Keywords: Wholesale price list of requisites for florists and market gardeners (16588899648).jpg PETER HENDERSON CO NEW YORK WHOLESALE CATALOGUE PLANTS <br> 13 <br> CANNA PRESIDENT CLEVELAND <br> This variety has attracted widespred attention the past season and is conceded to <br> be one of the very finest introductions of late years Color is bright distinct orange <br> scarlet; one of the showiest varieties It is a fine compact vigorous grower produc- <br> ing immense trusses and flowers of very large size See cut Price roots <br> 2 00 per doz ; plants ready May ist 3 00 per doz <br> CANNA ROSEMAWR <br> A grand new pink Canna Its enormous masses of flowers and exquisite <br> color attract immediate attention The flowers are large frequently two <br> -inches across The color is bright rosy pink elegantly mottled with rose <br> shaded rich golden-yellow at throat The trusses are immense and borne <br> just the right distance above the foliage to show to best advantage The <br> plant makes a vigorous handsome growth averages about three feet in <br> height and is an early and continuous bloomer See cut Price roots <br> 12 00 per 100 ; plants ready May ist 3 00 per doz <br> CANNA AUGUSTA <br> A very striking and distinct new gilt edge variety Flowers five inches <br> across intense scarlet widely bordered with clear golden-yellow Grows <br> about 3 feet high and bears large open spikes of rich and handsome <br> flowers Entirely different from all others in color and form See cut <br> Price roots 16 00 per 100 ; <br> plants ready May ist 3 00 <br> per doz <br> JAMES WOOD <br> We have pleasure in offering <br> this fine new Canna raised by <br> Alexander Marshall gardener <br> to Mr John B Dutcher Pawl- <br> ing N Y and was named by <br> the latter gentleman in honor <br> of his friend Mr Jarnes Wood <br> of Mount Kisco N Y Presi- <br> dent of the Eastern New York <br> Horticultural Society The <br> color is very distinct being a <br> true burnt-orange the shade <br> so popular at the present time <br> It is handsome in foliage and <br> habit blooms most profusely <br> grows in ordinary seasons <br> about four to four and one- <br> half feet high The substance <br> of the petals is one of its ex- <br> celling merits ; the flowers <br> though large and of fine finish <br> hold on better than most Can- <br> nas and so withstand the sum- <br> mer winds These two latter <br> features are very pronounced <br> in this fine new Canna Price <br> 50c each 5 00 doz <br> ISP <br> V <br> Uni <br> CANNAS <br> ri <br> Caprice Pink and white <br> Petals creamy white heavily <br> spotted with lilac rose Lower <br> petal bright cherry red <br> Defender Clear yellow <br> striped with bright scarlet ; <br> to 3 feet high An early and <br> very profuse bloomer produc- <br> ing fine large heads of broad- <br> petaled flowers <br> Giant Crimson Glowing <br> crimson spotted with maroon <br> Grand spikes of large flowers <br> with well rounded petals i ÂŁ <br> inches wide Very vigorous <br> bold foliage of deep green <br> growing fully 5 feet high <br> Golden Pearl Some flow- <br> ers are golden-yellow other <br> are yellow-streaked and shad- <br> ed red and lilac Very dwarf <br> A profuse bloomer <br> Klondike California Pure <br> gildtd orange A color much <br> sought for in bedding Flow- <br> ers enormous petals 2 ins <br> wide well rounded incurved <br> Trusses compact erect fre- <br> quently 1 foot across Densely <br> crowded with flowers <br> Pres McKinley Brilliant crimson with scarlet shading Dwarf <br> habit growing only 2i to 3 feet high in rich soil Trusses large <br> deep green foliage <br> Topaz The first pure yellow-flowered Canna of large size A <br> grand Canna for effect Bright green foliage 3 feet <br> Victoria Immense trusses of large flowers on bold heavy <br> stalks The three upper segments pale lemon-yellow feathered <br> in centre only with rose spots on pink ground Lower petal 1a <br> rich yellow with a distinct and bold design of velvety amaranth red <br> Duke of Marlborough This is decidedly the darkest and richest <br> colored Canna in existence The flowers are a deep rich crimson <br> maroon with a velvety appearance and good substance the almost <br> black buds and very close heads giving it a still daiker look <br> Duchess of Marlborough This is of much stronger growth than the Duke <br> the leaves being over 3 feet in length and a foot wide It is a most conspi- <br> cuous and attractive Canna producing immense branching spikes often ex- <br> panding 250 flowers on a single flower stem The color is a pure rich pink <br> Price for any of the above roots 12 00 per 100; plants ready May ist <br> 2 50 per doz <br> 'r/f/a/vr /sss er peter Henderson co 45173009 160879 84546 Page 13 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/45173009 1899 Henderson Peter Co ; Stumpp Walter Co New York N Y Biodiversity Heritage Library Wholesale price list of requisites for florists and market gardeners / 1897-1913 Garden Stories Catalogs Henderson Peter Co New York New York State Nurseries Horticulture Nursery stock Seed industry and trade Seeds Stumpp Walter Co New York N Y Mertz Library The New York Botanical Garden bhl page 45173009 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/45173009 bhlGardenStories Flowers Bulbs Vegetables Cannas BHLinbloom henderson peter co new york new york state nurseries horticulture stumpp walter co new york n y mertz library the new york botanical garden bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-03-10 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16588899648 2015-08-24 21 55 59 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Canna genus Wholesale price list of requisites for florists and market gardeners 1899 Photos uploaded from Flickr by FĂŚ using a script |