~ Cannas Make Attractive Beds 
CANNAS 
The most popular of all bedding plants making a 
brilliant and effective show during the entire Summer 
until late Fall. They produce large, conspicuous clus- 
ters of orchid-like flowers in the widest range of gay 
- and bright colors, with a rich tropical foliage in green 
or bronze shades. They are most effective when planted 
in masses of one variety. 
CULTURE. No other class of tender bulb is so easily 
‘grown. They succeed in sunny positions in any kind of 
soil and respond quickly to liberal treatment. Cannas 
are gross feeders and for best results the beds should be 
spaded deeply, using a generous amount of well-decom- 
posed manure and bone meal. Plant the dormant roots 
when the ground is warm, spacing them 2 feet apart 
and set them with the ‘‘eye’’ just above the ground. 
They may be started in pots and later transplanted out- 
side to give earlier blooms. 
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Green-Leaved Cannas 
Apricot. 4 ft. 
mon-pink. 
Hungaria. 314 ft. Rich peach blossom pink, a contin- 
uous bearer. Flowers very large with immense petals. 
Ideal for bedding.. 
Mme. Crozy. 3 ft. 
edged yellow. 
Buff-yellow base, overspread with sal- 
Brilliant vermilion-scarlet flowers 
Pennsylvania. 5 ft. Bright crimson scarlet. Very showy 
in beds or as a center for more dwarf varieties. 
Richard Wallace. 4 ft. 
yellow. Free bloomer. 
The President. 4 ft. This gorgeous variety produces 
giant flowers of a rich Sar scarlet color, often 
measuring 7 inches across when fully opened. 
Yellow King Humbert. 4 ft. A green-leaved sport of 
the King Humbert. It has the same habit and growth 
and free-flowering qualities, but the flowers are a 
deep rich yellow spotted and blotched with bright red. 
Price: Any of the above Green-Leaved Cannas 
Postpaid, 3 for 3O0c; $1.00 per dozen. 
$6.00 per 100. 
- 
An ideal bedder, color canary 
Green-Leaved Cannas 
City of Portland. 3'4 ft. Bright rosy-pink, a free- 
flowering vigorous bloomer. 
_ Eureka. 414 ft. 
Free bloomer. 
Mrs. Alfred Conrad. 4 ft. The ‘‘Queen of Cannas."’ 
Gigantic flowers of beautiful salmon pink. 
Considered the finest white Canna. 
Rosea Gigantea. 4 ft. Magnificent-trusses of a stunning 
rich rose color of gigantic size. 
Price: Any of the above four varieties 
Postpaid, 3 for 35c; $1.25 per dozen. 
$7.00 per 100. 
ss Bronze-Leaved Cannas 
. 
Ambassador. 314 ft. Bears immense trusses of brilliant 
cherry red flowers set off by bronzy foliage. ; 
: King Humbert. “King of All.’’ 4 ft. Bears immense 
brilliant orange-scarlet flowers streaked with crimson 
“<i gold, in gigantic trusses. Foliage rich coppery- 
ronze. - 
Shenandoah. 4 ft. Flowers beautiful, rosy pink, borne 
in large clusters. A fine bedder. 
Wyoming. 6 ft. Orange flowers of a rich, glossy 
- sheen. 
Price: Any of the above Bronze-Leaved Cannas 
: Postpaid, 3 for 30¢; $1.00 per dazen. 
: $6.00 per 100. > 

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Buist’s Superb Cannas 
CINNAMON VINE 
A beautiful, rapid-growing climber, taking its name 
from the peculiar fragrance of the delicate white flow- 
ers. The attractive bright glossy green leaves are heart- 
shaped and the growth of vine will run 25 to 40 feet 
in a season. It is perfectly hardy, the stem dying down 
in Winter, but growing with great rapidity in the 
Spring. 
CULTURE. The long, tuberous roots may be planted 
at any time during the Spring, placing them in an up- 
right position and deep enough so that the eye or 
sprout is covered with two inches of soil. They will 
thrive in any soil. Large Select Roots 3 for 35c; 
$1.25 per doz. postpaid. 
GLOXINIAS 
These showy plants make excellent house plants and 
flower profusely during May and June. 
CULTURE. Gloxinias are not difficult to grow and 
they will flourish luxuriantly in a soil of one part loam, 
one part leaf mold and one part sharp sand with a 
sprinkling of fine bone meal. Plant in 4-inch pots, 
being sure to give the best of drainage. Place in a 
warm window and keep moderately moist, but do not 
water to excess. Be careful to keep water off the leaves 
and to shade the plants from direct sunlight as the 
season advances. In Mixture Only. 40c each; 3 for 
$1.00; $3.50 per doz. postpaid. 
MADEIRA OR MEXICAN VINE 
A beautiful and popular vine covering a large space 
in a short time. Very useful for porches and arbors 
because of its rapid growth and freedom from insects. 
The leaves are heart-shaped, thick, glossy and light 
green in color. Racemes of feathery white fragrant 
flowers are produced in profusion. 
CULTURE. Plant any time during the Spring, placing 
them in an upright position and covering with two 
inches of soil. Protect with a covering of leaves or 
litter in the Winter. Large Strong Roots, 3 for 35c; 
$1.25 per dozen, postpaid. 
