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LOVELY PASTEL COLOR SELECTIONS FROM OUR NEW GRAND OPERA SERIES 
Selected from hundreds of hand-pollinated hybrids, our Grand Opera Series depicts the most 
glorious pastel shades ever brought forth in any flower of any kind. 
The tints of these new Cannas are remarkable for their delicateness yet they sparkle in sunlight. 
Gone are the hard, offensive colors of the old Canna. Gone also are the spindly, small blooms. 
These new Canna hybrids have immense trusses with individual flowers as large and larger than 
those of Gladioli. May we suggest that you plant a few of these in your flower border to give added 
color or possibly a plant or two in a sunny spot against a fence or the house and be sure to grow 
some in tubs for terrace or roof garden decoration. 
New Giant Cannas in Mixture 
We have about seventy different varieties of the New Grand 
Opera Series of Cannas. They are a selection made from thou- 
sands of seedlings, most of which have been destroyed. From 
the seventy we have selected six of the best which are now offered. 
The remaining varieties are perfectly beautiful but it would be 
unwise to introduce them as there would be too much similarity 
of color. Instead of destroying them we decided to offer them 
to our customers in a mixture, each one a different kind, yet 
colors so selected that they will form a beautiful pastel mixture. 
Grand Opera Cannas in Mixed Colors 
6 for $4.00, 12 for $7.50, 25 for $14.00, 100 for $52.50 
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Aida Each $1.00, Three $2.85, Doz. $10.00 
The individual florets that make up the trusses in this sterling 
variety, like the others of the set, are Gladiolus-flowered. The 
petals are broad and rounded, each petal touching or over- 
lapping its neighbor. The trusses are luxuriant and full, 
greatly enhancing the value of the tints and colors that make 
up the flowers. The base color of Aida is old rose overlaid 
with delicate salmon. As these colors merge, the flowers open 
and expand into a floral fabric of sheer pastel loveliness. 
La Boheme Each $1.00, Three $2.85, Doz. $10.00 
This may prove to be the favorite of all. Like the others of 
the series, the flowers are rounded, the trusses nicely formed, 
building into great heads of glorious bloom. The soft rosy 
peach overlaid with delicate pearl tints the flowers in a 
manner that baffles description. La Boheme is vibrant with 
life and beauty, and when you view the gorgeous finale as 
the flowers develop over the foliage, it will be apparent to 
the beholder that this exquisite Canna merits the name. 
La Traviata Each $1.00, Three $2.85, Doz. $10.00 
Entirely different from the others of the series and bows its 
head to none. Every petal and every flower is full of life and 
vigor. They are perfectly placed in the truss and build up to 
beautiful heads of color. La Traviata is a self-color, a de- 
lightful and lively shade of old rose, and makes an ideal foil 
for the soft pastels when planted in conjunction with the 
others. ¢ 
Mignon Each $1.00, Three $2.85, Doz. $10.00 
Quite different from the rest of the series. The lower petal 
of the giant florets comprising the truss is old gold washed 
with over-tones of peach and rose. The three upper petals 
are lighter in tone, the old gold being less apparent; the 
remaining colors, peach and rose, culminating in a soft alpine 
glow. The blending of all this beauty in the wide open flowers 
marks Mignon as a fine and striking new Canna. 
Mme. Butterfly Each $1.00, Three $2.85, Doz. $10.00 
Like the opera for which it is named, it brings to the eye in 
color tones the same joy and happiness that is derived from 
hearing the arias of the beautiful opera. Soft horizon-yellow 
washed with overtones of daybreak-pink tint color the flowers 
in the most beautiful manner. When the trusses are fully open 
and expanded Mme. Butterfly might well be considered one 
of the finest. 
Rigoletto Each $1.00, Three $2.85, Doz. $10.00 
This variety is unsurpassable in its color. Like Aida, Rigoletto 
produces a beautiful mass of florets. As to fineness and qual- 
ity, as far as the flower is concerned, there is little distinction 
except in color. Rigoletto is pure canary-yellow when first 
opening, passing to light lemon-yellow as the flowers develop. 
It is particularly lovely when the heads burst into bloom above 
the bright green foliage. Rigoletto far surpasses R. Wallace, 
which for years was considered the best of the yellow Cannas. 
- STANDARD VARIETIES OF CANNAS 
Three $1.10, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Giant flowers of intense scarlet. Bronze foliage. 4 ft. 
Copper Giant Three 85c, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Madder-red suffused rose, giving a coppery effect. 4 ft. 
Have Three 85c, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Large white flowers. Green foliage. 4 ft. 
Exquisite Three $1.10, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Giant flowers of bright rose-pink. Green foliage. 4 ft. 
King Humbert ; Three 85c, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Orange-scarlet. Bronze foliage. 5 ft. 
Mrs. Alfred Conard Three 85c, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Salmon-pink. Bronze foliage. 4 ft. ‘ 
Richard Wallace 
Golden yellow. Green foliage. 4 ft. 
Salmon Beauty Three $1.10, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Giant flowers of soft salmon-pink. Green foliage. 4 ft. 
The President Three 85c, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Enormous scarlet flowers. Green foliage. 4 ft. 
Caliente 
Three 85c, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
