SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896. 
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j,appas. 
These aro now the most, popular and most magnificent 
nil summer blooming plants for brilliant bedding and 
ling. Many also, like Star of isui and ‘1W. are among the 
(finest of all pot plants*, either for summer or winter 
liming. The following arc the very best of the many 
i now before the public. 
nr of 1891. Introduced by us live years ago, and is still 
the finest of all dwarf-dowering Cannes, especially 
. f«»r 
pot culture. As a pot plant for blooming, both sum¬ 
mer and winter, this ('anna is a novelty of immense . 
importance. It has already become recognized as ! 
• the most valuable and important flowering plant 
[ among those who know it. It, Is utterly impossible j 
to have a plant which is more easily grown or more i 
effective in bloom. The enormous naniclesof flowers 
which are borne continually even on plantsonly a foot or 
two in height, and In small pots. is indeed marvelous, 
and the intense color of the blossoms makes such plants 
objects of the most effective Ivaufy. W’e honestly be¬ 
lieve it to be the finest of all winter-blooming plants, 
dowering as it does the year through without intermis¬ 
sion, and as a garden flower nothing can surpass it. 
. honse Bouvler. Grows S'/j feet high, with rich luxuri¬ 
ant foliage and enormous in nicies of great whle-petaled 
flowers, which are of the darkest and richest blood ver¬ 
milion color. One of the very finest, both for pots and 
the garden. 
ul Marquant. 3V^ feet high, fine healthy grower, flowers 
very large and borne in large panicles. Color very pecu¬ 
liar, being sort of a salmon shaded red. No ot her color 
like It among Cannes. A»superh sort, 
u hob l• A superb sort. feet high, with enormous blos¬ 
soms which aro of the finest, canary yellow, freely spotted 
scarlet.. Petals exceeding!} wide .-uni of great sub¬ 
stance. There is no Canmt more beautiful than this, es- 
Heoialy for the open ground. It is simply grand, 
lad. Crozy. As beautiful as Star of 'ft 1, but a taller, ranker 
grower. Flowers large. very bright scarlet, with a wide 
margin of gold around each petal. A truly superb sort ; 
none better, particularly for the garden. 
Ehemannl. (Fuchsta-Flowered Canna). It seems as 
though every merit that can belong to a plant is justly 
claimed for this grand Ganna. It is far ahead of any 
other ('anna in its sub-tropical effect. Its wide Banana- 
like leaves art; grand !>eyond description; its stately 
sweeping habit perfection itself. To crown it all its great 
drooping spikes of trumpet-shaped. Fuchsia-like flowers 
are very striking above the rich, clear green of the undu¬ 
lating foliage, ami they stand the hottest sun without 
withering. Color, lovely rosy scarlet. 
Queen Charlotte. A magnificent variety with large scar¬ 
let petals widely bordered with gold. In fact the flower 
is about evenly divided between these two brilliant 
colors. No better sort yet introduced. 
Golden Star. Very dwarf. like Star of 1801, with largo 
panicles of bright, golden color. By far the finest and 
purest yellow Ganna yet seen. 
Alba Crnndlflor*. The nearest to a white of any Canna, 
and is now offered for the first time. Flowers large, 
petals wide and pearly white, shading to pink in the 
center. A combination of color which is most delicate 
and charming, and unlike any other sort. 
Florence Vaughan. The queen of the fancy spotted vari¬ 
eties. Flowers of enormous size, petals exceedingly 
broad and of perfect shape. Color bright carary yellow 
thickly spotted with vivid scarlet. So bright and dis¬ 
tinct is this color that It appears to have been laid on 
with a brush. 
PRICE 
Of ah ore Ten Grandest Flowering Cannae ., 26c. each; three 
for 00c.; the ten for $t.8<). Any variety, dozen. $2.00. 
Gappa Seed. 
C’annas grow readily from seed and bloom in a few 
months. We ran supply seed of Crazy’s Dwarf Flowering, 
nil rotors, mixed, from finest mimed varieties, at 20c. per 
pkt.; 3 pkes. for 30c. For other Cannas see page 46. 
NeW Gappa, Black Beahty. 
A sort with large luxuriant leaves which are of a maroon 
black color, and highly ornamental. 40c. each. 
