. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^^fjflnf' MABCU 9, 1922 The Florists^ Review 27 as the old Wintzer's Colossal, ,, liich was almost worthless, simply be- , .aise the flowers usufilly "flopped" ,v irliin an hour or two of the time they , .cned. Statue of Liberty has flowers .,i;ictically as large, which are stiff .' . to stand up, except in the worst 1 iither. I do not think that enormous ;,,.lividual flowers are any particular ,1 i\;mtage, especially when only two or 'lice are open at a time, but two or ihHC of these make as big a show as a .?,,/i>n of the
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^^fjflnf' MABCU 9, 1922 The Florists^ Review 27 as the old Wintzer's Colossal, ,, liich was almost worthless, simply be- , .aise the flowers usufilly "flopped" ,v irliin an hour or two of the time they , .cned. Statue of Liberty has flowers .,i;ictically as large, which are stiff .' . to stand up, except in the worst 1 iither. I do not think that enormous ;,,.lividual flowers are any particular ,1 i\;mtage, especially when only two or 'lice are open at a time, but two or ihHC of these make as big a show as a .?,,/i>n of the common varieties. The nv, ;itest weakness of this canna is the that it is from seven to nine fci i tall. Where an especially tall canna is loquired, it ig the best thing ever (ifl'iMcd to the public. ]n my estimation Nokomis is the most beautiful of the bronze-leaved on'in«s. The flowers are large and are nn intense, velvety vermilion red. The hrnds are large and the plant is a fairly (jciod bloomer, but it does not multiply •IS rapidly as I should like. The variety is still high-priced and I have never seen it grown to any extent except in our own trials^ so cannot speak as enthusi- .nstically of it as I might. Louis Reverehon is a canna that is as olicap as King Humbert and, I think, niiifli better. The foliage is just as good; the flowers are much brighter and do not show the tendency to run orange or yellow, a thing that is so noticeable in King Humbert. At the same time, it is a much freer bloomer and is not a cropper. The Future Canna. We are always interested in looking forward to what ought to be accom- plished in cannas. We must and, I be- Hevr, soon will, have a yellow canna that is as good as The President or Fiery Cross. I also believe it is going to be possible to produce a large-flower- ing yellow with good bronze foliage. These two cannas are much needed at present. There are fragrant wild cannas in the world and I have been trying for two or three year
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