Dreer's garden book 1905 Dreer's garden book : 1905 dreersgardenbook1905henr Year: 1905 132 1 nI'HENRTADRKR -PHilAKLPHIAfA- Our Exhibit of Hedding Plants including Cannas, was awarded a GOLD MEDAL at the St. Louis Exposition, 1004:. Canna Souvenir d'Antoine Crozy. Florence Vaughan. Bright, rich golden-yellow, spotted with red, of large size and perfect form ; foliage green; 4 feet. Harry Laing' Exceedingly large, well-rounded flowers of ricli glowing scarlet suffused with orange; 5 feet. Mile. Berat. The nearest approach to a pink in a first-class bedder; foliage green ; 4 feet. Price: l
Dreer's garden book 1905 Dreer's garden book : 1905 dreersgardenbook1905henr Year: 1905 132 1 nI'HENRTADRKR -PHilAKLPHIAfA- Our Exhibit of Hedding Plants including Cannas, was awarded a GOLD MEDAL at the St. Louis Exposition, 1004:. Canna Souvenir d'Antoine Crozy. Florence Vaughan. Bright, rich golden-yellow, spotted with red, of large size and perfect form ; foliage green; 4 feet. Harry Laing' Exceedingly large, well-rounded flowers of ricli glowing scarlet suffused with orange; 5 feet. Mile. Berat. The nearest approach to a pink in a first-class bedder; foliage green ; 4 feet. Price: lOcts. each; $ per doz.; ? per 100 DREER'S TWELVE BEST CANNAS. '.here must now be in commerce close to 500 varieties of Can- 'las, hardly one of which we have not carefully tested on our own grounds. We keep our list down to about 50 of the very bestt and of these the twelve varieties enumerated below are a selec- tion of sorts that have proven themselves perfect in everyway, and which succeed under the most adverse conditions, in dry as well as in wet seasons. All are of uniform, vigorous growth, and whether planted singly or in masses will make a display certain to give full satisfaction. As we grow many thousands of each, we offer them at exceptionally low prices. Alphonse Bouvier. Finest tall brilliant crimson, foliage green; (5 to 7 feet. Alsace. Pale sulphur, changing to creamy white ; planted in conjunction with the high-colored sorts it makes a fine con- trast; foliage green; 4j feet. Beaute Poltevine. Brilliant crimson with .scarlet shadings; a grand dwarf variety, never exceeding 3 feet; foliage green. Buttercup. The nearest approach to a clear yellow ; 3 feet. Duke of Marlborough, The finest of the very deep crim- sons; fine individual blooms in large trusses, and exceptionally free-flowering and attractive ; foliage green ; 4 feet. Egandale. A favorite bronze-leaved sort with soft currant-red flowers; 4 feet. Mme. Crozy. The popular bright scarlet with golden
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