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Subtropical Gardening. 



Rootstocks small, but very hardy. A shy bloomer, but 

 of remarkably fine habit and foliage. 



Canna Barilletti. — Stems red, vigorous, nearly 10 ft. 

 high. Leaves very large, deep-red. Flowers small, 

 orange-red. Rootstocks very small, conical, with fibrous 

 roots. 



The number of Cannas enumerated is so large that it is 

 desirable to make a selection from them. A still narrower 

 selection is indicated by asterisks. 



A SELECTION OF CANNAS. 



C. Annei 



,, -discolor 

 atronigricans 

 atropurpurea 

 *Auguste Ferrier 

 aurantiaca-splen- 



dida 

 aurantiaca-zebri- 

 na 

 * Amelia 

 Barilletti 

 Bihorelli 

 Bonetti 

 *Chatei-discolor 

 ,, -grandis 

 Depute Henon 

 discolor 

 *excelsa-zebrina 

 expansa 



„ -rubra 



C. *elegantissima 

 rustica 

 Ferrandii 

 gigantea 

 grandiflora-flori- 



bunda 

 iridiflora 



,, -hybrida 

 , , -i - ubra 

 insignis 



* Imperator 

 *Krelagei discolor 



Lavallei 



Liliiflora 



limbata 



macrophylla 



musaefolia 



maxima 



Marechal-Vaillant 



* nigricans 



. peruviana purpu- 

 rea 

 ,, robusta 



* purpurea specta- 



bilis 



* Porteana 



* picturata-fastuosa 



, , -nana 

 Pie IX. 



Premices-de-Nice 

 Rendatleri 

 rotundifolia-metal- 

 lica 



, , -rubra 

 Thibauti 

 Van-Houttei 

 zebrina-nana 

 ,, -elegantis- 

 sima 



*Cannabis sativus {Hemp-plant). — A well-known 



annual, native of India and Persia, and largely cultivated 

 in Europe for the sake of its fibre. In ordinary situations 

 it grows from 4 ft. to 10 ft. high, but in Italy, under very 



