MISS MARY E. MARTIN, FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK. 5 
Canna Seed EXCELLENCE. 
Large Flowering French and Giant 
Orchid Flowered, named kinds only, un¬ 
excelled for quality, by any seed in the 
world. Saved especially for me from the 
largest and finest collection of magnificent 
named varieties on this continent. Unques¬ 
tionably one of the finest of bedding plants 
for the American climate, and equally good 
as a pot plant for summer and winter. All 
through Europe where the climate is not suit¬ 
able, it is grown in this way ; also largely in 
all botanical gardens. 
Packet, 1 5 plump sound seeds, 8c; oz., 35c. 
1 offer only this one quality of seed this year. 
HOW TO PLANT—CANNA SEED should 
be cut (at one of the points) about 1-lG of an 
.inch and then soaked in warm water 24 hours. 
If treated this way and sown in the house 
blooming plants may be had as early as roots, 
Large-Flowering Cannas. 
Ten Best Cannas. 
The ten varieties enumerated below are a 
selection of sorts that have proven therhselves 
perfect in every way, and wh ch will succeed 
under the most adverse conditions, in dry as 
well as in wet seasons. All are of vigorous 
growth, and whether planted singly or in masses will make a display certain to give full satisfaction. Three 
g Id medal sorts are included in this list, marked N. 
A LS AC E. Creamy white ; planted in conjunction with the high-colored sorts it makes a fine contrast; foliage 
green; 4J4 feet. 
BEAUTE POITEVINE. Brilliant crimson with scarlet shadings; a grand dwarf variety, never exceeding 
3 feet; foliage green. 
EG 1NDALK. The best bronze-leaved sort, flowers soft currant-red ; 4 feet. 
FLAMINGO. An immense spike, often a foot in height, and 8 inches across, of gorgeous crimson flowers. 
As a pot plant it excels—beginning to bloom when only 6 to 8 inches high and continuing in flower all winter. 
FLOK-ACE VAUGH in. The very best yellow. Color bright golden-yellow ; flowers beautifully mottled 
and blotched with bright red. 
x JEAN TIsSOT. New. One of the brightest of the very large-flowered Cannas. Color intensely brilliant 
vermilion with bright orange shadings; a color that can be seen as far as the eye will carry; massive green 
foliage; 5 feet. 15c. each; 3 for 35c.; 6 for 65c. 
x MRS. KATE GRAY. New. The most robust-growing Canna. Atta ; ns a height of 6 to 7 feet, with broad and 
massive foliage of a bright glossy green ; very much like the Abyssinian Banana, and forming a beautiful foil to 
the gigantic trusses of flowers, which are of a rich shade of orange-scarlet overlaid with gold, and measure from 6 
to 7 inches across. 15c. each; 3 fur 35c.; 6 for 65c. 
PRESIDENT McKINLEV. Brilliant crimson with scarlet shadings; 3 feet. 
x PRESIDENT MEYER. New. Remarkably prolific bloomer, both flowers and trusses of immense size; a 
variety that will become one of the important bedding sorts; the flowers are of a pleasing rich cherry carmine; 
broad bronzy foliage; 4 feet. 15c. each; 3 for 35c. ; 6 for 65c. 
SOUVENIR D’ANTOINE CROZY. Intense crimson-scarlet, with broad golden-yellow border; foliage 
green ; 3 feet. 
All the above kinds, except where noted, 13c. each; 3 for 30c.; $>1.00 per dozen. Mail or express prepaid. 
THE ENTIRE SET OF 10 SORTS FOR $>1.00. Any of above kinds, $>7.00 per 100; express prepaid. 
THE FOUR GREAT NOVELTY CANNAS. 
THE NEW WHITE CANNA. MONT BLANC. The introducers of this new white Canna state that Mont 
Blanc is a grand improvement on Alsace, with large beautiful white flowers which are produced in the greatest 
profusion on strong branching stalks thrown well above the foliage which is of a bright glossy green. 40c. each. 
BLACK BE \UTY. The Finest of all Dark or Bronze Leaved Cannas. In the dark leaved Cannas no 
variety attracts so much attention or proves so effective as Black Beauty. Its flowers are small but its foliage 
is of the richest bronzy purple shaded with black, the edges of the leaves being peculiarly crimped, 5 to 6 feet 
high. 30c. « ach ; 3 for 50c. ; 6 for 90c. 
HUTfER' UP. Real bright buttercup yellow, large, handsomely formed flowers always clean and bright 
It sheds the old flowers, thus leaving the trusses always bright and fresh. We can recommend it as the very best 
yellow canna. 30c. each ; 3 for 50c. ; 6 for 90c. 
KING HUMBERT. Grand New Canna. The flowers are as large as*the largest of the Orchid flowering 
Cannas, while the petals have the firmness of the Crozy varieties and it stands all kinds of weather to perfection. 
The flower is a bright orange scarlet streaked with crimson. The foliage is bronze with brownish green stripes, 
large, thick and leathery, in fact the finest foliage of all Cannas. combining the beautiful flower stalks with the 
grand foliage make an ideal Canna. The plant is an extra strong robust grower, height 4 feet. Exceedingly 
free flowering. 45c. each; 3 for $>1.30. 
One each the FOUR GRAND NOVELTIES, *1 00. 
At these prices all Cannas sent by mail or express prepaid by me. 
Canna Florence Vaughan. 
