54 BULBS AND TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS. 
of their dwarf habit and ever-blooming qualities. To 
the French gardeners we are indebted for a new and dis- 
tinct class of dwarf plants, which are giving a decided 
impetus to Canna culture. Their dwarf habit, hand- 
some flowers, and the freedom with which they are pro- 
duced, are making them great favorites for the conserva- 
tory or greenhouse culture. In color the flowers are 
rich crimson and bright yellow, with all the variations 
that these colors can produce. This class is popularly 
known as Crozy’s Dwarf Cannas. How much credit is 
due Mon. Crozy for originating this popular class is a 
question, as we find in Loddiges’ Botanical Cabinet, 
1820, a colored engraving of an almost perfect flower of 
the variety known as Mad. Crozy, and is there classed 
with the species as C. Aura-Vittata. He is, however, 
entitled due credit for introducing so valuable a class of 
plants. American florists have taken up the work of 
cross-fertilization, and have already raised from seed 
some of the most showy, as well as the most dwarf, of 
any yet sent out. 
Star of 1891 is an American variety worthy of 
special notice. ‘The whole height of the plant does not 
exceed eighteen inches. The flowers are bright orange- 
crimson, and so closely arranged in the spike that it is 
more the form of the Tritoma than the Canna. The 
parentage of these dwarf forms is undoubtedly the species 
found in Peru, prominent among them being C. Auwra- 
vittata, as described by Loddiges, and that for garden 
decoration they have no superiors. Of the species and 
varieties, a few of the more valuable for general cultiva- 
tion are: 
C. iridiflora (Iris-Flowered Canna).—One of the 
most showy of the species, growing from six to nine feet 
high, with long, broad, rich bright green foliage. A 
native of Peru. To flower freely it should have a good 
sunny situation, and a rich soil. The importance of 
