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but the finest kinds for garden use will be found among 

 the Hybrids and Varieties. 



Canna aurantiaca. — A vigorous kind, 6^ ft. or more 

 in height, with large, broadly oval-lance-shaped leaves, 

 of a pale green colour, slightly waved on the margin. 

 Flowers with rose-coloured outer, and reddish inner, 

 divisions, the upper lip being of an orange colour and 

 the lower one yellow dotted with orange. Rhizome 

 tuberous, with long subterranean shoots. Antilles. 



Canna discolor. — One of the finest kinds, and, 

 although it does not flower regularly in the open air, one 

 of the most valuable on account of its foliage. The 

 leaves are very large, broadly oval-oblong, the lower 

 ones tinged with a blood-red hue, and the upper ones 

 veined or streaked with purple. Stems reddish, stout, 

 growing to a height of more than 6 ft. Flowers orange- 

 red, with bright-red inner divisions. S. America. 



Canna edulis. — A vigorous species, largely cultivated 

 by the Peruvians for the sake of its edible roots, growing 

 from 6 ft. to 7 ft. high, the stems tinged with deep purple. 

 Leaves broadly oval - lance - shaped, green tinged with 

 purple maroon. Flowers large : external divisions purple, 

 upper internal division scarlet shaded with yellow, the 

 lower one of an orange-red. S. America. 



Canna flaccida. — A species remarkable for the great 

 size of its flowers, which bear some resemblance to those 

 of Iris Pseud-acorns. They are entirely yellow, flaccid, 

 few in number, and very transitory. This is not a tall 

 species, seldom exceeding 2 ft. 8 ins. in height. Leaves 

 oval-lance-shaped, erect, glaucescent. South America. 

 This species should not be confounded with the C. flaccida 



