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gens, red, are very showy. Splendens is a native of 
Mexico, and was introduced in 1822. It is one of the best 
for garden decoration. Of Splendens, within the past 
few years, we have had many singular and beautiful 
varieties, one being pure white, another scarlet and white 
striped, and another a distinct crimson color. There are 
also several beautiful species that were grown in the 
greenhouse for the sake of their flowers in Winter, but 
are not much valued now for that purpose. Officinalis 
is the common culinary herb. There is a very pretty 
variegated variety of this, grown in the border as an 
ornamental plant. Propagated by seeds or cuttings. The 
Salvias always attain their highest perfection in the Fall 
months, and the long Falls we have in the South, and 
absence of frosts, makes them more desirable here on 
that account. A large bed of Salvias in September or 
October makes a gorgeous display when contrasted with 
the Autumnal foliage of our gardens. 
CANNA., 
“:ALLED also Indian Shot, and is an extensive and 
=’ very interesting genus of tender herbaceous peren- 
hials. Most of the species have showy crimson, orange 
and yellow flowers. They are usually grown for the 
remarkable beauty of their foliage, which is highly orna- 
mental; hence they are favorite plants in cultivation, 
and produce a striking effect either singly or grouped in 
beds upon the lawn, in the Summer months. If planted 
in a rich, deep soil, and freely watered, some of them 
will grow ten feet during the season, and from a single 
tuber make a clump three or four feet in diameter. But 
beauty is not their only claim to consideration, some of 
