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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Canna continued. 



bottoms, they winter safely in the open, provided their 

 crowns are covered with 1ft. of litter or cocoa fibre refuse. 

 But where the soil is wet and cold, or the situation bleak 

 and unprotected, they should be lifted and stored away, 

 as already described. 



C. Achiras varlegata (variegated Achiras).* fl. dark red. 

 August. I. bright green, striped with white and yellow. Better 

 adapted for indoor culture than out. 



C. Annsel (M. AnneVs).* /. salmon-colour, large, well formed. 

 June. I. large, green, glaucescent, ovate-acute, 2ft. long by lOin. 

 wide. Stems vigorous, stiff, sea-green, h. 6ft. (R. H. 1861, 

 470.) Of this there are many forms, the best of which are : 

 C. A. discolor (two-coloured).* /. rosy-yellow, few, small. Late 

 summer. I. lanceolate, erect, light red, 24ft. long, lOin. wide. 

 Stems dark red. A. 3ft. to 5ft. 



C. A. fulglda(red).* fl. orange-red, large, well-opened I 20in. 

 long, 6in. wide, deep purple, erect. Stems small, dark red. 

 A. 3ft. to 5ft. 



C. A. rosea (rose).* fl. carmine-rose colour, small, few. Late 

 summer. I. 2ft. long, very narrow, pointed, erect. Stems dark 

 green, with a reddish base, numerous. A. 5ft. 

 C. Augnste Ferrier (A. Terrier's).* fl. orange-red, medium- 

 sized. I. very large, oval, erect, pointed, deep green, with narrow 

 stripes and margins of dark purplish-red. Stem green, very 

 thick, downy. A. 10ft. 



C. aurantlaca (orange), fl., segments of perianth rose-coloured 

 outside, reddish inside; upper lip orange, lower one yellow, 

 dotted with orange. I. large, broadly lanceolate, pale green; 

 margins slightly undulated. A. 64ft. Brazil, 1824. 

 C. Bihorelli (Bihorell's).* /. deep crimson, produced upon branch- 

 in ' spikes in great abundance. I. red when young, changing to 

 dep bronze with age. A. 6ft. to 7ft. One of the best. 

 C. Daniel Hooibrenk. fl. bright orange, large, freely produced, 

 I. large, glaucous-green, acuminate, with bronzy margin. Stalks 

 strong, green. A. oft. 



C. Depute Henon.* fl. pure canary-colour, with a yellowish 

 base, large ; spikes numerous, rising gracefully above the foliage 

 to a height of IJft. I. ovate-acute, erect. A. 4ft. 

 C. discolor (two-coloured).* /. red. I. very large, broad, ovate- 

 oblong ; lower ones tinged with a blood-red hue ; upper ones 

 streaked with purple. Stems stout, reddish. A. 6ft. South 

 America, 1872. (B. R. 1231.) 



t ge, with purple outer segments, inner 



>wish. I. broadly ovate-lanceolate, green, tinged with 

 maroon. Stems deep purple tinged. A. 6ft. to 7ft. Peru, 1820. 

 (B. R. 775.) 



C. expansa-rubra (red-expanded).* /. large, with rounded bright 

 purple segments. I. very large, sometimes over 4ft. long, and 

 nearly 2ft. broad, ovate, obtuse, spreading horizontally, dark 

 red. Stems numerous, very thick. A. 4ft. to 6ft. 

 C. flacclda (flaccid), fl. yellow, very large, not very unlike those 

 of the native Iris pseudo-acorus. I. ovate-lanceolate, erect. 

 A. 24ft. South America, 1788. (L. B. C. 562.) 

 C. glgantea (gigantic).* fl. large, very ornamental, with orange- 

 red outer, and deep purple red inner segments. Summer. 

 I. about 2ft. long ; petioles covered with a velvety down. A. 6ft. 

 South America, 1788. (B. R. 206.) 



C. tndica (Indian).* Indian Reed. /. rather large, irregular ; 

 spikes erect, with light yellow and carmine-red divisions. Sum- 

 mer. I. large, alternate, ovate-lanceolate. A. 3ft. to 6ft. West 

 Indies, 1570. See Fig. 359. (B. M. 454.) 



C. insignia (magnificent), fl. orange-red, few, small. I. ovate, 

 spreading horizontally, green, rayed and margined with purplish- 

 red. Stems violet, downy. A. 3ft. to 5ft. 



C. Iridiflora (Iris-flowered). fl. rose, with a yellow spot on the 

 lip ; spikes slightly drooping, several emanating from the same 

 spathe. Summer. I. broadly ovate-acuminate. A. 6ft. to 8ft. 

 Peru, 1816. (B. R. 609.) 



C. 1. hybrida (hybrid), fl. blood-red, very large, only properly 

 developed when grown in a greenhouse. I. green, very large. 

 Stem green, downy, somewhat reddish. A. 6ft. to 8ft. 

 C. limbata (bordered).* fl. yellowish-red, disposed in long loose 

 spikes; spathes glaucous. I. oblong-lanceolate, acute. A. 3ft. 

 Native country uncertain, 1818. (B. R. 771.) 



C. L major (larger-bordered), fl. orange-red, large. I. large, 

 lanceolate, 24ft. long, Sin. wide, spreading, deep green. Stems 

 downy. A. 5ft. to 64ft. 



C. nigricans (blackish).* 1. coppery-red, lanceolate, acuminate, 

 erect, 24ft. long, lOin. to 12in. broad. Stems purplish-red. A. 44ft. 

 to 8ft. One of the finest kinds. C. atro-nigricans has leaves of a 

 purplish shade, passing into dark red, of a deeper hue than those 

 of C. nigricans. 

 C. Premlces de Nice. fl. bright yellow, very large. Stems and 



leaves like those of C. Anncei. 



C. Rendatlerl (Rendatler's).* fl. salmon-red, numerous, large. 

 I. much pointed, deep green, tinged with dark red. " 

 purplish-red. A. 6ft. to 8ft. 



C. edulis (edible), fl. large 

 ones yellowish. I. broadly 



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FIG. 360. FLOWERING SPIKE OF CANNA SPECIOSA. 



C. speciosa (showy).* fl. sessile, in pairs ; petals two, erect, bifid ; 

 lip spotted, revolute. August. I. lanceolate. A. 3ft. Nepaul, 

 1820. See Fig. 360. (B. M. 2317.) 



C. Van-Houttel (Van Houtte's).* fl. bright scarlet, large, very 

 abundantly produced. L lanceolate, 2ft. to 24ft. long, acuminated, 

 green, rayed and margined with dark purplish-red. 



C. Warscewiczll (Warscewicz's).* fl. with brilliant scarlet inner, 

 and purplish outer segments. I. ovate-elliptic, narrowed at both 

 ends, deeply tinged with dark purple. A. 3ft. Costa Rica, 1849. 

 (B. H. 2, 48.) There are several varieties of this species, the best 

 two are : Chatei, with very large dark red leaves, and nobilis, with 

 deep green leaves, rayed and margined with dark red. 



C. zebiina (zebra-striped).* fl. orange, small. I. very large, ovate, 

 erect, deep green, passing into dark red, rayed with violet-purple. 

 Stems dark violet-red. A. 6ft. to 8ft. 



CANNABINACE2E. This order, of which the genus 

 Cannabis (Hemp) is the type, is now merged into Urticacece. 



CANXABIS (from the Greek word kannabis, used by 

 Dioscorides, and that from Sanskrit canam). Hemp. OBD. 

 Urticaceae. A small genus, of but little ornamental value. 

 Flowers racemose, dioecious. Nut two-valved, within the 

 closed calyx. The undermentioned species is a hardy 

 annual, of easy culture in ordinary garden soil. Propa- 

 gated by seeds, sown in spring. 

 C. sativa (cultivated), fl. greenish. June. I. on long stalks ; 



leaflets from five to seven, long, lanceolate, acuminated ; margins 



serrated. A. 4ft. to 10ft., or even 20ft. India, Ac. This plant is 



cultivated very extensively for the sake of its valuable fibre. 



Well-grown plants have rather an ornamental appearance during 



the summer months. See Fig. 361. 



