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G. C. WATSON, PHILADELPHIA, TRADE LIST, 1895. 
The Cream of the New Cannas for 1895. 
In no line of floriculture has a greater or more 
popular advance been made in recent years than in 
that of flowering cannas. This race may truthfully 
be said to have been created within the past decade, 
it being but four years since the Mmc. Oozy was 
introduced. True, there were such varieties as Gen. 
Boulanger, Emily Le Clair and others several years 
before the Crozy made its appearance, but it was the 
Mmc. Crozy that popularized the canna. It proves 
to have been worthy of the sensation it created, for 
notwithstanding the multitude of varieties that have 
followed it, this variety undoubtedly stands to-day the 
best canna for bedding purposes, and in habit and 
form of flower, has yet to be beaten. 
Paul Siegrist, which is generally admitted to be the 
best of last year’s importation, and which made a 
most favorable impression at the World’s Fair, ap- 
pears as a very indifferent canna in most places this 
year. Some growers, however, still pin their faith 
to it, and attribute its failure to the dry weather, feel- 
ing confident that it will show up well towards fall. 
Next to Mmc. Crozy the two cannas most highly 
esteemed are Alphonse Bouvier and Charles Hender- 
son. 'They are both exceedingly brilliant in color, 
the former being ahead in this respect. Bouvier is 
also the best all round bedder in the market, but is 
inferior as a pot plant, while Henderson makes the 
ideal pot plant. 
Capl. P. de Suzzoni, although coming nearer to a 
yellow effect than Florence Vaughan, is not equal to 
that variety, being too tall and uneven in growtli. 
Florence Vaughan is one of the best cannas in 
existence, and stands among the yellows where Chas 
Henderson does among the reds. In substance of 
flower it stands at the head. 
J. D. Cabos, although a favorite with many and 
effective on account of its dark foliage, lacks solidity, 
a plant seldom throwing up more than three or four 
stalks, which do not stand upright on account of lack 
of support. 
Van den Berg, Jr., is one out this year which looked 
indifferent early in the season, but now appears to 
better advantage. It is quite distinct in markings, 
yellow groundwork speckled and blotched with red. 
Other varieties which seem entitled to stand in the 
list of sorts worth growing are Comte Horace dc 
Choiseul, which probably antedated Mine. Crozy, 
Pres. Carnot, also one of the older varieties, Pres. 
Chandon, distinct in color and nearest to pure orange, 
Geoffroy St. Hilaire, grand for large effects, and 
Egandale, which is the best dark leaved bedding 
canna yet introduced. 
Probably other varieties might be named which in 
certain locations have given equally good results, but 
the above fairly covers the various types, and cer- 
tainly anything which is not equal to those enumerated 
should be discarded. 
Konigin Charlotte, a German variety, which will 
be on the market next year, is expected to prove a 
good one. Its main advance is in color . — American 
Florist. 
Madame Crtzy, dazzling crimson, bordered with gold; foliage dark 
green ; habit dwarf and vigorous, best all round variety to date, 
Paul Siegrist. — Rich crimson, several shades deeper than Bouvier, 
with a broad golden yellow border, sold last year for $2.50 each. 
Alphonse Bouvier. — Brilliant crimson, almost scarlet when first opens; 
a large plant will frequently have 20 or 30 clusters of bloom at 
onetime; foliage deep green; magnificent variety 
Charles Henderson. — Crimson, not quite so dazzling as Bouvier, but 
has better habit — more compact and uniform, and grand as a pot 
plant, 3 '/ 2 feet, 
Florence Vaughan — The finest yellow-spotted variety yet sent out; 
flowers large size, fine substance and perfect form ; very free and 
vigorous; foliage rich green ; 3 feet 
Captain P. de Suzzoni . — Yellow, slightly spotted, very good sort, . . 
J. D. Cabos. — Rich orange, shaded capucine; foliage rich maroon, 
with metallic lustre, 
Van den Berg, Jr. — Yellow ground, speckled and blotched with red, 
65 cents each, 
Comte Horace de Choiseul. — Deep crimson, large size : foliage deep 
green, 434 feet 
President Carnot. — Deep scarlet, large and beautifully rounded; 
a majestic variety with dark foliage, 
President Chandon . — Distinct in color and nearest to pure orange, 
75 cents each. 
Comte de Bouchard. — Very similar to Florence Vaughan, petals a 
trifle flatter, 
Geoffroy St. Hilaire. — Rich scarlet, overlaid with orange; bronze 
foliage, 
Egandale. — Large bright cherry red flowers of good shape and sub- 
stance; dark foliage, compact growth ; one of the best ; a grand 
bedder, 
Konigin Charlotte. — Brilliant crimson, with broad border of golden 
yellow; very large and fine, 65 cents each, 
Paul Marquant — Bright salmon scarlet, passing to rosy carmine, with 
a peculiar silver lustre, which lights up the carmine very brightly; 
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CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. 
(Elephant’s Ear.) 
The bulbs offered are well dried, clean, with good center shoot, and will give entire satisfaction. 
Per 100 Per 1000 
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