. Greenhouse and bedding plants : retail catalogue spring 1900. Nursery stock Iowa Council Bluffs Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Flowering shrubs Catalogs. CATALOGUE OF GREENHOUSE AND BEDDING PLANTS CANNAS, continued. Explorateur Crampbel. Four feet. Very strong; foliage medium large, green in color; flower is as large as Bouvier ; flowers clear vermil- ion scarlet, tinted with minute blood-crimson spots distributed evenly over the petals. Flower spikes large. Flamingo. Height, 31/2 feet. Flowers 4 inches in diameter with almost flat face, forming a spike of glo
. Greenhouse and bedding plants : retail catalogue spring 1900. Nursery stock Iowa Council Bluffs Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Flowering shrubs Catalogs. CATALOGUE OF GREENHOUSE AND BEDDING PLANTS CANNAS, continued. Explorateur Crampbel. Four feet. Very strong; foliage medium large, green in color; flower is as large as Bouvier ; flowers clear vermil- ion scarlet, tinted with minute blood-crimson spots distributed evenly over the petals. Flower spikes large. Flamingo. Height, 31/2 feet. Flowers 4 inches in diameter with almost flat face, forming a spike of glowing crimson color, once seen not soon to be forgotten. Florence Vaughan. Height, about 4> feet. Green leaves, tinted at base; spikes numerous ; large, round petals ; flowers crimson. General Dodds. Height, 4 feet. Rich deep bronze foliage; good grower; flower deep ver- milion, with slight crimson dots, of good size, re- flexing more than in other Cannas. Gloriosa. Without exception this is the most useful and beautiful Canna yet introduced. It is the only dwarf-growing variety that has excep- tionally large individual florets and numerous long trusses of bloom. It received a gold medal, the highest possible award, at Omaha, where a number of plants were bedded out upon the Trans-Missis- sippi grounds from May until November. Ama- teurs and .florists generally agree in the opinion that Gloriosa is the most beautiful dwarf Canna introduced. The magnificent flowers are of a rich scarlet-crimson, with a distinct golden band around each petal. Although these colors are distinct, yet they blend and Yellow Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original J. F. Wilcox (Firm); Wilcox, J. F; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Council Bluffs, Iowa : J. F. Wilcox
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