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Excerpt from Wm. Elliott and Sons, 1892: Seedsmen, Importers and Growers of Seeds and Bulbs Too much cannot be said in praise of these magnificent owering plants. They are of dwarf habit, averaging4 feet in height, with luxuriant and richly-colored foliage. Their great merit, however, lies in the large size and dazzling hues of the owers. They resemble. But far excel, the Gladiolus in brilliancy of color, ranging through all shades of yellow and orange to the richest crimson, scarlet and vermilion; some are also beautifully spotted. Madam crozy. - Only those who are acquainted with the new class' of Cannas, can realize what a grand ower we now have in the new sort. The immense ower heads of the deepest vermilion gold bordered, are double the diameter of a Gladiolus spike and these ower spikes or heads follow each other so rapidly that the plant 18 always in bloom. The petals are very wide and broadly rounded. The plants grow about 4 feet high. One of the finest of all the new sorts. Price, 300. Each, 2 for 500. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.