HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS, ETC. 243 



Subtropical Plants. 



Canna. Banana, Abyssinian. 



Castor-bean. Blue-gum Tree. 



Caladium. Cacti. 



Papyrus, Egyptian. Hydrangia (tender). 



Strongly marked features in lawn or in garden may be 

 produced by the use of subtropical plants, i.e., those with 

 large leaves or large growth of stem and flowers. They 

 may be so grouped together as to render otherwise tame 

 landscape views attractive. Most of these plants being 



FIG. 141. CAXNA (Ca/tna Indica). 



tender and requiring a rich and moist, warm soil, cannot 

 be put out until the ground has become well warmed and 

 are better to be started under glass and grown to con- 

 siderable size if immediate effect is desired. Among those 

 that can be most easily grown and give the best results 

 are the following: 



CANNAS (Canna Indica), Fig. 141. These rapid-grow- 

 ing plants vary from 1 to 6 feet in height, and in foliage 

 from the brightest green to a very dark purple, and with a 



