CANNAS 
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JFottler, Fiske, Rawson Co. 
Cannas 
Fti su[,|,lyiMK Caniiu.s to our customers it lias Ixien far more satisfactory to fill our orders with growing plants instead 
of (try liulhs. H c can, however, supply bulbs of our varieties during .January, February and sometimes as late as the middle 
ol March, but we much prefer to supply our orders with the plants during May and .lunc. 
$1.50, 100 $10.00. 
Truss Flowering 
RED FLOWERING, GREEN FOLIAGE 
Alphonse Bouvier. Rich, velvety crimson. Green 
foliage. (1 to 7 feet high. 
Beaute Poitevine. IJrilliant crimson, with .scarlet 
shadings. Compact, very free flowering. Green fo¬ 
liage. d feet high. 
Charles Henderson. Deep crimson yellow, flame at 
throat. feet high. 
Crimson Bedder. A fine sort, with large spikes of 
glowing crimson; <lark. metallic leaves. 4 feet. 
Duke ol Marlborough. Of all the deep crimsons this 
is the finest; e.xceptionally free flowering. Individual 
blooms V(iry largo. 
Mephisto. The darkc.st red Canna. A rich, velvety, 
deep red; a strong grower, attaining a height of 3 to 5 
feet. Flowers in a large truss. 
Pillar ol Fire. Foliage green; flower almost the same 
as the Duke of Marlborough, but flowers borne on 
stalks a foot above the foliage. Height 5 to 0 feet. 
ORANGE AND YELLOW SHADES 
Florence Vaughan. Rright, rich, golden yellow, spotted 
with nal. l.arge size, jjerfect form. F’oliage green. 
4 feet high. 
Gladiator. Flnormous trusses of blooms. Flowers bright 
yellow, thickly si)otted crim.son; valuable bedding kind. 
4 feet. 
President Cleveland. Large flowers of rich, bright 
orange scarlet. 3 feet. 
T. Colette Rochaine. Immense, well-branched trusses of 
large, deep orange-sc.arlet flowers; fine bedder. 41^ feet. 
Flowers of Dwarf Cannas 
Orchid Flowering 
Orehid-flowcring ('ann.'is are very large flowering 
and taller than the other varhUies; some of the finest 
colors ,'ire to be founfl in this class of Canna.s, the flowers 
iM'ing nearly <loublc the size of the otln'r varieties. A\'hen 
planted in the lawn it. is b(‘st to seh'cf. a soniowhaf sheltered 
jilace to protect them again.st strong wiml, for the flowers 
being larger they bruise more easily than the Grozy type. 
Alemania. The outer petals are scarlet, with a bro.ad 
yellow border. Inside of blooms scarlet and dark 
red. Green foliage. 4 to ,5 feet high. 
Italia. The center of flower is brilliant red; the outt^r 
half of the circumference of each i)efal being a wide, 
irregular band of clear yellow. I’-i feet high. 
King Humbert. .\ brilliant orange scarlet, with bright 
red shadings. Large trusses of blooms, individual 
flowers being fl inches in diamefer. Foliage a rich 
reddish bronze, with lighter shadings; is broad and m.-us- 
sive, giving the ithint a sturdy and stately appearance. 
.5 feet. 
BRONZE LEAF, RED FLOWERING 
David Harum. A very fine, brilliant vermilion. Has 
bR)nze foliage and is very free flowering. One of 
the finest bronze varieties for bedding. 33^ feet. 
Egandale. Strong, compact flower stalks; currant flowers; 
bronze foliage. Finest of this v.ariety. 4 feet high. 
Wm. Sanders. (New.) One of the finest yet intro¬ 
duced. The flowers are of a bright crimson scarlet, veuy 
large, and are produced in immense trusses. feet. 
RED, GOLD-EDGED CANNAS 
Gladioflora. ,Scarlet, changing to salmon pink, with 
gold-edged border; the flowers look like a large Gladiolus. 
3H to 4 feet. 
Mme. Crozy. Dazzling crimson scarlet, bordered with 
golden ytdlow; green foliage. 4 feet. 
Niagara. Great, hand.some trusses; rich, ileep crimson, 
wide, irregular border of deep, golden yellow; fine 
bedder. True. 3 feet. 
Souvenir de Ant. Crozy. Crimson, with broad gold band; 
the finest bedder, and for pot culture unsurpassed. 
4 feet. 
Queen Charlotte. Deep, rich crimson sc.arlet, with a 
Ixirder of canary yellow. Green foliage. 3 feet. 
Louisiana. Bright crimson scarlet, of the orchid-flowering 
type; grows 5 to 6 feet high, with immense spikes of 
bloom. Flowers .‘5 inches across, with broad petals; 
very showy variety. 
Pennsylvania. Flowers are extra large, often meas¬ 
uring 7 inches across, and on the inside are vermilion 
scarlet. Foliage rich green. 5 feet liigh. 
Wyoming. Bronze foliage; flowers a rich, velvefy orange, 
borne high above foliage, and often 0 inches across! 
5 to 8 feet high. 
Canna Robusta, Bronze Leaf 
Grown extensively wherever foliage effeets arc desired. 
^Vill grow 0 feet high; large, handsome bronze leaves. 
Each I5c., doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00. 
Dry Bulbs, doz. 75c., 100 $5.00, 
PINK-FLOWERING CANNAS 
Mile. Berat. An exquisite shade of pink and very ef¬ 
fective when massed with reds and yellows; foliage is a 
bright green. Grows vigorously. Not over 3*^ feet high. 
West Grove. A very large shell-pink flower; foliage gre(*n 
and luxuriant. 5 feet. 
WHITE AND CREAM SHADES 
Alba rosea. Flowers cream white, shading to peach- 
blossom pink at the throat; small but dainty. It has 
a good growth of green foliage. 4 feet. 
Alsace. A pale sulphur yellow, changing to creamy 
white. If planted with high-colored sorts, it makes a 
fine contrast. Foliage green. 43^ feet. 
Mont Blanc. Deep cream white, with large petals and 
very showy. Good growth of green foliage. Fine in 
front of strong-colored C'annas. 23^ feet. 
