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green. Leaves good size, elongated, acuminate, dee}) 

 green lightly striped. Flowers very large, deep orange, 

 in panicles which stand up considerably above the foliage. 

 Height 5 ft. to 5* ft. 



Canna Pie IX. Stems small, green, slightly reddish 

 below, 3^ ft. to 4 ft. high. Leaves small, of a pale 

 glaucous-green, erect, lance-shaped, acuminate. Flowers 

 large, light yellow with a deep orange claw, very numerous, 

 in closely-crowded panicles. Rootstocks conical and 

 cylindrical. Excellent for edgings. 



Canna Parmentier. Stems small, green, 4 ft. to 5 ft. 

 high. Leaves glaucous-green, small. Flowers brownish- 

 yellow. Rootstocks grey, conical and cylindrical. (An 

 inferior variety.) 



Canna purpurea-hybrida. Stems dark-red, from 

 4^ ft. to over 5 ft. high. Leaves dark-red, rayed with 

 reddish-purple. Flowers large, brownish-yellow. Root- 

 stocks small, conical, crowded. A very handsome variety, 

 but tender. 



Canna Porteana. Stems small, dark-red, 3! ft. to 

 4 ft. high. Leaves red, with a metallic lustre. Flowers 

 medium-sized, light orange. Rootstocks grey, small, 

 forming a close, compact tuft. A fine but tender variety. 



Canna picturata-fastuosa. Stems numerous, 

 green, 5 ft. to 6^ ft. high. Leaves green, glaucescent, 

 narrow, much pointed, over 2 ft. long by 6 ins. wide. 

 Flowers large, well-opened, light yellow speckled with red. 

 Blooms luxuriantly and continuously from the end of July 

 to the first frosts. Rootstocks white, with grey scales, 

 cylindrical, much elongated. 



Canna picturata-nana. Stems small, green, from 



