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nent membranes. Flowers in September, orange, well- 

 formed, and of a good size. Rootstocks small. A very 

 vigorous-growing variety. 



Canna aurantiaca-zebrina. — Stems brown, downy, 

 3i ft. to nearly 5 ft. high. Leaves of a light green, striped 

 with fine violet bands, and 2 ft. in length by 10 ins. wide. 

 Flowers very few, light red. Rootstocks few and short. 



Canna Amelia. — Stems of a sea-green colour, nearly 

 5 ft. high. Leaves oval-acuminate, glaucous, and grace- 

 fully recurved. Flowers large, well-opened, of a golden 

 yellow, spotted with orange-purple on all the petals. 

 Rootstocks conical and cylindrical. Blooms abundantly 

 and continuously from July till the first frosts. 



Canna atropurpurea. — Stems very small and downy, 

 of a reddish hue, and not exceeding si & m height. 

 Leaves small, recurved, of an almost black colour. 

 Flowers rather large, of a reddish golden-brown. Root- 

 stocks small, cylindrical, closely crowded around the 

 plant. This variety seeds well and freely. 



Canna Abbe Rosier. — Stems green, nearly 6 ft. high. 

 Leaves erect, of a glaucous sea-green shade. Flowers of 

 medium size, light brown, tinged with vermilion, not 

 well-formed, and opening badly. Rootstocks conical and 

 cylindrical. 



Canna Bonetti. — Stems vigorous, of a deep-red 

 colour, glaucous towards the top, and about 8^ ft. high. 

 Leaves deep green, with deep-red veins and edges, 2 ft. 

 4 ins. long, and over 8 ins. wide. Flowers rather large, 

 yellowish-brown, shaded with dark purple, well-formed 

 and well-opened. Rootstocks thick, elongated. Seeds 

 freely and well. 



