STUMPP & WALTER CO.’S SELECTED ROOTS f 
NEW AND CHOICE CANNAS 
DORMANT ROOTS 
The wonderful size of flowers, depth of coloring, and graceful habit of plants in the modern Canna have greatly increased its use¬ 
fulness to the garden-lover. It is much to be regretted that we occasionally observe mass plantings of the old Indian Shot at railroad 
terminals and at some of our public institutions. The modern Cannas we offer on this page are so far superior in every way that we 
feel certain that in a few years hence they will not only be used extensively for mass planting in beds, but will also be used in hardy 
borders, particularly for their foliage and color effect. 
Dormant roots of Cannas should be potted in 4- or 5-inch pots or planted in shallow boxes in March or April, and kept in a warm 
place to start them into growth. The started plants may be planted out about May 20 to June 10 in the vicinity of New York; earlier 
in the South and later in the North. They 
should be set about 2 feet apart. 
Ambassador 
A very brilliant rich cherry-red variety. 
The flowers are large and the foliage very 
vigorous and massive. Rich bronze 
foliage and stalk. Height 4 feet. 
City of Portland 
This variety and Mrs. Alfred Conard 
might easily be called the best two pink 
Cannas. While it does not have as large a 
flower as Mrs. Alfred Conard, its color is a 
trifle deeper and is best described as one of 
our best deep pink sorts. Height \]/2 feet. 
Eureka 
Canna hybridizers have worked pa¬ 
tiently ever since the time of the intro¬ 
duction of the modern Canna, to produce 
a pure white one. In offering Eureka we 
feel that our patrons are getting the best A 
all-round white variety for general mass 
planting or bedding. Height 4 feet. 
King Humbert 
Of superlative beauty and by far the finest of all bronze-leaved 
Cannas. The enormous trusses are made up of flowers that 
measure 6 inches across, and are a rich salmon-scarlet, dis¬ 
tinctly and numerously flecked with deep crimson markings. 
It is a free bloomer, and with its rich, coppery bronze, massive 
foliage, it produces an effect both bold and striking. Height 
5 feet. 
King Midas 
Large flowers of a rich pure yellow. An outstanding variety, 
making glorious trusses on stems as straight as an arrow. Height 
4 feet. 
mass planting of Cannas for autumn color effect 
Wyoming 
A bronze-foliaged variety, with immense spikes of massive 
orange flowers. Height 6 feet. 
The President 
In color, a rich, glowing scarlet, and the immense, firm, rounded 
flowers, 7 inches across when open, are produced on strong, erect 
stalks well above the large, rich green foliage. The President 
is superior to any other red variety in quantity and quality of 
bloom, and the firm flowers resist drought and heat to a re¬ 
markable degree. Height 5 feet. 
Wintzer’s Colossal 
This is considered one of the largest flowering Cannas in our 
list, flowers frequently measuring 8 inches in diameter. A bright 
scarlet; splendid bedder. Height 5 feet. 
Mrs. Alfred Conard 
One of the very best Cannas. The large, exquisitely shaded 
salmon-pink flowers are produced in great abundance on robust, 
upright stalks. Its broad, dark green foliage offers a beautiful 
foil for the gigantic trusses of blooms. Height 5 feet. 
Yellow King Humbert 
A sport of that most popular of all Cannas, King Hurnbert, 
producing large flowers in most beautiful shades of yellow, lightly 
spotted red. Has green foliage and bears five and six clusters of 
flowers at a time. Height 5 feet. 
We offer Choice Roots of any of the above varieties, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100 
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