^Superb Lowering (Jennas. 
Few recent Introductions have been so important as the new Flowering Cannas. Cannas have long been extensively 
grown for the beauty of their foliage, but now that we can add to this dowers of striking beauty and brilliancy, surpassing 
even the Gladiolus, it gives us a plant which is of the greatest value, either for single specimens or for bedding. Our now 
ones, Chlldsl and Star of 1891 are the two finest sorts in cultivation, unlike any other, and beautiful beyond description. 
Star of 1891 (The Everblooming Canna). 
This year there has rison in the horizon of the floral 
world a Star which will shine brightly in all future years. 
A very dwarf Canna, which will show bloom every day in 
the year, its flowers being borne in great compact panicles 
often as large as a man's hat, and of the most intense fire 
scarlet color, rayed and bordered with pure gold, is a novelty 
of more beauty and value than has been seen for many 
years—an entirely new departure—a new garden flower and a 
new perpetual blooming pot plant of unsurpassed grandeur— 
In short, the Star of 1891. 
History : The plant was raised from Cozy Prize Seed by 
a Mr. Catlin of Virginia. Its great novelty and beauty in 
habit of growth, largo size, and brilliant color, and perpetual 
blooming habit, prompted him to send, it to Mr. Wm. Falconer, 
the eminent and far-famed gardener of Mr. Dana, editor of 
the New York Sun, who tests a!! floral novelties from all parts 
of the world. Mr. F. grew it in a pot over winter, and its 
size, profusion and brilliancy of bloom eclipsed everything. 
He pronounced this Canna the greatest novelty of the times. 
Florists from all parts went to see it, and papers have pub¬ 
lished glowing accounts of its marvelous beauty, so that even 
before its Introduction its fame is world-wide. We Anally 
bought the entire stock of it, only a few plants, for $800, and 
it is now first offered for sale. It is very dwarf, not exceed¬ 
ing 2 or 3 feet in the open ground, and still less in pots. Its 
llowers arc very large, 4 to 5 inches across, and the mass of 
buds and blossoms form a solid panicle. Its color is so bright 
and dazzling that it seems to illuminate the air arouud it. 
No matter how small a plant is, the first thing it does after 
it is planted is to send up a flower stalk and bloom, and this 
it will do without ceasing, as long as it is cared for. Price of 
strong plauts, which will commence blooming at once, either 
in pots or the open ground, 7Bo. each. No reduction will be 
made to anyone on any aeccrunt. 
MR. Papoose a says: Wo have Imported from Europe tho Quest 
dwarf-flowering Cannes that have been raised there, and have also 
got together the best of those raised In America, and In faco of them 
all I have no hesitation whatever In pronouncing Canna Star or 
1891 tho grandest flowering Canna that I have ever grown or ever seen. 
The habit of the plant la very dwarf, but wltli fall One foliage, and It 
has a persistent habit of throwing up fresh sprouts from the base. 
Every sprout produces a flower-spike, which In Its turn becomes 
in any-branched, each branch bearing from IS to 17 blossoms, each 
blossom 4 to 5 Inches wide, and each jxital IH Inch broad. The color 
of the flowers Is glowing orange-scarlet faintly banded with golden- 
yellow. And the plants, from tiny morsels to big specimens, are per¬ 
petually In bloom. Their brilliance Is unsurpiuousl. and as a house or 
green-house winter-blooming plant It Is going to cause a great sensa¬ 
tion. It never ceases growing and blooming, and Its blossoms under 
5 lass are larger, blighter, and longer lasting than they are out of 
oors. Even Polnsettlas pale before them. Aside from Its origina¬ 
tor. I have a more Intimate knowledge of tills splendid Canna than 
has anyone else, fori have had It slnco last your and grown It In the 
green-house for its flowers iu winter, and planted outside In summer. 
Wm. Falconer. 
Shiidsf (The Tiger Canna). * * 
A seedling raised by us throe years ago, from Cozy’s Prizo 
Seed, and is of a dwarf hubit. Its foliage is rank and of a 
light green shade. Tho plants begin to produce flowers whon 
very small, and contlnuo bloomiug very freely till frost. It 
also Bowers freely in pots either winter or summer, and is 
very bcuutiful. The flowers are borno in large, compaot 
panicles, are of large size and perfect shape, with broad petal‘s 
and of a bright, glossy, yellow color, thickly spotted with 
crimson. The most strikingly beautiful of all Cannas. except 
Star op 1881. There are no grander flowering plants in cul¬ 
tivation than these two Cannas. Strong plants 50c. each; 6 
for $ 2 . 00 . 
pour Otf;er /T^a^pifiG^t of I^eeei>t Introduction. 
Ehemanni (Fuchsia-Flowered Canna). * 
As an ornamental foliage plant it is superb, and also as 
a blooming plant it is one of the grandest. Plants grow 
five to seven feet high, producing large racemes of bell or 
trumpct-8liui>cd flowers, four or five inches long, drooping 
like a Fuchsia, which are of tho most lovely brilliant rosy- 
pink color. As a speclmon plant for grundourand beauty it is 
fine. It grows freely .and commences to bloom curly, und is an 
object of great beauty until frost, tho follugo closely resem¬ 
bling that of a large, luxuriant Iluuuno. Price, 40o. each. 
Flaccida (The Orchid Canna.) • • 
A dwarf Canna, growing but 2 to 8 feet high, with large, 
elegant light green leaves, which are very beautiful. Tho 
flowers are lovely deep canary yellow, of very large size, and 
closely resemble some of the finest Orchids. 30o. each; 8 for BOo. 
SPEOIAL OFFER.—Fer $>.00 we will send one fine plant 
fit outoni (Giant Cardinal Flowered). * * 
A new sort of great beauty, having gigantic spikes of 
largo cardinal-colored flowers, which aro exceedingly brilliant 
and striking, reminding one of the blooms of the cardinal 
flower on a gigantic scale. It blooms much more freely than 
Rheinanni, and Is in fact, never without a good spike of flow¬ 
ers, which Bhow to great advantage, and can bo seen for a long 
distance. 40c. each; 8 for $1.00. 
KobuRta. • » 
The finest of ull foliage Cumins. Plants grow 7 to 10 feet 
high, with enormous leaves 3 feet in length, and of a dork 
purplish brown color, exceedingly odd and ornamental. A 
superb bedding plant for foliage effect. When grown in a 
bed with other sorts it should occupy the center. 20c. each; 
$1.50 per dozen. 
each of the tie grand Cannae here offered; S of each for $0.00. 
We cau supply seed of Cozy’s prize strain of now flowering Cannas. Started under glass and planted 
out by the first of June, they will soon commence blooming and continue till frost. They aro of 
_ all colors, hardly any two alike, and all very fine. It was from this strain of seed that Star of 
1891 and F un. ti hi were raised. This which we offer is the true imported strain of Cozy Cannas. Beware of cheap Cozy seeds. 
You cannot get good results from It. All colors mixed, 30o. per pkt.; 4 pkts. for $1.00. 
SEED. 
