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longish ; stalks medium thickness, numerous, clear green. 

 Leaves clear green, erect, elongated. Flowers large, well- 

 formed, garnet-red ; height 4 ft. to 4^ ft. 



Canna Jussieu. — Stems green, from nearly 4 ft. to 

 4t ft. high. Leaves small, glaucous-green. Flowers 

 citron, approaching a chamois-colour. Rootstocks conical 

 cylindrical. (An inferior variety.) 



Canna Krelagei discolor.— Stems very thick, from 

 nearly 5 ft. to nearly 6 ft. high. Leaves broad and thick, 

 dark-red, rayed with purplish-red. Flowers large, car- 

 mine-red, sometimes rayed with white, in handsome 

 panicles. Rootstocks grey, conical. 



Canna Liervalii. — Stems dark-red, 6^ ft. high. 

 Leaves of the same colour, rayed with purple. Flowers 

 orange-red. Rootstocks dark red, conical. 



Canna Lavallei. — Stems slender, purplish-brown. 

 Flowers very large, well-formed, vermilion-orange, becom- 

 ing yellower as they open. Rootstocks cylindrical. 



Canna Lemoinei. — Stems green, 6£ ft. to over 8 ft. 

 high. Leaves very leathery, of medium size, and deep 

 green colour. Flowers bright orange. 



Canna limbata-major. — Stems green and downy, 

 5 ft. to d\ ft. high. Leaves large, lance-shaped, narrow, 

 spreading, deep green, 2$ ft. long, and over 8 ins. wide. 

 Flowers large, orange-red. Rootstocks cylindrical, nar- 

 rowed towards the top, closely crowded together. Ripens 

 its seeds freely. 



Canna maxima. — Stems green and downy, 5 ft. to 

 61- ft. high. Leaves very large, lance-shaped, acute, light 

 green, becoming darker in the course of growth, reflexed, 

 from 2i ft. to 32 ins. long, and 10 ins. to 1 ft. wide, on 



