Canna. i o i 



stalks 6 or 7 ins. long. Flowers small, orange-yellow. 

 Roots fibrous, without rootstocks. Does not flower before 

 the second year, and is valuable only for its foliage. 



Canna Marechal-Vaillant. Stems robust, from 

 5 ft. to 6 ft. high. Leaves oblong, lance-shaped, erect, 

 28 ins. to 32 ins. long, deep green, striped with purplish- 

 red. Flowers large, elegant, of a pure orange, in hand- 

 some spikes. Rootstocks rather thick, conical and 

 cylindrical, standing at some distance from the tuft. 



Canna musaefolia-peruviana. Stems green and 

 downy, 5 ft. to 6^ ft. high. Leaves very large, wide, 

 light green. Flowers small, orange. Rootstocks very 

 small. 



Canna nmssefolia minima. Leaves of a whitish 

 green, badly set. Flowers small, orange-brown. No 

 rootstocks. 



Canna mnssefolia-hybrida. Resembles C. musa- 

 folia, but the stems and leaves are thicker and of a deeper 

 green. 



Canna musaefolia-rubra. Stems dark red, 6 ft. 

 high. Leaves dark purple-red, oval, very large. Flowers 

 small, salmon-red. Rootstocks very tender, with fibrous 

 roots. Neglected as too tender and not sufficiently dis- 

 tinct from several other varieties, such as C. Chatei- 

 grandis, etc. 



Canna musaefolia-perfecta. Stems from 5 ft. to 

 6 ft. high. Leaves broad, very firm, of a handsome 

 whitish green. Flowers small, yellow. Roots fibrous, 

 without rootstocks. 



Canna metallica. Resembles C. nigricans, and 

 has never justified its name. 



