 38 JACQUES CARTIER SQUARE, MONTREAL 
SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS 
^ ^ T TT A Cannaa are perhaps the most effective of all bedding plants, and are also useful 
g ^ l\ IV I IV I l\ V, ^ to fill in as single specimens, or groups, vacant places in tlie hardy border, or 
I /-% I XI I X| l—\ among young shrubbery that has not had time to cover the ground. For 
> / % I ^ i ^ ^ % W. J effective masses in beds, plant in rich, deeply-worked ground, in full sun, after 
all danger from frost is passed, 18 inches apart each way. In the fall lift the 
clumps, allowing the soil to remain on, and paclc the clumps closely in a dry cellar, dividing the roots in the spring before replanting. 
NEW AND CHOICE CANNAS 
Firebird. 
Gladiflora. 
Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. 
Hungaria. 
Panama. 
A clear glistening scarlet. Even better than 
King Humbert, but with green foliage. 
This is by all means the very best red-flowered, green-leaved 
Canna to-day. 
The flowers are borne in immense trusses, on tall stalks well 
above the leaves. They are of splendid form, round and shapely. 
The petals measure 2 !-< inches and over across, and the colour 
is a clear glistening scarlet without any streaks, spots or blotches. 
Each. 30 cts.; doz.. $2.75. 
.Remarkable on account of the unusual 
shape of Hs flowers, which look like a 
gladiolus: crimson, changing to carmine-rose, with an irregular 
edge of gold. The bright, firm, well-formed blooms show up 
attractively above the neat green foliage. Height 3H feet. 
Each 20 cts.; doz., 2.00. 
r\\Ao.r\ Pate * feet. — The flowers open almost pure 
vauiutsii viatc. ^o\&. but soon become richly rayed with 
orange, crimson and apricot, centering to the throat of deep 
carmine. Foliage green. Each. 20 cts.; doz., $2.00. 
CSf-.r r\t Pni-l-lanrl 3 Vi *eet. — The color is a beautlfu' 
icy or roriiana. glowing pink, deeper in colour than 
its parent, Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. and the flowers are produced 
in greatest profusion on strong, erect, branching stalks. It is 
an early and continuous bloomer, blooming freely in hot or cool 
weather. Canna experts last season pronounced it the "finest 
all-round pink Canna to date." Each. 40 cts.; doz., $4.00. 
. A splendid new Canna. Its 
e.xquisite salmon-pink flow- 
ers 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. Grows 4 feet high. Each, 50 cts. ; 
doz.. $5.00. 
_The ideal pink bedder. Flowers large, in 
good trusses; color not unlike that of Paul 
Neyron rose. One of the best of the newer introductions. 
Height, ZVi feet. Each, 25 cts.; doz., $2.50. 
_ The color of this Canna is an attractive, rich 
orange-red with a well-deflned edge of bright 
golden yellow. The flowers are very large, the petals bemg 
almost round and of immense spread. The early, free-flowering 
habit and unique coloring make this Canna most noteworthy. 
Height, 3 feet. Each, 25 cts.; doz., $2.50. 
WtntT*»r'<5 Colossal 5 feet.— Without doubt the 
Winizer s v,uiu»&di. largest-flowered Canna to date, 
as the average flowers more than cover a man's hat. The colour 
is a strikingly vivid scarlet that retains its brilliancy. Each, 
25 cts.; doz., $2.50. 
THE BEST CANNAS 
The following are among the very best improved flowering 
Cannas, and will give great satisfaction: — 
D.r.o<>9 icranl-ttoa Giant flowers of soft rose to car- 
KOSea Olganineu. mine-pink. This Canna has been 
used extensively for years on the public grounds at Washington 
and is still high in favor as an imusual pink bedder. Green foli- 
age. 
Aiiefria (5 f*' — Orchid flowering, green foliage. Large 
/\usLria. flowers. 6 to 7 inches across; color, pure golden- 
yellow. 
Charles Henderson. 
yellow throat. 
rinrenrA Vaiicrhan ft. — Green foliage. Flow- 
MOrence vaugnan. ers rich golden-yelW, thickly 
spotted with bright red 
Florence Vaughan.-(^„fg>-J«^^-'e«'»"«" 
r'lo^:ot<^<- (5 ft.). — Green foliage. Flowers intense yel- 
Oiaaiai.or spotted with bright red. This is one of 
the most remarkable varieties we ever introduced. M it seems 
to have all the good qualities Cannas should have. 
The flowers are very firmly made, storms and hot sunshine 
affect them very little. They are borne on strong upright stems 
well above the foliage and on account of the clean, neat appear- 
ance of the plant It is always attractive. 
Each. 25 cts. I doz., $2.50. 
_(4 ft.) — Green foUeige. Flow- 
ers deep crimson, with flame- 
Canna* Wm. Saunders. 
King Humbert 
Flowers large; colour, 
Mme Crozy. — 
Buttercup . 
(4 ft.). — Bronze foliage with brownish- 
green stripes, large, thick and leathery, 
bright-scarlet streaked with crimson. 
(3 ft.) — Scarlet, bordered golden-yel- 
low: green foliage. 
Mrtnf- Rinnr- .A charming dwarf variety, growing about 
iviuni. Didnc. f^^j ^j^j^j cream, almost white, 
with green foliage. Pine for bedding. 
. (3 ft.) — A beautiful, bright buttercup-yel- 
low. One of the best of its color. Be- 
cause of its dwarf, compact habit, it is especially valuable for 
planting as a border around taller sorts. Green foliage, 
W»v^ ^aiinr^nre (4 ft.). — This bronze-leaved beauty Is 
wm. odunaerb ^ ^^^^^ superior to "King Hum- 
bert," in that it continues a blaze of beauty all Summer when 
"King Humbert" is "off show." The individual flowers, often 
5 Inches, are bright scarlet, and the flower clusters are a 
foot across, borne on strong branching stems about 4 feet high. 
Mr. Wintzer, the originator, says: Of the many thousands 
of hybridized seedUngs produced by me, none approach nearer 
the ideal Canna than this peerless variety." Each, 25 cts.; 
doz,, $2.50. 
Price, unless noted, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
TUBEROSES. 
One of the most delightfully fragrant and beautiful of the 
summer-flowering bulbs. By skilful management a succession 
of flowers may be obtained all the year round. For early flowers 
they can be started in February or March in the greenhouse or 
hotbed ; and for a succession they can be planted at intervals as 
late as July. For flowering in the open border, plant about the 
middle of May, or as soon as the ground becomes warm. 
Excelsior Double Pearl. — Mammoth bulbs. 20 cts. each; 
$1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 
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