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green. Flowers few and small. Rootstocks small, with 

 fibrous rootlets. 



Carina Imperator. — Stems vigorous, very thick, 

 green and downy, reddish below, 6± ft. to over 8 ft. at 

 the close of the season. Leaves half-opened, lance-shaped, 

 light green, with prominent lateral nerve, 2 ft. 4 ins. long 

 by 14 ins. wide. Flowers late, very effective, of a 

 dazzling blood-red. Rootstocks conical, very short. 



Canna iridiflora-hybrida. — Stems green, downy, 

 somewhat reddish below, 6i ft. to over 8 ft. high. Leaves 

 green, very large. Flowers well-formed, very large, blood- 

 red. Rootstocks small, with fibrous roots. Flowers to 

 most advantage in a house, where it is really magnificent. 



Canna iridiflora-rubra. — Stems brown, 3$ ft. to 

 nearly 5 ft. high. Leaves deep green shaded with dark 

 red, and with a narrow dark purplish-red margin. Flowers 

 large, purplish-red. This variety is not so tender as the 

 preceding one. 



Canna insignis. — Stems violet, downy, 3! ft. to 

 nearly 5 ft. high. Leaves oval, extending horizontally, 

 of a tender green, rayed and margined with purplish-red. 

 Flowers few and small, of an orange-red. This variety 

 is valuable for its fine foliage. 



Canna Joseph- Auzende.— Stems green, 4^ ft. high. 

 Leaves green and flaccid. Flowers deep carmine, of 

 medium size. Rootstocks yellowish, small and conical. 

 Not a very good variety. 



Canna Jean Bart. — Rhizomes conical; stalks 

 medium thickness, deep green, elongated. Flowers very 

 large, deep purple; height 57 ft. to 6 ft. 



Canna Jean Vandael. — Rhizomes cylindrical. 



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