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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. 



*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 



