Tas. 4854. 
CANNA Warszewiczii. 
Warszewicz's Canna. 
Nat. Ord. CANNACEZ.—MoNANDRIA MonoGynia. 
Gen. Char, Calyx triphyllus. Corolle limbus exterior trifidus, interior bila- 
biatus, labio superiore bi-tripartito v. abortu nullo, inferiore diviso. Filamentum 
petaloideum, anthera marginali. Ovariwm inferum, triloculare. Ovula in locu- 
lorum angulo centrali plurima, horizontalia, anatropa. Stylus petaloideus 3 stigma 
lineare, margini adnatum. Capsula membranacea, papilloso-muricata, trilocu- 
laris, loculicido-trivalvis. Semina plurima, subglobosa, testa coriacea, dura. Al- 
bumen corneum. Embryo orthotropus, axilis, cylindricus, albuminis longitudine, 
extremitate radiculari albumen. perforante, umbilicum attingente, cotyledonis : 
apice subinflexo.—Herbee Americana, ut plurimum tropice, pauce Asiatica, per. 
ennes, paludose, caule simplici, foliis longe petiolatis, late ovatis, spica a 
laxa, floribus bracteatis. Endl. ae 
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Canna Warszewiczii; foliis ovatis margine coloratis, vaginis spathis bracteis— 
ealycibusque purpureis, corolla petalis omnibus intense coccineis inferiore 
emarginato, capsulis lato-pyriformibus dense papilloso-muricatis atro-san- 
guineis. : | ee : 
Canna Warszewiczii. Dietr. in Otto und Dietr. Allgem. Gartenz. Jahrg. XIX. 
p- 290. 
Canna sanguinea. Hort. Germ. 
This fine Canna was introduced into German gardens, in 1849, . 
by M. von Warszewicz, from Costa Rica ; it is now very generally — 
cultivated in England, and is well deserving of it,—the stem, but : 
especially the peduncles, ovaries, calyx, and bracts, having a fine = 
blood-red colour, and the flowers being of a bright scarlet. — Tt : 
belongs to that section of the genus characterized by a bifid 
upper lip of the corolla, including @. discolor, C. occidentalis, C.- 
compacta, C. carnea, etc.; but it differs from its allies in several 
essential points. x 
Duscr. The root is perennial. The stem (when the plant is 
well cultivated*) attains a height of three to three and a half : 
* In German gardens this Canna is planted during the summer in the open — 
borders, where it succeeds extremely well, as is also the case with other Cannas, 
JUNE Ist, 1855. 
