ss .—MONANDRIA. 
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sa 
33 Order 1.—MonoGYntA. 
sy CANNA. Linneeus. (Indian- sae, Flowering — 
7 Calix doable: exterior short, trifid, vem 
_ ent; inferior (corolla, Lin.) 6- parted; 5 of the — 
- divisions erect, the 6th reflected. Staminiferous : 
_ filament (nectary L.) petaloid, 2-lobed, the su-— 
 perior lobe bearing the anther. Stgle also re- 
ke sembling a petal, ensiform, growing to the tube 
. = the inner petaloid calyx. Capsule muricatey 5 
elled, many-seeded; seeds globular. | 
Hanrrus.- Flowers ‘produced in loose terminal lealy 
panicles. 
__ Species 1N Nort Amertca. 1. C. angustifolia? — 
“(doubtful 2 teres: In Carolina and Georgia 
OBSERVATION. A genus of the order Scitaminee of | 
Lis N£us, the Canne of Jusstem, with splendid flowers, ex- 
isting chiefly within the tropics. Most of the species known 
- have been found in the two continents of America. The — 
divisions of the inner or petaloid calix vary in form and ~ 
magnitude; in the Canna flaccida of Carolina and Geor- 
gia the 6 segments are all reflected,—the 3 exterior — 
‘  Janceolate,—the 2 inner obovate, and undulated, the 6th _ 
» or innermost lamina largest, expanding circularly, undus 
~~ lated, and nearly round. 
-2. THALIA. Lin. ss 
ae Cali double; exterior small 3-leaved; inte- a 
= € rior deeply 5-parted (5-petalled, Pe 3002) the” 2. 
interior divisions usue ly smaller. Anther 
ple, ovate, attached to its properfilament. Aisle 
_—_ deflecttd from fhe anther. = ) 
— = _B 
