^ E. W. REID’S NURSERIES, BRIDGEPORT, OHIO 
CANNAS AND CALADIUMS 
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CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. 
NEW CANNAS. 
Alsace. In this variety we have the 
nearest approach to a pure white Ganna. 
A wonderfully free bloomer, and a fine, 
erect grower, making nice, shapely 
plants about 4 feet high. The flowers 
at first opening are a light sulphur-yel- 
low, changing to creamy white. A 
grand variety for contrasting with 
darker colored sorts. 20 cts. each. 
Alphonse Bouvier. This is the finest 
Ganna for outdoor bedding ever intro- 
duced. Blooms early, and is one continuous mass of 
crimson the entire season. Awarded the bronze medal 
at the World’s Pair. 15 cts. each. 
AUSTRIA. Remarkable for its sturdy, rank growth, 
forming massive clumps 0 to 7 feet high, covered 
from the ground up with large, deep green, musa- 
like foliage. Plants set out early in the season will 
before midsummer form clumps with 20 to 30 strong 
stems, each stem surmounted by tall spikes of golden 
yellow flowers standing upright like immense lilies. 
It blooms continuously from early summer until checked 
by frost in fall. 20 cts. each. 
Duchess of Marlborough. A pure clear pink, an 
entirely new color in (’annas, of the exact shade shown 
as pure pink in the Mathews Color Chart. Fine, large 
flowers 4 inches and over across. Plants grow 4 to 
5 feet high, with fine, largo foliage ; entirely distinct 
from any other variety, and adds a new color to this 
useful class of bedding plants. 35 els. each. 
Florence Vaughan. We consider this the finest 
yellow spotted Canna ever seen. Flowers large ; 
robust grower, and flowers very freely. One of the 
best. 15 cts. each. 
ITALIA. Bright orange-scarlet, with a very broad, 
golden yellow border ; a beautiful, large flower, with 
nicely ruffled petals. It is a remarkably strong grower, 
with large, heavy foliage, and the flowers, which are on 
massive stems well above the foliage, are produced in 
profusion from early to late in the season. 20 cts. each. 
Assorted French. These are distinct from the old 
varieties, are constant bloomers, and produce flowers 
all through the season. The large spikes of flowers 
somewhat resemble the gladioli, but are much more 
brilliant in color, ranging from the deepest crimson, 
orange, scarlet and salmon to bright yellow. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz. 
These are very desirable for lawn planting, and serve 
to remove stiffness in landscape effects. 
One of the most striking foliage plants, either for 
pot or lawn planting. It will grow in any good garden 
soil, and is of easy culture. Full sized plants are 4 or 
5 feet high, with immense leaves. The roots should be 
preserved in dry sand in the cellar during winter. 
For planting along the border of ponds or near to 
fountains, this is a grand plant; it is also useful for 
massing in beds anywhere. Its distinct, enormous, 
apron-like leaves sometimes attain a length of 3 feet 
and a width of 20 inches. Give the bulbs a rich, clayey 
soil and plenty of water and they will give you striking 
tropical effects; nothing more decorative can be had 
for large lawns. Fine pot-plants can also easily be 
grown. Fine bulbs, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Caladlum esculentum. 
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