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or forked, the bracts obtuse, small and fjreen : sepals 

 lanceolate, green. Hi", or less lonia: ; pet^ils lanceolate, 

 1% in. long, tinged with red ; staminodia entire, red or 

 red-yellow ; lip the same color, oblanceolate and emar- 

 ginate. Brazil. 



cc. Stem glaJ)rotis. 

 D. Leaves green. 

 13. comp^cta, Roscoe. Stem stout and green : Ivs. 

 broad, oblong and acute : raceme simple and many-fld., 

 dense : sepals lanceolate, 3^in. long ; petals unequal, 

 lanceolate, \% in. long, red-yellow ; staminodia slightly 

 emarginate, 1/^-2 in. long, bright crimson; Up emar- 

 ginate, red-yellow. Trop. Amer. 





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351. Stool of Canna. showing how it may be divided. 



14. Idtea, Miller. Stem slender and green, 3-4 ft. : 

 Ivs. oblong and acute : raceme lax, simple or forked, 

 the small green bracts oblong and obtuse : sepals green- 

 ish, oblong, Kin.; petals lanceolate, pale green, 1-1}^ 

 in. long ; staminodia pale yellow, often emarginate, 

 lK-2 in. long ; lip linear, pale yellow, emarginate. 

 Trop. Amer. 



Var. p&llida, Roscoe. Staminodia and lip pale yellow, 

 spotted red. 



Var. aurantiaca, Roscoe (C. Tlnei, Todaro). Petals 

 tinged red ; staminodia red-yellow ; lip red-yellow and 

 red-spotted. -To C. liitea are to be referred C. commu- 

 tata, leucocarpa, Moritsiann, and Boscoeana, of Bouch^; 

 C. erocea, Lag.; C. Lagunensis, Lindl. ; C maculata, 

 Link ; C. macroearpa, sulphured and vitellina, of Hora- 

 ninow. 



15. vari6biIis,Willd.(C. cnViien, Roscoe). Stemgreen, 

 3-4 ft.: Ivs. ()l)long and acute : raceme simple and las, 

 the small bracts olilung and obtuse : sepals lanceolate, 

 green, Kin. long ; petals lanceolate, IH in. long, pale 

 green; staminodia pale red, entire ; lip linear and entire. 

 Brazil. 



16. specidsa, Roscoe (C. leptocliella and polymdrplia, 

 Bouch^). Stem green, 5-6 ft. : Ivs. broad-oblong, acute: 

 fls. in a deeply forked, long-branched panicle ; sepals 

 lanceolate. 5^in. long, pale red ; petals lanceolate, 2 in. 

 long, pale red ; staminodia 3 in. long, emarginate, bright 

 red ; lip emarginate, bright red-yellow. Himalayas. 

 B.M. 2317. — C.iV"epa;^»sts,Wall., has Supper staminodia. 



Di). Lrs, bronze or brown, at least on the margins, 



17. polycl&da, Wawra. Stem tall and slender : Ivs. 

 oblong and acute, base rounded, brown-edged : fls. 

 (often in pairs) in a long, much-branched panicle, the 

 bracts nearly orbicular ; sepals lanceolate, Kin. long ; 

 petals lanceolate and unequal, the longest 2 in., tinged 

 red; staminodia aiutc, not longer than the petals, bright 

 crimson ; lij. nbhimi-olale, the claw yellow-spotted, the 

 limb bright crimson. Brazil, 



18. Warscewiczii, Dietr. Stem claret-purple and 

 glaucous. :i—t ft.: Ivs. oblong and acute, more or less 

 claret- or lnouzc-tinged : raceme simple and rather 

 dense, with ovate, brown, glaucous bracts : sepals lance- 

 oblong, Kin., glaucous ; petals lanceolate, 2 in. long, 

 reddish and glaucous ; staminodia ( sometimes 3) entire 

 or nearly so, 2}^-3 in. long, bright scarlet ; lip oblan- 

 ceolate, emarginate, bright scarlet. Costa Rica. B. M. 

 4854. 



19. discolor, Lindl. Stem stout, 6-rlO ft., purple and 

 glaucous : Ivs. broad-oblong, acute, brown-tinted, the 

 lower ones sometimes 3 ft. long : fls. in a deeply forked 

 panicle of lax racemes, the bracts small and orbicular ; 

 sepals lanceolate. Kin. long, green ; petals lanceolate, 

 IK in long pale green ; staminodia entire, 2K in. long, 

 bright red lip lanceolate and emarginate, brick-red. 

 Trop Amer 



AA DisTEMJN. — f'oroHo tube short: upper stnmi- 

 iiodia suppressed. 



20 pamcuUta, Ruiz & Pav. (C denudhta, Roscoe. 

 ' J- ? / Lcdd. C. divarh-nta, Klotsch). Stem tall 

 in I len 1 r glabrous: Ivs. oblong and acute, green and 

 .,1 li 1 )u 1 icemes lax, disposed in a large panicle ; 

 tpals lanceolate. Kin. long ; petals lanceolate, yellow- 

 f,ieeu 2-3 m long ; lip rather longer than the petals, 

 crimson S Brazil. 



AAA Ft I TSTYLUS. — Corona tuT>e S-2% in. long : S 

 ttmin dia produced, clawed : lip orbicular. 



-1 flAccida Salisb. (C.ffffi'e.si'i', Lindl.). Stemgreen 

 and glibrou^ 4-5 ft., very leafy below : Ivs. oblong- 

 lanceolate green : raceme simple, lax and few-fld., the 

 bracts very small : sepals lanceolate, 1 in. long, green ; 

 corolla lobes lanceolate and reflexed, nearly as long as 

 the tube 3 upper staminodia obovate, sulfur-yellow, 

 2-3 in long by 1 in. broad ; lip large, yellow. Swamps, 

 S Car to Fla near the coast. L. B.C. 6: 562. -Useful 

 for its good habit and iris-like fls. 



AAAA. AcHiRimA. — Tube of corolla and staminodia as 

 long as the blade : fls. large and pendulous. 



22. iridifldra, Ruiz & Pav. Stem green, 6-10 ft. : Ivs. 

 oblong, bright green, slightly pubescent beneath : ra- 

 cemes paniculate, drooping : sepals lanceolate, 1 in, 

 long, green ; corolla lobes lanceolate, red-brown, 2Kin. 

 long ; 3 upper staminodia somewhat longer than the 

 corolla lobes, obovate, nearly or quite 1 in. broad, rose- 

 crimson ; lip narrow, deeply emarginate, rose-crimson. 

 Andes of Peru. B.M. 1968. R.H. 1861: 110. 



23. Iilii!l(^ra, Warscew. Stem robust, green, 8-10 ft.: 

 Ivs. many, oblong, green, 3—1 ft. long, spreading from 

 the stem at a right angle : fls. in a corymbose panicle ; 

 sepals linear, as long as the tube of the corolla ; corolla 

 lobes lanceolate, 2-3 in. long, pale green, the tube of 

 equal length ; 3 upper staminodia white, united into a 

 tube for half their length, the blade obovate and spread- 

 ing; lip oblanceolate, as long as the staminodia. Colom- 

 bia. R.H. 1884: 132. F. S. 10: 10,55-6. -A fine species. 

 The white fls. finally become tinged with brown ; loni- 

 cera-scented. l_ jj, b_ 



CANNABIS (the ancient Greek name). Urtic&cece. 

 Hemp. A single species, probably native to central Asia, 

 and now widely cult, as a fiber plant. Hemp is also grown 

 occasionally as an ornamental plant, being grown from 

 seeds and treated as a half-hardy annual. It makes ex- 

 cellent screens in remote places. It thrives best in a rich, 

 rather moist soil. C. satlva, Linn., is the only species, 

 but various forms have received specific names. In gar- 

 dens, the form known as C. gigantea is commonest; this 

 reaches a height of 10 ft. and more. The seeds are usu- 

 ally sown where the plants are to stand ; but if quick 

 effects are wanted, they may be started indoors in pots or 

 boxes. Hemp is dioecious. The staniinate fls. are in 

 axillary panicles, and have 5 sepals and 5 drooping sta- 

 mens. The pistillate fls. are in short spikes, with 1 sepal 

 folding about the ovary. Lv.s. digitate, with 5-7 nearly 

 linear, coarse-toothed leaflets. The plant is annual, 

 roughish and strong-smelling. l, jj, jj, 



CANTERBURY BELL. .See Campanula Medium. 



