Dreer's garden book 1918 (1918) Dreer's garden book 1918 dreersgardenbook1918henr Year: 1918 119 LARGE-FLOWERING CANNAS High-grade Carinas have for years been one of our leading specialties, and our fields the past season, covering about 30 acres at our Riverview Nurseries, were a gorgeous riot of color from June to frost, and were admired by many visitors. To those who stopped to look closely at individual varieties, the wonderful improvement in Cannas was very manifest, and it was particularly pleasing to us to have so many admire the startling new varieties originating with us and offered
Dreer's garden book 1918 (1918) Dreer's garden book 1918 dreersgardenbook1918henr Year: 1918 119 LARGE-FLOWERING CANNAS High-grade Carinas have for years been one of our leading specialties, and our fields the past season, covering about 30 acres at our Riverview Nurseries, were a gorgeous riot of color from June to frost, and were admired by many visitors. To those who stopped to look closely at individual varieties, the wonderful improvement in Cannas was very manifest, and it was particularly pleasing to us to have so many admire the startling new varieties originating with us and offered this season for the first time. No other bedding plant will give the same uniform good results in our varied and trying climate. They do well in all sections of the country and stand pre-eminently at the head of the list, succeeding in any sunny position in any kind of soil, but responding quickly to liberal treatment. For best results the beds should be spaded two feet deep and a generous amount of well-decayed manure of any kind thoroughly incorporated, and at all times supplying water freely. For best effect plant in large masses of one color, setting out the plants 2 feet apart. To find the number of plants required for any bed from 3 to 20 feet in diameter see planting table on page 113. All have green foliage unless otherwise specified. « DREERS NEW CANNAS FOR 1918' Ten truly marvelous acquisitions, introducing new tones of color and showing the highest development in form and habit. Carmine Beauty. Deep, bright carmine flowers, freely produced high above the heavy dark green foliage, which has a narrow red margin. The flowers, while not as large as those of Olympic, are of a much brighter and more pleasing tone. 4£ feet. $ each. Cheerfulness. No more appropriate name could be given this brilliant novelty. Its beautiful bright fire- red or deep orange flowers appear early and con- tinue without interruption until frost. Add to the prevailing color a golden border an
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