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ony of out floor gardening, but they also make elegant plants for the conservatory, 
both Summer and Winter; in fact, one of the finest plants for conservatory decora- 
tion there is to-day. Every shoot blooms, and as often as a truss of bloom is past 
its prime, another shoot pushes out beyond it. and each stem blooms three, four, 
and five times in succession ; as the plants throw up numbers of shoots, they are a 
mass of most gorgeous bloom constantly. We have never offered a plant that has 
given such unuualified satisfaction, and for which there has been such it demand 
as there has been for these new Gannas during the short time which we had them, 
and those who do not secure a number of these valuable plants immediately will 
have cause to regret it. Heretofore, we preferred to wait before investing in 
French Gannas until something was produced of intrinsic merit, pronounced 
enough in character to make it really valuable. Having satisfied ourselves of the 
value of these novelties beyond all question, we have invested in them very heav- 
ily. and we have now by far the largest stock of these in the country. 
Childsii. Height four feet: the foliage 
rank, and of a light green shade; the 
flowers large, clear yellow,, brilliantly 
spotted with crimson. Price 3T> cents 
each. 
Francois Croxy. This variety is identi- 
cal with Md. Grozy in habit and gen- 
eral style of growth, hut the flowers are 
bright orange, bordered with a narrow 
edge of gold, one of the most desirable 
shades that could be secured : it is sim- 
ilar to Md. Grozy in every way, except 
in color: many of the visitors to our 
establishment lastSnmmer who saw it 
in bloom in the greenhouses, thought 
it was as valuable or nmre so than Md. 
Grozy on account of the desirability 
and rarity of the color in flowering 
plants, which is a very fashionable one: 
the plant is somewhat more dwarf 
than Md. Grozy. and was fairly covered 
with its orange-colored flowers, our 
tests showing it to be a more abundant 
bloomer than Md. t'rozy, unless the 
brilliancy of the flowers seemed to 
make it so; it will be equally as indis- 
pensable as Md. Grozy. Price tit) cents 
each. 
Gustave Senneltolx. Green foliage: 
flowers salmon orange; large. Price to 
cents each. 
Geoffrey St. Hillaire. This variety 
may be recognized by some, as it is not 
a novelty of this year, but has been 
offered for two or three seasons, but it 
is by far the best of the dark-leaved 
varieties among the new seedling Gan- 
nas that have been originated so far: 
notwithstanding it has been offered 
for several years, no particular atten- 
tion has been called to it. and few are 
aware of its value; withouttaking into 
consideration the flowers of this vari- 
ety. it would still be by far thp best 
dark-leaved Ganna, but when the large 
size of the flowers is taken into consid- 
eration. coupled with the richness of 
dark maroon-colored leaves with a dark 
metallic or bronze lustre, il will be 
appreciated by all lovers of rare and 
valuable plants: the flower is a light 
salmon scarlet. Price SO cents each. 
Henri L. de Vilmorin. An entirely 
distinct variety and of a most pleasing 
color; the centre of the flower is of a 
brownish red. shading off at the outer 
edge of the flower to a bright yellow, 
the two colors contrasting most beui- 
tifully: foliage pea green; height four 
feet. Price 50 cents each. 
J. Tliomayer. Flowers of very large 
size, produced in large spikes of a most 
intensely rich orange scarlet; foliage 
of a rich bronzy-purple; grows about 
four feet. high. Price 50 cents each. 
I.ou is de Merode. Leaves green, shaded 
with purple: large round flowers of 
amaranth crimson. Price 40 cents each. 
Md. Croxy. The flowers are a flaming 
scarlet, bordered with gold, a marvel- 
ous combination of colors, having all 
the delicacy and beautifulness of the 
rarest. Orchid: as a rule, the more valu- 
able tb<‘ variety, and the nearer it 
reaches perfection, the less vigorous it 
is. but in this ease we. have one of the 
strongest and most vigorous growing 
plants that has been produced in the 
Ganna line so far: this Ganna is one 
that every one can succeed with, as it 
will grow in th&open ground as readily 
and easily as the common varieties of 
Gannas; these plants produce all the 
wealth and richness, and tile tropical 
luxuriance of foliage of the common 
kinds, added to which is the gorgeous- 
liessof their flaming panicles of bloom, 
which are borne in immense heads at 
the terminus of every shoot. Price 60 
cents each. 
Maurice Id voire. Rich hronze foliage, 
with large carmine flowers; it grows 
about four feet high. Price 50 cents 
each. 
M. Jiuter ail. Grows about two and a 
half feet high: compact, deep green 
foliage: very vigorous grower: flowers 
large, of good form, deep saffron with 
a light margin. Price 50 cents each. 
Mr. I.efehvre. Flowers of large size, of 
rich carmine: foliage rich bronzy pur- 
ple; height four and a half feet. Price 
35 cents each. 
M’lle de Crillon. Green lanceolate 
leaves: large pale yellow flowers, spot- 
ted and shaded, red at centre. Price 
35 cents each. 
President Carnot. Deep purple foli- 
age, with large carmine flowers: grows 
about four feet high. Price 40 cents 
each. 
Professeur Chargueraud. Lanceolate 
green leaves: flowers large, of a vivid 
crimson: height three feet, [’rice 35 
cents each. 
President Cleveland. Height two and 
a half feet; green foliage; very largest 
salmon red flowers; an elegant sort. 
Price 35 cents each. 
