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Cannas, Chironia Ixifera 
Firebrand 
A Superb Novelty for 1935 
As the name might imply it’s a rich glowing reddish- 
scarlet with full rounded petals well overlapped, giving 
the bloom a gladiolus like form. Individual trusses and 
flowers of immense size. 
A truly magnificent sort which will add a brilliant 
touch of color to your garden. 
Price, each, 35c; 10 for $3.15. 
Ambassador. A superb new bedding Canna with 
flowers of gigantic size. One which will rank with the 
variety, Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont, in vigor of growth, 
size of truss, etc. Foliage rich dark bronze. It is a 
variety which cleans nicely in the truss. As soon as the 
flowers are spent, they drop to the ground. In our 
trials of the past season this Canna gave one of the 
most brilliant stretches of color of any variety in the 
field. It is a full rich crimson, very fine indeed. 
Alfred Mauther. Deep crimson. One of the best. 
Baltimore. A marked improvement in the dark 
pink colored section of Cannas. The immense broad 
petaled blooms and gigantic trusses are borne well above 
the foliage and is strictly an all season bloomer. Height 
4 feet. 
Copper Giant. Madder-red suffused with rose. An 
immense flower on a very vigorous plant. Height 4 feet. 
Frau Dr. Klein. A free grower with tall, erect 
stems supporting great trusses of large, well-formed, 
substantial flowers, glossy carmine-red. Height 5 feet. 
Golden Wedding. A very dwarf bedding Canna, 
brilliant canary yellow in color. Trusses neat and com¬ 
pact. Blossoms of large size and splendid form. A fine 
variety for a low border. 
Gustav Gumpher. Deep, rich golden yellow 
without a trace of any other color. This is one of the 
finest yellow Cannas in cultivation. 
Hungaria. Delicate rose-pink. A gem in every way. 
King Humbert. A bronze foliage variety with 
reddish scarlet flowers. Enormous in size and a great 
favorite. 
King Midas. An even shade of pure golden yellow. 
As with others in this set, the blossoms are remarkable 
for their immense size and perfect form. The trusses 
clean nicely which make it valuable as a bedding Canna. 
The old blossoms drop as soon as they reach maturity, 
which always leaves the trusses fresh and bright. 
Ludwig Kopf. Bronze foliage with large flowers 
of a beautiful orange-and-apricot color. 
Louis Cayeux. A strong, vigorous, giant-flowered 
variety, different from all others. Blooms of coral-red 
deepening to rosy-scarlet ... a two-tone effect. Height 
4 feet. 
Lyon Rouge. A distinct and fine French introduc¬ 
tion. Very large flowers of good, round form in immense 
trusses. The color is a deep, glowing red. 
Mohawk. A grand variety from any point of view. 
Foliage dark bronzy crimson. Quite as dark in this 
respect as that of the well-known variety, King Hum¬ 
bert. Flowers of gigantic size. Rich crimson-scarlet in 
color. Extra fine. 
Mrs. A. F. Conard. Pure salmon-pink with very 
fine foliage. 
Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont. Without doubt this 
peerless variety is the leader of all Cannas in the pink 
section. The foliage is of truly tropical effect, being 
very broad and long, dark green in color, and offers a 
beautiful foil for the gigantic trusses of bloom. The 
color, as described by the raisers, is that of watermelon 
pink, a new color in Cannas. 
A bed in your garden or even a single clump when 
in full bloom attracts the eye at once. The word 
“magnificent” scarcely does it justice. 
Palm Beach. A most worthy addition to this 
splendid list of novelties. It is of immense size, with 
fully rounded four-petaled blooms. The color is an en¬ 
trancing shade of pearly salmon blush. A tall growing 
variety, attaining a height of some 4 to 5 feet. 
Queen Helen. (Yellow King Humbert). A splen¬ 
did Canna, a sport from that well-known variety, King 
Humbert, but differing entirely in color. The flowers 
are of enormous size and a deep, rich yellow color. 
Sungold. Chinese-orange overlaid with a touch of 
fiery-scarlet and set off by a narrow golden-yellow 
border. Dazzling and free-flowering. Height 4^2 feet. 
Stuttgardia. Orange scarlet edged golden yellow, 
marbled light scarlet. 
Victory. A lovely variety in a unique shade of 
apricot. Flowers of medium size, trusses large and dense¬ 
ly filled. 
Price, each, 20c; 10 for $1.80; $16.00 per 100. 
Cultural Note 
The principal points in the cultivation of Cannas 
necessary for the most perfect development of plant and 
bloom may be expressed in a very few words: They 
are summer heat, manure, and an abundance of water. 
Cannas are too often neglected because of their ease of 
growth, and yet there is not a plant grown which will 
respond more quickly to liberal treatment or show a 
more marked improvement in quality of bloom when 
attention is given them. 
Chironia Ixifera 
A new and beautiful plant recently imported 
from South Africa. The silvery white foliage is 
crowned with masses of pink Gentian-shaped 
flowers. For rock gardens and borders, Chironia 
will prove indispensable. One of the loveliest and 
most showy of dwarf-flowering plants. A riot of 
color in a wonderful shade. From 3-inch pots. 
Price, each, 20c; 10 for $1.80; $16.00 per 100. 
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