Harper: Explorations in Georgia 1903 



157 



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In 1837 Lindley described C, Reevesii, from China, saying 



among other things : 



flaccida 



that it may be doubted whether it is distinct/' Baker, in his re- 



FiGURE 4. Colony of Canna flaccida^ in low woods in Chatham County, June 13. 



vision of the genus, states that 



jlaccidi 



cultivated and not native in China, and that the same thing has 

 also been seen in cultivation in the Himalayas.. 



In 1844 



flaccida and the then supposed distinct O 



Reel 



genus Eurystyhis, which does not seem to have been generally 

 adopted. In 1861 



Wood 



/ 



It is 



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species of Canna, for they are mostly confined to the tropics, while 

 C. flaccida is definitely known only from South Carolina, Georgia 

 and Florida. (But Roscoe says Nuttall found it on the Mississippi ; 

 a statement which deserves investigation.) 



Whether there are any other native cannas in this country or 

 not is a little uncertain. Walter describes three species, as already 



