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Tender Plants and Bulbs 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide 
CANNAS 
F OR a brilliant show all summer there is no plant excelling the 
Canna; it even surpasses the Geranium in its gorgeous dis¬ 
play of brilliant colors, blooming continuously from the time of 
planting until cut down by frost. For window boxes, or grown 
as specimens for the porch, they are unsurpassed. 
New and Rare Cannas 
Each, 20 cents; per dozen, $1.75; set of six, 90 cents. 
Black Prince. A magnificent variety. In color intense dark velvety maroon, 
almost black; extra large flowers ; large bold trusses. Leaves dark green, 
edged with purple. 
Cherokee. A royal beauty. Color dark maroon, very deep and rich. 
Foliage green. 
Evolution. The flowers arc beautiful, the ends of the petals tipped with rich 
golden yellow, which shades in through various tints of canary, lemon, and 
sulphur to a center of blush pink. The flowers are rich in appearance, and 
when seen in contrast with the dark red leaves the effect is doubly striking. 
Pennsylvania. The flowers are pure deep scarlet, of immense size, and 
borne on tall branching spikes. This Canna belongs to the Orchid-flowered 
type, and is of American origin. 
Queen of Holland. Makes handsome plants, growing from two and a half 
to tlnee feet high, with fine bronze foliage. The trusses are branching, and 
produce large heads of deep orange-colored flowers. 
Rosemawr. Flowers extra large, having broad, well-rounded petals. The 
color is bright rosy pink, mottled with rose, shading to a rich golden yellow 
at the throat. The trusses are immense, and borne just the right distance 
above the foliage to show to the best advantage. 
The Best of the Standard Varieties 
Each, 15 cents ; dozen, $1.50 ; except where noted. 
Alphonse Bouvier> On first opening the flowers are intense brilliant crimson, 
but change to a beautiful deep crimson as they more fully expand, and pro¬ 
duce spikes of enormous flowers in wonderful profusion. 
Black Beauty. The darkest and most handsome colored foliage of any of 
the Cannas. A rare and magnificent variety. Rich glowing crimson 
flowers. Each, 25 cents ; dozen, $2.25. 
Beaute Poitevine. Bright crimson, with erect flower-spikes. Blooms early 
and continuously. An ideal Canna for bedding. 
Brandywine. Dark bronze leaves; the flowers an intense vinous red, 
beautifully dappled with deep crimson. 
Chas. Henderson. Brilliant crimson flowers, contrasting finely with the 
deep green foliage. 
Cinnabar. Cinnabar red, distinctly marked with golden yellow. 
Fairfield. Rich dark crimson flowers ; foliage green. 
Florence Vaughan. Flowers well-opened and of the most brilliant golden- 
yellow, dotted with brightest scarlet, and produced in continuous succession. 
Four feet high. 
J. D. Cabos. Height four feet. Color of flower light orange; good-sized 
trusses, borne fairly well above the foliage. One of the freest bloomers among 
bronze Cannas. Foliage deep bronze-purple. A valuable sort. 
Mile. Berat. The nearest approach to a pink in a first-class bedder; foliage 
green ; four feet. 
Madame Crozy. The plants commence to bloom when scarcely a foot in 
height, and when the pjant reaches its natural height, which is about four 
feet, it is crowned with a blazing array of beautiful crimson-scarlet and gold- 
bordered flowers. The foliage is bright green, broad and massive. 
President Meyer. Remarkably prolific bloomer. Both flowers and trusses 
are of immense size; the flowers are of a pleasing, rich cherry-carmine ; 
foliage bronze. 
Philadelphia. One of the finest crimson Cannas. Well-balanced truss of 
splendid, large, open flowers. Height about three feet. Foliage green. 
President Faivre. Flowers amaranth-red ; foliage bronze. A strong, erect 
grower, especially adapted to massing and as centers of beds. Six feet high. 
Queen Charlotte. Strong, compact grower, with green foliage. Flowers are 
large, with broad petals. The center of the petal is a brilliant crimson-scarlct, 
shaded with crimson and bordered with a wide belt of gold. Three feet high. 
Robusta. A very fine, tall-growing, dark-leaved variety, eight to ten feet 
high. 
Semaphore. A decidedly new and novel color in Cannas. The flowers are 
of a pure orange color, and are produced in large trusses. Foliage in light 
shade of bronze. Very showy. 
Orchid-Flowered Cannas 
Each, 15 cents ; set of three for 35 cents. 
Alemannia. These gigantic flowers are the largest grown on Cannas. They 
arc a fine yellow, beautifully mottled with orange-scarlet. On the inside of 
the blooms the color is nearly a scarlet, sometimes reaching to the edge of 
the petals: Outside of the petal is yellow. Height of plant about five feet. 
Burbank. Flowers very large, equal to Italia ; rich canary-yellow, spreading 
seven inches ; will continue to bloom a week after cutting. A strong grower 
with wide, rich green leaves; four feet high. 
Parthenope. P'lower are extra large and of good substance. Color dark 
orange, shaded with yellow ; showy and distinct ; four feet. 
Canna Beds 
Many of our customers write us in regard to the number of Cannas that it 
requires to fill a bed of certain dimensions. In answer to this question we offer 
the following suggestions : Plant Cannas about 18 inches apart each 7 vay ; 
the tall varieties /or the center 0/ bed , and the d 7 varfgrowers for the border. 
For a round bed 7 feet in diameter it will take 19 plants. 
For a round bed 10 feet in diameter it will take 37 plants. 
• For a round bed 13 feet in diameter it will take 61 plants. 
For a 7-foot bed we will send post- For a 10-foot bed we will send post¬ 
paid 19 plants in three different varie- paid 37 plants in four different varie¬ 
ties, for $2.25. ties, for $4.00. 
For a 13-foot bed we will send postpaid, or free by express, 61 plants in 
five different varieties, for $6.50. 
FERNS FOR DECORATION 
Ferns cannot be dispensed with in elaborate decorations for the parlor. A 
single plant of the Dwarf Boston Fern is as useful in producing a graceful effect 
as any plant we know of. In planting a fernery do not crowd them, but give 
them room for the development of the fronds ; their growth is rapid, and many 
varieties soon double their original size. Be your own florist and fill your fern 
dishes at home. Five of the best and hardiest varieties are sufficient to fill a 
fern dish eight inches in diameter. Each, 15 cents; the set of six for 75 cents. 
Adiantum cuneatum. The popular Maiden-Hair Fern. 
Aspidium Tsussimense. A pretty species with dark green foliage. 
Cyrtomium Falcatum. Large green glossy leaves. 
Pteris Cretica albo-lineata. A pretty and useful variegated variety; leaves 
green and white. 
Polystichum setosum. Foliage dark green. 
Peteris Wimsetti. Fine for fern pans and house culture; finely crested. 
The New Dwarf Boston Fern, JXepIt.rolepis Seotti 
A very dwarf and compact form of the Boston Fern. The fronds are short 
and narrow, ofa graceful recurving form. Plants of small size make nice speci¬ 
mens in a short time. For house culture we recommend it as a plant that will 
please all, and one of the best that we offer this season. Strong young plants 
each, 20 cents ; dozen, $2.00. 
New Ostrich Feather Fern, Nejth role pis Darrowsii 
This beautiful fern may be described as a dwarf form of Nephrolepis Piersoni. 
The leaves are wide and the decided feathery appearance of the plant is very 
striking. A wonderful variety and should be in every collection. Each, 
20 cents; per dozen, $2.00. 
Neph rolepsis Pierson i The fronds are a rich green in color, and 
are more finely cut and divided than are those of the Boston Fern. 11 is a free and 
quick grower, succeeding admirably as ahousc plant. Each, 20 cts.; dozen, $2.00. 
Neph rolepsis 1 1 hitntani. The plumy appearance of the foliage 
makes this variety unquestionably the most striking among all the Nephrolepsis. 
The plant is quite dwarf in growth, and the leaves very wide; a grand fern. 
Each 30 cents; two for 50 cents. 
Ifoston Droopiny Fern. One of the most satisfactory of decor¬ 
ative plants for house culture. The handsome green fronds attain a length of 
four to five feet, and droop so gracefully over on every side that it is often 
called the Fountain Plant. It always has a fresh, healthy appearance, and 
is very attractive. Fine plants, each, 20 cents; dozen, $2.00. 
Special offer. We will send one fine plant each of the above five 
ferns for 75 cents. 
HYDRANGEA 
Hardy south of Philadelphia, but are grown at the north as pot plants. Their 
immense heads of bloom make them very conspicuous. A little shade and 
plenty of water seems to meet all their needs. Put in the cellar in the fall. 
For decorative plants on a piazza or porch they produce a fine effect. 
Each 15 cents ; the set of three for 35 cents. 
Jeanne d’Arc. New, a sport from the old favorite Thomas Hogg, having 
dark reddish brown stems like Red-Branched. Foliage and flowers much 
larger and more vigorous than either. Flowers pure white, very effective 
against the dark green foliage. 
New Red-Branched (Ramulis-coccineis). The smallest plants bear immense 
trusses of bloom. The branches are of a dark red color, brightening to a cleur 
crimson near the flower heads, which are a beautiful shade of deep rose. 
Otaksa. A Japanese variety, with large clusters of pale pink flowers. 
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