ITALIAN, AMERICAN, FRENCH AND INDIAN CANNAS. 
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New Orchid - flowering Italian 
CANNAS. 
Italia 
Tlio growth ot all these varieties is similar and remarkably vigorous. 
Under good culture they grow 6 to 8 feet high, and their flowers fre- 
quently measure 6 inches across. Their petals are not so thick as those 
of the French varieties, and so do not last so long, but are produced 
continually with the greatest freedom. 
Africa. Dark bronzy foliage ; flowers orange-salmon, darkening to 
scarlet iu the throat. 
Allemania. E.xceptionally large flowers; upper petals salmon, with 
broad border and markings of golden yellow; lower petal dai-k salmon, 
marked with yellow iu the center. Foliage dark green. 
America. Bronzy foliage, marbled with green; flowers rich orau<,'c 
salmon, feathered and veined with scarlet. 
Austria. Pure canary-yellow, with few reddish brown dots on I In: 
two inside jietals. 
Burbank. Similar to Austria, but is more compact in habit. 
Italia. Bright orange-scarlet, with a very broad golden yellow 
border; foliage is large and heavy, like that of Musa Ensctc. 
La France. Has darker foliage and more compact habit than 
America. Flowers orange- scarlet. Bloom constant and profuse. 
Parthenope. Dark orange, shaded with yellow. 
Pluto. Foliage rich bronze-red; flowers red, flamed with orange. 
Prof. Treub. Foliage purple; flowers orange-red, splashed 
with yellow. 
Price IS cts. each, $I.SO per doz., $10 per 100 ; the set of lO varieties for $I.2S. 
NEW LARGE-FLOWERING AMERICAN CANNAS. 
President McKinley. Color brilliant crimson, with bright shading. Truss large, 
compact, of good shape and held well above the foliage; flowers produced freely and 
evenly. Foliage deep green, with marked chocolate margin. A compact, even grower, 
and one of the earliest bloomers, coming into flower when 14 inches high and blooming 
continuously thereafter. 3 feet high. 
President Cleveland. It is of strong, robust habit, growing about three feet high, 
with rich green foliage. The flowers, which are bright orange-scarlet, are borne in 
enormously large trusses well above the foliage. 
Sam Trelease. The greatest merit of this variety is that the flowers open out flat, 
making a large, nearly circular flower. In color it is the nearest approach to a pure 
scarlet yet introduced; the edges and center are marked with yellow, as iu Madame 
Orozy. The plant grows about tin'ee feet high, with large, freely branching spikes of 
flowers thrown well above the foliage. 
Allemania. Sunray. AN ENTIRELY DISTINCT STKIPED VARIETY. The flowers are of large size, 
open out well, and are produced very freely. The ground color is a rich bright yellow, with stripes and dashes of bright scarlet. 
Price, 30 cts. each, the set of 4 varieties for $1. 
Admiral Avellan. The best of the rod- 
leaved French varieties. Flowers .scarlet, 
overlaid with salmon, giving a luminous 
etfect. 
Alphonse Bouvier. Still stands at the 
head of tall crimson varieties. 5 to 6 feet. 
Aurore. Brilliant orange llowors. ft. 
Charles Henderson. Crimson - scarlet, 
penciled yellow in center. Compact and free- 
blooniing. 
Egandale. Bronzy foliage and soft cur- 
rant-red tlowers. 4 feet. 
Florence Vaughan. liright golden yel- 
low, .spotted with bright red: large flowers, in 
large heads; the foliage is massive. VA to 
4 feet. 
Fuerst von Hohenlohe. An ideal yellow 
bedding C'anna. its strong points are its 
great Horiferousness, neat, compact habit and 
large spike of flowers. 3 feet. 
F. Neuvesel. Soft carmine flowers, of 
good size; leaves dark green, with bronzy 
markings. i% feet. 
CHOICE FRENCH CANNAS, 
Madame Crozy. liright crimson-scarlet, 
lionlerod with golilcn yellow, i feet. 
Mile. Berat. The nearest approach to a 
piidv in a first-class bedder. When planted 
in masses the etfect is both unique and 
striking. 4 feet. 
Queen Charlotte. Scarlet - crimson, 
broadly banded with bright canary-yellow. 
:t feet. 
Souvenir d'Antoine Crozy. Scarlet-crim- 
son, bordered with a broad rich golden yel- 
low band. 3 feet. 
These French Cannas are of the most connnendable character for outdoor bedding, the 
plants being of compact habit, with attractive foliage, and the flowers of the utmost rich- 
ness of coloring. 
Price, IS cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per lOO ; the set of 12 varieties for $1.50. 
DARK-LEAVED INDIAN CANNAS. 
The special value of these is in their distinctive and most beautiful dark foliage, afford- 
ing a splendid contrast, to the other varieties. 
Bassett's Red. A grand bronze-leaved 
variety of the old Indian Oanna, with intense 
bright bronze-red foliage; valuable either for 
nnissing by itself or for planting in connection 
with the dwarf French varieties. It grows 
about 5 feet high, is very uniform in habit, 
and a stately plant in evei'y way. 15 cts, each, 
$1.50 per doz., $8 per 100, 
Black Beauty. The handsomest Indian 
Canna yet introduced, with large, massive 
foliage of the richest bronzy ]>in*ple color, 
shaded with black, the edges of the leaves 
having a peculiar wavy margin. Where foli- 
age effect alone is desired, nothing richer or 
more handsome can be found. 50 cts. each, 
$5 per doz. 
