. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoo. The American Florist. 1235 very valuableforcuttinj?. It has retained its attractiveness longer than B. Gloire de Lorraine, the two grown together in the same house, but not the Lorraines grown in a cooler house. Notes on Newer Cannas. The following cannas have proved exceptionally fine on our grounds during the past three or four years: Black Prince (Duke X Mile. Herat).— One of the mosteffective varieties; flowers often five to six inches across and petals sometimes two inches wide; color as dark or darker
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoo. The American Florist. 1235 very valuableforcuttinj?. It has retained its attractiveness longer than B. Gloire de Lorraine, the two grown together in the same house, but not the Lorraines grown in a cooler house. Notes on Newer Cannas. The following cannas have proved exceptionally fine on our grounds during the past three or four years: Black Prince (Duke X Mile. Herat).— One of the mosteffective varieties; flowers often five to six inches across and petals sometimes two inches wide; color as dark or darker than Duke of Marlborough; an early and constant bloomer; foliage fine; plant vigorous; height five feet. Philadelphia.—One of the brightest and cleanest varieties we have; the clear red of this variety is hard to improve on, but we now have seedlings from it ot better constitution and keepingqualities; height two and one-half feet. President Cleveland.—.\ good scarlet red variety of splendid constitution; very effective and free bloomer. Triumph.—This is now taking its place as one of the best dwarf red bedding varieties; it is an early and free bloomer of good constitution. Mt. Etna—One of the finest and best red leaved varieties on our grounds; color Philadelphia-red combined with large size, early and free blooming habit; height three feet. Baltimore.—A fine large red canna; very iree bloomer; good foliage. George Washington —This is one of the earliest flowering varieties in existence; color rich, velvety red; flowers very large, petals two inches broad; rounded form. Pillar of Fire (Imp.)—This will prove one of the finest cannas for the center of circular beds; grows seven to eight feet high; color almost scarlet; spikes enor- mous and erect; flower larger and in other respects a decided improvement on the original. Olyrapia (Duke X Mile. Berat).—This variety is of a new shade difiicult to describe, being a. close approach to vio- let; it is one of the mo
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