. Dreer's garden book for 1942. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Dreer's Cannas in the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York Cannas bloom from early summer until frost in all sections of the country. They succeed best in a sunny position and in practically any kind of soil, responding freely to liberal treatment. For best re- sults, prepare the bed about two feet deep and include a generous supply of well- decayed manure. They enjoy plenty of moisture during thei
. Dreer's garden book for 1942. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Dreer's Cannas in the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York Cannas bloom from early summer until frost in all sections of the country. They succeed best in a sunny position and in practically any kind of soil, responding freely to liberal treatment. For best re- sults, prepare the bed about two feet deep and include a generous supply of well- decayed manure. They enjoy plenty of moisture during their growing season. All varieties have green foliage unless otherwise specified in the descriptions. All Bulbs offered in Dreer's Garden Book are sent PREPAID. Dreer's Large-Flowering CANNAS 23-011 Cheerfulness. Orange-scarlet broadly edged with yellow. 3\ ft. 23-012 City of Portland. Massive trusses of deep rose presenting a showy contrast to the rich green foliage. 3j ft. 23-013 Copper Giant. Immense mad- der red flowers suffused with copperj' rose. 4 ft. 23-021 Eureka. Considered the best of all white Cannas. 4j ft. 23-036 Hungaria. Large trusses with clear rose flowers. 3^ ft. 23-041 King Humbert. Enormous rich orange-scarlet flower trusses and dark coppery bronze foliage. 5 ft. 23-045 Louis Cayeux. Rose-scarlet trusses. Very free and effective. 4 ft. 23-052 Mrs. Alfred Conard. Glowing salmon-pink. 4 ft. 23-067 Richard Wallace. Glorious trusses of pale gold. 3j ft. 23-079 The President. Brilliant fierj, intense scarlet. Very vigorous. 5 ft. 23-081 TimbuctOO. Of dwarf growth. Free-flowering and a fine yellow that does not fade in the sun. 4 ft. 23-091 Yellow King Humbert (Orchid-Flowered). Bright yellow spotted red. 4i feet. Roots of lite above, for delivery before April ist, 25c each; 3 for 65c; 12 for , prepaid. Growing plants after April 1st ready for planting in the spring, to start blooming a month earlier than the roots. 45c each; 3 for ; 12 for , prepaid.
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