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Betsy Ross, a good pink variety, wth rounded and overlapping 
petals. It is of moderate size, but perfect form, and the truss is compact and 
well filled; the best pink canna to date. 26 cents each. 
Chicago. Clear vermiUon scarlet, flowers large and nearly fiat, forming 
large heads of bloom. 20 cents each. 
Qov. Roosevelt, an entirely new and distinct variety. It is a “sprout” 
from a scarlet-flowered sort, and instead of being mottled or spotted like all 
other variegated sorts, it is striped bold and strong like a camelia. In some 
petals the coloring matter runs in even bands of red and yellow, others on 
the same stem will be all red, some flowers will be entirely red, and even 
some spikes will only have a small portion of yellow coloring, while others 
on the same plant will show remarkable variegation. 35 cents each. 
riaiden’s Blush, has proven one of the most popular kinds. It is pro- 
nounced by experts pure soft pink, an indescribable tint of day -dawn loveli- 
ness, entirely different from all others. It is an immense bloomer and bears 
splendid trusses of exquisite lily-like flowers continuously all through the 
summer and fall until killed dow’n by frost. 26 cents each. 
Mrs. Noel flartln, very large flowers with large carmine petals, passing 
to rose carmine with touches of clear yeUow’. Splendid habit, wth fine trus- 
ses, a noA'^elty. 50 cents each. 
Paul Burant, a beautiful crimson canna with dark foliage. Produces 
large flow'ers. 
Florence Vaughan, flow'ers very large and broad, yellow'-spotted bright 
scarlet; free bloomer and strong habit. This is one of the best varieties in 
cultivation. 
Charles Henderson, a very fine red varietj% wiiich blooms all summer. 
Pennsylvania, one of the best of the Italian hybrids, \vith flowers 6'. 
inch in diameter, produced \vith remarkable freedom in many branches 
and panicles of intense vermillion scaiiet overlaid with a orange scarlet 
sheen. Rich, massive, deep green foliage, 6 to 7 feet. 20 cents each. 
Pres. Viger, a splendid variety in dark scarlet ■with extraordinarily 
large florets, which are often borne in three distinct spikes on one flow’er 
stem. About 4 feet high. 60 cents each. 
Wm. Bofinger, large, broad, massive foliage of bright green, and rich 
scarlet flowers overlaid wth glowing orange scarlet, a color that can be seen 
as far as the eye wll carry. One of the brightest and most attractive colors 
w'e have seen. The plant is of strong habit, growing about 6 feet bigh, very 
free flow'ering and decided acquisition. 25 cents each. 
West Qrove, rich green foliage, and is an exceedingly strong, \igorous 
grower. The flow'ers are large, very well shaped and their substance is 
something remarkable. The color is a rich coral pink, slightly dappled with 
a bright crimson and shaded wth j^ellow' in the throat. 25 cents each. 
©laCftolus. 
Bulbs extra large, to 2 inches in diameter, of the finest varieties that 
money can buy, 6 cents each; 50 cents per 12; .S2.50 per 100. 
The gladiolus blooms only once, and although its beauty only lasts a 
short time, it is beloved by everybody who knows it. The flow'ers are borne 
on spikes 2 to 3 feet long, and bloom in succession for about 8 to 14 days, the 
