General Collection of "Bedding Plants 
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CANNAS, Potted Plants 
The following varieties can be supplied from 3- and 
4-inch pots only. No dry roots. 
10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10 
Africa. Rich orange-salmon flowers; dark bronzy 
foliage. 4\4 to 5 feet. 
Beaule Poitevine. Crimson. Free-flowering. 3 feet. 
♦Florence Vaughan. Golden yellow, spotted bright red. 
Free bloomer. 3 feet. 
Golden Star. Pure yellow; compact and dwarf habit. 
The dwarfest of all Cannas, and free-blooming. 
*ltalia. Flowers nearly as large as those of Austria; 
bright golden yellow, with a large blotch of bright 
scarlet on each petal, in the style of Queen Charlotte, 
but the lower petal is usually 2 inches wide. 
J. D. Cabos. Foliage dark; flowers rich apricot; deep 
shadings. 4 feet. 
P. J. Berckmans. Leaves green; flower spike compact, 
standing well above the foliage; flowers large, bright 
cherry red; petals reflex gracefully. 5 feet. 
Pluto. Dark orange-red. Foliage very dark. A dis¬ 
tinct variety. 414 feet. 
President McKinley. Bright crimson, shaded scarlet. 
Foliage rich green, chocolate margin. 2>4 to 3 feet. 
Rose Unique. Beautiful rose color. 
NEW CANNAS 
Plants from 3- and 4 -inch pots only. 25 cts. each, 
$2 for 10. 
The following New Cannas we can recommend with 
confidence: 
Augusta. Flowers large. Intense scarlet, with wide 
border of yellow. 3 feet. 
Black Prince. Flowers large. Intense dark, velvety 
maroon. 3 to 4 feet. 
Duke of Marlboro. Beautiful crimson-maroon. The 
largest Canna grown. 4 feet. 
Martha Washington. Beautiful rose-pink. Flowers 
very large. Vigorous grower and free bloomer. 3 feet. 
Queen Eleanor. Golden yellow, beautifully spotted 
with bright scarlet. 3 to 4 feet. 
Shenandoah. Rose-pink. Leaves bronzy red. A 
beautiful variety. 
Triumph. Rich crimson. Large erect flowers. Con¬ 
stant bloomer. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
10 plants, in 10 best varieties, suitable for exhibition purposes.. $0 7 . r > 
50 plants, in 50 best varieties, suitable for exhibition purposes.’ ’'' 3 00 
100 plants, in 50 or more best varieties, suitable for exhibition purposes. 5 00 
For many years we have added annually to our collection the most promising of the new varieties, until our 
present stock contains nothing but superior sorts. To grow every variety that is offered by the many growers 
would prove injudicious. We therefore select only the most distinct prize varieties as they appear, and thus keep 
our selection within reasonable bounds. To 
fullydescribe the peculiar shades and colors, 
and the great variety of forms, would not 
bo possible within the limits of this Cata¬ 
logue. While we keep several thousand 
plants in stock, it is impossible always to 
have a full supply of plants of every variety. 
We therefore make the above offer, if the 
selection of varieties is left to us. We will 
in every instance send only the most distinct 
varieties, and include many of the leading 
sorts of 1900. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. —If for 
open ground, plant in any good soil, well 
fertilized, and from end of March until 
June; if for winter blooming in the house, 
the plants should be lifted from the open 
ground during September, potted in 8- or 
10-inch pots, and removed to a cool green¬ 
house or kept well sheltered from the sun. 
Should very large flowers be desired, such 
as are seen at special exhibitions, all the 
buds but one upon one stem should be 
pinched off as soon as they appear. This is 
termed “ disbudding,” and enables the pro¬ 
duction of flowers 6 or more inches in diam¬ 
eter. While such enormous flowers can be 
produced by this process, it must be borne 
in mind that by allowing the plant to per¬ 
fect all the flowers which it produces, the 
latter will not average half size of those 
produced by the “disbudding” process. 
Many varieties will remain in full bloom 
until Christmas if kept in a cool green¬ 
house. The photo-engraving shows a Jap¬ 
anese Chrysanthemum of tho type most 
popular nowadays. 
GARDENING FOR PLEASURE 
By Peter Henderson. A guide to the 
amateur in the fruit, vegetable and flower gar¬ 
den, with full descriptions for the greenhouse, 
conservatory and window garden. It meets the 
wants of all classes in country, city and village 
who keep a garden for their own enjoyment 
rather than for the sale of products. Finely 
illustrated. Cloth, 12mo. $2. 
JAPANESE CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
