Title: Annual descriptive catalogue 1895 : seeds
Identifier: annualdescriptiv1895fran (find matches)
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Frank S. Platt (Firm); Platt, Frank S; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Connecticut New Haven
Publisher: New Haven, Conn. : Frank S. Platt
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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FRANK 8. PIATT'S FARM, GARDEN AND SEED MANUAL. 91 French Cannas—continued.
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French Cannas. Francoise Crozy. The color is a shade of apricot, bordered with bright yellow, 15c each; fl.50 per dozen. Childsii. (The Tiger Canna). This is of a dwarf habit. Its foliage is rank and of a light green shade. The plant begins to produce flowers when very small and continues blooming very freely till frost. The flowers are borne in large, compact panicles, are of large size and perfect shape, with broad petals, and of a bright, glossy, yellow color, thickly spotted with crimson. Strong plants. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. Adolph Weick. Dwarf, leaves green and erect, flowers large and cherry-red. Very fine; 10c. each; $1.00 per doz• Ehemanni. Distinct on account of its large, oval, soft-green leaves, and carmine red flowers, which are produced on long flower stems; each of the smaller branches bears about twelve flowers. The flowers are as large as the Gladiolus, and are used to advantage in bouquet making. Each, 10c ; per doz., $1.00. J. D. Cabos. Strong grower, leaves lanceolate, green, strongly shaded with purple, flower stalks numerous flowers, large and round, color rich apricot with deeper shadings, very striking; 20c. each; per doz., $2.00. Gen. Boulanger. The ground color is canary yellow, mottled and streaked with crimson and scarlet Each, $ .10 Per doz., $1.00 Discolor Violacea. Very dark chocolate foliage " . .10 " 1.00 flarechal Vaillainte. Foliage light bronze; flowers orange " .10 " 1.00 Com pacta. Pea green foliage; flowers canary yellow " .10 " 1.00 Nigricans. Dark foliage; brick red flowers " .10 " 1.00 Creole. A very fine dark variety; 6 feet high " .10 " 1.00

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