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Leaves oval, erect, deep-green, rayed and striped with 

 dark purplish-red. Flowers very small, red. Rootstocks 

 brown, rather thick, conical, swollen. 



Carina zebrina-elegantissima. — Stems dark-red, 

 vigorous, 4 ft. to 5 ft. high. Leaves very large, lance- 

 shaped, deep -green, striped with dark purplish- red. 

 Flowers of medium size, yellowish-brown tinged with 

 scarlet. Rootstocks greyish, conical, swollen. 



Canna zebrina-g£ant. — Stems deep-green, tinged 

 with violet-red, very thick, downy. Leaves very large, 

 thick, deep-green, rayed with dark-red. Flowers large, 

 light-red. Rootstocks whitish, conical, closely crowded 

 together. Difficult to flower, but very ornamental in 

 foliage. 



Canna zebrina - violacea. — Stems violet, downy, 

 slender, about 4 ft. high. Leaves violet, rayed with purple. 

 Flowers of medium size, bright-red. Roots fibrous. A 

 very tender variety, with badly-developed leaves. 



Canna zebrina-nana. — Stems green tinged with 

 dark-red, 16 ins. to 20 ins. high. Leaves small, light-green, 

 rayed and margined with purple. Flowers of medium 

 size, light-red. Rootstocks small, crowded on one an- 

 other. Excellent for large edgings. 



Canna Ferrandii. — Stems dark purplish-red, 4 ft. to 

 5 ft. high. Leaves medium-sized, dark-red, margined 

 with purple. Flowers large, blood-red, very numerous, 

 in handsome panicles. 



Canna Auguste Ferrier. — Stems green, very thick, 

 downy, nearly to ft. high. Leaves very large, oval, erect, 

 pointed, deep-green, with narrow stripes and margin of 

 dark purplish-red. Flowers of medium size, orange-red. 



