. Everything for the fruit grower : 1899. Nurseries (Horticulture), Ohio, Bridgeport, Catalogs; Nursery stock, Ohio, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs. E. W. REID'S NURSERIES, BRIDGEPORT, OHIO CANNAS AND CALADIUMS. NEW CANNAS. Alsace. In this variety we have the nearest approach to a pure white Canna. A wonderfully free bloomer, and a fine, erect grower, making nice, shapely plants about 4 feet high. The flowers at first opening are a light sulphur-yel- low, changing to creamy white. A grand variety for contrasting with
. Everything for the fruit grower : 1899. Nurseries (Horticulture), Ohio, Bridgeport, Catalogs; Nursery stock, Ohio, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs. E. W. REID'S NURSERIES, BRIDGEPORT, OHIO CANNAS AND CALADIUMS. NEW CANNAS. Alsace. In this variety we have the nearest approach to a pure white Canna. A wonderfully free bloomer, and a fine, erect grower, making nice, shapely plants about 4 feet high. The flowers at first opening are a light sulphur-yel- low, changing to creamy white. A grand variety for contrasting with darker colored sorts. 20 cts. each. Bouvier. This is the finest Canna for outdoor bedding ever intro- duced. Blooms early, and is one continuous mass of crimson the entire season. Awarded the bronze medal at the World's Pair. 15 cts. each. AUSTRIA. Remarkable for its sturdy, rank growth, forming massive clumps 6 to 7 feet high, covered from the ground up with large, deep green, musa- like foliage. Plants set out early in the season will before midsummer form clumps with 20 to 30 strong stems, each stem surmounted by tall spikes of golden yellow flowers standing upright like immense lilies. It blooms continuously from early summer until checked by frost in fall. 20 cts. each. Duchess of Marlborough. A pure clear pink, an entirely new color in Cannas, of the exact shade shown as pure pink in the Mathews Color Chart. Fine, large flowers 4 inches and over across. Plants grow 4 to 5 feet high, with fine, large foliage ; entirely distinct from any other variety, and adds a new color to this useful class of bedding plants. 35 els. each. Florence Vaughan. We consider this the finest yellow spotted Canna ever seen. Flowers large ; robust grower, and flowers very freely. One of the best. 15 cts. each. ITALIA. Bright orange-scarlet, with a very broad, golden yellow border ; a beautiful, large flower, with nicely ruffled petals. It is a remarkably strong grower, with large, heav
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