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Title: Dreer's quarterly wholesale price list : seeds plants bulbs tools fertilizers sundries &c
Identifier: dreersquarterlyw1897henr (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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DREER'S WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. 25 New I/arge Flowering Dwarf French Cannas. Grand New Orchid=Flowered CANNAS /kistria °*> Italia Being an entirely new race of Cannas and altogether distinct from anything introduced heretofore, they have been 3* very appropriately called " Orchid- gjjf flowered Cannas." ;£> Both varieties have flowers of im- jtnir mense size, frequently measuring six £p inches across ; the colors are distinct and pleasing and the flowers are pro- duced in the greatest profusion. They have been described by the introducers as growing 9 feet high, but in our own grounds under liberal cultivation, they attained a hight of about 6 feet. Italia is of a bright orange scar- let with a very broad golden yellow border; the flowers, which are pro- duced on massive stems about 16 inches long, are set well above the foliage; the foliage is large and heavy similar to that of the Musa Ensete. 50 cents each ; $6.00 per dozen. Austria is a counterpart of Italia in every way, except in the color of its flowers, which are of a pure canary color, with but a few traces of small red- dish brown spots in the centre of the two inside petals. 35 cents each ; $3.50 per dozen. New Crimson Bedding Canna beaute poitevine. Out of over 150 varieties of Cannas grown by us the past season this variety stands pre-eminent in its class. It is of a bright rich crimson color, with erect flower spikes, growing about the same height as Chas. Henderson, and is an ideal Canna for bedding. It is constitutionally hardy, having stood the severe drouth better than any other variety, flowers standing the heat and intense rays of the sun without the slightest injury. It comes into bloom very early in the season, blooms continuously, and we have no hesitation in recommending it as an exceptionally good variety and as a brilliant bedder. Price, 30 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. New Cannas of Special flerit and Introductions for 1807. We are Sole Agents for the United States for Mr. Crozy, the prominent French specialist in Cmnas. A special list of his introductions of this season will be mailed to all applicants. The following list is a selection of the very finest varieties, introductions of the most prominent growers. All will be found decided acquisitions to our already long list of Cannas, and after careful trials made on our own grounds during the past Summer, we have no hesitancy in recommending every one of them.
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Ami P. G. Pezeux. Flowers "of good size, of a bril- liant pomegranate-red color ; foliage green, heavy. 3j feet. 50 cts. Aurore. Entirely distinct ; orange salmon, with flowers of large size and large, heavy trusses ; foliage of a rich green. 4 feet. 30 cts. Barrone de Poilly. Very large, orange salmon; flowers of good form ; foliage green. 3 feet. 50 cts. Baron M. de Hirsch. Brilliant carmine, shaded pur- ple, with small yellow border ; foliage green. 3 feet. 50 cts. Clias. Paul. Flowers large, generally with five large round petals, bright rose, passing into cloudy salmon ; metallic purple foliage. 34 feet. 75 cts. Constellation. Bright golden yellow, spotted with crimson ; foliage green. 3j feet. 75 cts. Czar.Alexander III. Large, brilliant carmine flowers, produced in heavy spikes ; foliage green. 3^ feet. 50 cts. Francois Billard. Large flowers, of a rich crimson, with dark shadings, producing Jlarge, compact trusses well above the foliage. 4 feet. 30 cts. Francois Barre. Large, canary yellow, with faint spots of crimson ; green foliage. 3i feet. 75 cts. Franz Buchner. Deep orange suffused with scarlet, with a delicate wavy fringe around the edge of the petals; foliage green. 3^ feet. 30 cts. Furst Bismarck. Intense rich crimson flowers of large size ; the petals, which are shell-like and very broad, are of great substance, forming a large round flower ; habit of plant compact. 3) feet. 50 cts. Graf Oswald de Kerchove. Intense rich orange scarlet; very bright bronzy green foliage. 4 feet. 50 cts. Hortense Barbereau. An exceptionally good bright cherry red, with large heavy trusses of good-sized flow- ers ; foliage green ; a uniform, compact grower. 3£ feet. 75 cts.

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