( 2317 ) 



Canna speciosa. Napaul Canna; Quematee 

 Of the Nawars. 



Class and Order. 



MONANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Generic Character. — Vide No. 2316. 



Specific Character. 



Canna speciosa; floribus sessilibus geminatis, laciniis co- 

 rollas interioribus erectis tantum duabus emarginatis, 

 labello maculato revoluto. 



We received the drawing of this plant from the Hon. 

 and Rev. William Herbert,, of SpofForth, in December 

 1819. It flowered the preceding September in the open 

 border, in front of the stove,, but did not produce ripe 

 seeds, as Canna indica will do in the same situation. 



It is remarkable from the corolla having only two erect 

 interior laciniae instead of three, which is the usual number. 

 These are acute with the point cleft into two unequal 

 teeth ; are nearly double the length of the exterior lacinia?, 

 and narrowed into a long claw. The above particu- 

 larity induced Mr. Herbert to give it the name of bifida, 

 but he informs us that Mr. Roscoe has called it speciosa, 

 some other species having only two erect internal laciniae ; 

 as is the case sometimes with lutea (No. 2085), though 

 other flowers of this species have an intermediate shorter 

 and smaller lacinia, which will account for our description 

 and figure of that species not exactly corresponding 



The leaves, Mr. Herbert observes, are broader in pro- 

 portion to their length and less acute than those of indica 

 and lutea. 



