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of Willdenow which is found on the shores of the 

 Mississipi. 



Canna Gaboniensis. A species from the Gaboon 

 River, with the habit of C. nepalensis. Rhizomes large 

 and round ; stalks green, large ; leaves deep green lightly 

 edged with purple, longish, acuminate ; flowers medium- 

 sized, clear orange; habit fine, special; height 5^ ft. to 6 ft. 



Canna gigantea. A robust kind, growing about 6i ft. 

 high. Flowers in summer, large and very handsome ; ex- 

 ternal divisions orange red; internal ones deep purple-red; 

 spathes reddish. Leaves more than 2 ft. long; stalks 

 covered with a velvety down. S. America. 



Canna indica. Flowers in summer, tolerably large, 

 irregular, in erect spikes ; external divisions light yellow ; 

 upper inner divisions of a carmine-red ; the lower one 

 yellow dotted with carmine. Leaves large, alternate, 

 oval-lance-shaped ; the stalks sheathing at the base. 

 Stems 3 ft. to 6 ft. high. A variety (C. i. superba) has 

 much larger flowers of a scarlet colour. India. It is 

 not nearly so useful or imposing in appearance as some 

 of the newer hybrid kinds. 



Canna iridiflora. Flowers in midsummer, large, 

 lively rose-colour, with a yellow spot on the lip ; divisions 

 of the calyx red, erect, oval-acute ; spikes somewhat 

 drooping, issuing several together from the same spathe. 

 Leaves broadly oval-acuminate, slightly membranous at 

 the margin, and having some hairs at the lower part of 

 the midrib. Stems 6 ft. to over 8 ft. high. Peru. A 

 somewhat tender species, and although one of the finest, 

 does not flower freely. To secure its blooming, the 

 plants should be taken up towards the end of summer, 



