Title: Dreer's wholesale price list / Henry A. Dreer.
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Authors: Dreer, Henry A. (Firm); Dreer, Henry A. (Firm)
Subjects: Nursery Catalogue
Publisher: The Company
Contributing Library: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
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B2 HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA, PA., WHOLESALE PRICE LIST CANNAS Cannas of Recent Introduction. All have green foliage unless otherwise specified. Brilliant. A bright yellow with two curling tongue-like petals of a bright red. 15 cts. each ; $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. Dr. Buding:en. One of the most brilliant scarlets, both the indi- vidual fowers and the trusses being of large size ; bronze foliage ; 4 feet. 15 cts. each ; $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. Dr. E. Ackernecht. Carmine-lake suffused with deep carmine, a distinct new shade, very free flowering, foliage bronze, 4 feet. 35 cts. each ; $3.50 per doz. Dr. W. Scheuermann. Brilliant deep cardinal-red,Harge well- rounded flowers in giant trusses held well above the bronze foliage ; 5 feet. 35 cts. each ; $3.50 per doz. Feuermeer. A brilliant fiery scarlet, of medium size, but excep- tionally free-flowering, and one of the most effective for massing ; 4 feet. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. QIadioflora. Remarkable on account of the unusual shape of its flowers, which look like a large Gladiolus; color crimson, chang- ing to carmine-rose, with an irregular edge of gold; 3'/2 feet. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. Qustav Qumpper. We recommend this as the ideal rich yellow bedding Canna, the flowers of good size are held well above the foliage, the fine trusses are always clean looking, and very uni- form in habit of growth, color a rich golden-yellow, a shade that has been missing heretofore and which can be seen as far as the eye will carry, SVi to 4 feet. 35 cents each ; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. Hungarla. The ideal pink bedder, flowers very large, in good trusses, color not unlike that of the Paul Neyron Rose, one of the best of the newer introductions ; 3 to 3Vi feet. 35 cts. each ; $3.50 per doz. Johanna Kanzleiter, Light amber-yellow changing to creamy- white as it matures, very free and distinct; 3'/2to4feet. 35 cts. each. Mephisto. One of the darkest crimson varieties yet introduced. The flowers, which are of large size, are held well above the bright green foliage; 3Vi feet. 15 cts. each ; $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. Minnehaha. A distinct and novel color, a pale flesh overlaid with soft rose and cream tints, reminding one of transparent sea- shells ; 4 feet. 30 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz. Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. One of the most distinct varieties yet in- troduced, a beautiful and exquisite shade of salmon-pink, of immense size ; 3 feet. 75 cts. each. New York. A bronze-leaved. Orchid-flowered variety, with very intense brilliant carmine flowers of great beauty. A strong grower, ; 6 to 7 feet high. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. Professor Romberg. A brilliant, rich, fiery-red, flowers of medium size, in large trusses held well above the bronzy foliage; 3'/2 to 4 feet. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. Wawa. Soft delicate pink, remarkably free flowering ; 3Vi feet. 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. William Saunders. A gorgeous bronze-leaved variety ; flowers of a bright crimson-scarlet, often measuring 5 inches across, of re- markable substance and durability. The plant is of a uniform habit of growth, about 4 feet high. 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. One each of the above 16'recent introductions'for $3.50. Italian Orchid=fiowered Cannas. Allemania. Pleasing dark salmon with golden markings, 6 feet. 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. Austria. Pure canary-yellow; few reddish dotslin the""centre, 6 feet. 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. King Humbert. In this grand Canna we have'a combination of the highest type of flower with the finest bronze foliage. Its flowers measure 6 inches in diameter, and are produced in trusses of gigantic size, of a brilliant orange-scarlet with bright red mark- ings; the foliage is broad and massive of a rich coppery-bronze ; bold and effective ; 5 feet. 85 cts. per doz.; $6.00 per 100. Pennsylvania. Remarkably free flowering intense vermilion- scarlet, overlaid with an orange sheen; 6 feet. 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. Wyoming, Bronzy-purple foliage with immense spikes of massive orange flowers. 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. Dark=leaved Canna, Black Beauty. In dark-leaved Cannas no variety isS^so effective as "Black Beauty ; " the massive foliage is of such an intense rich color as to at once place it at the head of the list of ornamental bedding plants, where foliage or sub-tropical effect is wanted. The plant grows 5 to 6 feet high, with foliage of the richest glistening bronzy-purple, shaded black, and having crimped, wavy margins. $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. Choice Standard Cannas. All have green foliage, unless otherwise specified. Per Per Adrien Lefebvre. Rosy carmine with red markings, doz. 100. 3V2 feet $0 75 $5 00 Alphonse Bouvier. Brilliant crimson ; 6 to 7 feet . . 50 3 00 Alsace. Pale sulphur, changing to creamy-white. 4'/2 feet 50 3 00 Black Warrior. Dark crimson shaded black. 314 ft. 75 5 00 Buttercup. Deep buttercup-yellow. 3 feet 75 5 00 Cinnabar. Cinnabar-red, edged golden-yellow. 4'/z ft. 85 6 00 Dr. Marcus. Fiery-red, suffused with orange-red, bronze foliage. 4% feet 85 6 00 Duke of Midrlboro. Deep crimson ; fine individual blooms in large trusses. 4 feet 50 300
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TYPICAL SPIKE OF NEWER CANNAS Choice Standard Cannas.—Continued. Per Per Poz. 100 Florence Vaughan. Bright, rich golden-yellow, spotted with red. 4 feet $0 50 $3 00 General Merkel. Scarlet, suffused with orange, base and edge of flower marbled with golden-yellow, 4 feet . . 75 5 00 Harry Laing. Large rich scarlet, suffused orange. 5 feet 85 6 00 Hofgartner Hoppe. Light-bronze foliage, flowers orange-scarlet, merging into carmine at tips of petals. iVi feet 75 5 00 J. D. Eisele. Bright vermilion-scarlet overlaid with oranee ; a fne bedder. 3'/2 feet 50 3 00 Jean Tissot. Brilliant vermilion-scarlet. 5 feet. . . 75 5 00 Luray. A pleasing deep rosy-pink. 4*72 feet ... 50 3 00 Miss Berthine Brunner. Large, pure yellow flow- ers, minutely spotted with orange-scarlet. 4'/2 ft. 75 5 00 Mrs. Geo. A. Strohlein. Large amaranth-red, mas- sive bronzy foliage. 5 feet .. 85 6 0O Mile. Berat. The nearest approach to a pink in a first-class bedder. 4 feet 50 3 00 Mme. Crozy. The popular golden-edged bright scarlet. 4 feet 50 3 00 Mme. Jean Beurier. Salmon-rose dashed and mot- tled with vermilion ; small yellow edge. 4 feet . . 75 5 00 Mont^Blanc. Very large, creamy-white flowers. 3y2 feet ... 1 00 7 00 Papa Nardy. Very large, rich currant-red with a purplish sheen. iVi feet 60 4 00 President Meyer. A glorious Canna. with large flowers in immense trusses ; color rich cherry-car- mine, producing a gorgeous effect; bronzy foliage. 4 feet . . 75 5 00 Professor Ro^enwaldt. Large and effective, deep crimson scarlet, of compact habit. 3 feet 75 5 00 Richard Wallace. A large canary-yellow. 5 feet . . 60 4 00 Rubin. Ruby carmine flowers not large but pro- duced in such profusion and so rich and glowing, which, combined with the dark, bronzy-green foli- age, make it one of the best bedding varieties. aVi feet 60 4 00 Secretaire Chabanne. Distinct and pleasing salmon ; very free"; a fine bedder. 3 feet 60 4 00 Venus. Oiie of the most delicately colored varieties. The flowers are of fair size, of a soft rosy pink, with a'pretty mottled border of creamy yellow. 3»/2 feet 75 5 00 West Virginia. Intense crimson-scarlet with broad yellow edge. 3'/2 feet 85 6 00 Wllhelm Grlessinger. Pure yellow dotted carmine. iVz feet 75 5 00

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