W. R. GRAY, OAKTON, FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA 
CANNAS 
These wonderful bedding plants give uniformly good results in all sections of the country. 
They succeed in any sunny position, in any kind of soil, but will repay liberal treatment. For 
best results spade the beds 2 feet deep, and incorporate in the soil a liberal amount of well-decayed 
manure of any kind. Water well at all times. The best effect is given by planting large masses 
of one color, setting the plants 18 inches apart. All of my plants are pot-grown, and are ready to 
bloom at once. The table below will show the number of plants required for beds of all sizes. 
The Choicest Orchid 
Allcmanla. Enormous flowers; broad, 
golden border; scarlet and dark red. 5 to 6 
feet tall. Price, 10 cts. 
Austria. Large, bold, erect; deep golden, 
dotted carmine. S to 6 inches across. 5 to 
6 feet tall. Price, 10 cts. 
Louisiana. Strong, vigorous; vivid scarlet 
flowers, the largest and finest of their color. 
7 feet tall. Price, 10 cts. 
■Flowering Varieties 
King Humbert. 6 inches diameter, gigan- 
tic trusses; orange-scarlet, red markings. 5 
feet. Price, 15 cts. 
Mrs. Kale Cray. Massive foliage; flowers 
orange-scarlet, overlaid gold, 6 to 7 inches 
across. 6 to 7 feet tall. Price, 10 cts. 
Pennsylvania. Flowers 6*4 inches in 
diameter, in panicles; Vermillion, overlaid with 
orange. 6 to 7 feet tall. Price, 10 cts. 
Selected List of Good Gannas 
Hoffinger. Birght orange-scarlet; heavy 
truss. 4 feet. Price, 10 cts. 
Buttercup. Buttercup-yellow; large flowers 
in open trusses. Price, 10 cts. 
Childsii. Golden yellow, spotted red. 
Price, 10 cts. 
Cinnabar. Red, edged yellow. 4*4 feet. 
Price, 10 cts. 
Edna Corcoran. Dazzling scarlet; profuse 
bloomer. Price, 10 cts. 
E. C. Hill. Clear scarlet, marbled carmine; 
vigorous. Price, 10 cts. 
Explorateur Crainpbell. Light crimson, 
darker markings. 4*4 feet. Price, 10 cts. 
J. D. Eisclc. Vermillion, overlaid orange. 
4 feet. Price, 10 cts. 
Jean Tissot. Intense brilliant Vermillion, 
shaded orange. 5 feet. Price, IS cts. 
Mine. Crozy. Golden, edged bright scarlet. 
Price, 10 cts. 
Richard Wallace. Canary-yellow; large 
flowers in well-branched, upright trusses. 
Price, 15 cts. 
Robusta. A giant; immense tropical foliage. 
8 feet. Small blooms. Price, 10 cts. 
Secretaire Cbabannc. Salmon. 4 feet. 
Price, 10 cts. 
I grow thousands of Cannas for bedding, and offer strong, pot-grown plants that will give 
great satisfaction, at the following prices, to be shipped by express only: 
Any of the five Orchid-flowering varieties — Allemania, Austria, Louisiana, Pennsyl- 
vania and Mrs. Kate Gray. $1 per doz., $6 per 100. Any other variety listed, 75 cts. per 
doz., $5 per 100. 
Table Showing the Nuinbcr of Plants Required to Fill a Circular Bed 
In planting, begin on the outside row — where 6 inches apart, 3 inches from edge of bed; 
where 12 inches apart, 6 inches from edge of bed. 
Plants 
Plants 
Plants 
Plants 
Plants 
Plants 
Plants 
Plants 
Diameter 
6 in. 
12 in. 
18 in. 
24 in. 
Diameter 
6 in. 
12 in. 
18 in. 
24 in. 
of bed 
apart 
apart 
apart 
apart 
of bed 
apart 
apart 
apart 
apart 
3 feet 
28 
7 
10 feet 
320 
80 
36 
20 
4 feet 
48 
12 
6 
12 feet 
452 
113 
50 
28 
5 feet 
80 
20 
8 
14 feet 
612 
153 
68 
39 
6 feet 
112 
28 
13 
7 
16 feet 
804 
201 
89 
50 
7 feet 
152 
38 
17 
9 
18 feet 
1,016 
254 
113 
63 
8 feet 
200 
50 
23 
12 
20 feet 
1,256 
314 
139 
78 
9 feet 
256 
64 
28 
16 
Square beds will take about the same number of plants as round beds. For an oval bed, add 
length and breadth and divide by 2. For example, an oval 7 feet long by 5 feet wide will require 
the same number of plants as a circular bed 6 feet in diameter. 
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