deflexed and n 



the 1 



allcr 



on the side of 1 



no hum 



A generation ag Cann is were grown for their 

 foliage or mass tftcct Thej were tall and long 

 lont i tl ST ill T 1 lit tlo crs (Fig 34 ) 



I 1 uown 



/ I r Didiflot I 



I II f mterme 



di ite btatu e with showy foil 

 age and better drooping 



r capiule 

 ) sepals 

 c mostly 

 ingle and 



ot which 

 and one is 

 the flower 



lied staini 



•thi. 



■ plant 



may 



auutbei id, c t 

 gamation of our 

 den forms an 1 



mnumeril 1 

 the Iwaif and 

 M which ha'\e 



al 



-fear 



1 1 1 ave 



come mostly froi 11 1 1 u a Italian 



Cinnas also as 1 1 flow lelC nua The flow 

 ers are characterized by s tt ii 1 flowing iiis like 

 outi nes but they aie short live I Of this ela s 

 are the varieties Italia (Fig. 3d0), Austria, BTivaiia, 

 Burgundia, America, Pandora, Burbankand others. 

 For a sketch of the evolution of the garden Cannas, 

 see J. G. Baker, Journ. Roy. Hort. Soc, Jan., 1894; 

 also, Bailey, Plant-Breeding, 140 ; also, particu- 

 larly for the history of the Italian race. Revue 

 Horticole, 1895, 516, and Gardeners' Chronicle, 

 Dec. 14, 1895. 



Thp culture of Oiinnns is simple and easy. They 



give three times that 

 plant. Pick the flowers 

 prevent tli.' formation ..f 



room to a single 

 soon as they wilt, to 

 •ds (which causes the 





CANNA 



ult if starte 1 in pots, so that the plant is R-12 in. high 

 at plantingtimt The commercial Cauna plants arc gnnvn 

 mostly in pot If one has sufficient ro..t~, liowrvir, it 

 IS better not to cut so close, but to leave -i \ . r;.l -ticng 

 buds on each piece (as shown in Pig. Xt\ i. I'li.^r ],i,r,-s 

 may be plante 1 directly in the ground, altlmugh more 

 certam results are to be secured by starting them in the 

 house in boxes or pots. If «trong effects are desired, 

 particularly in shrub borders, it is well to plant the en- 

 tire stool In the fall, when the plants are killed by 

 frost and the tops have dried a few days, dig the roots, 

 and let them dry as if they were potatoes. 

 Then store them on shelves in a cellar 

 \1 I will keep Irish or round potatoes 

 11 Take care that the roots do not be- 

 come too warm, particularly be- 

 * fore cold weather sets in ; nor 



^J- too moist. Well cured roots 



^ from well matured plants usu- 



ally keep without difficulty. 



Cannas are commonly used 

 only in formal beds, but most 

 excellent effects may be se- 

 cured by scattering them singly 

 or in very small clumps in the 

 hardy border or amongst shrub- 

 bery. Against a heavy back- 

 ground of green, the gaudy 

 flowers show to their best, and 

 the ragged effect of the dying 

 I not noticed. They also make 

 uUent center-pieces for formal beds. 

 ■^ Tie tall-growing Cannas, with small and 

 \ I ite flowers, have given way almost 



wholly to the modem race of Crozy or 

 ^ French dwarf Cannas, which usually 



remain under 4 ft. high, and give an 

 abundance of large early flowers. The Canna al- 

 wa\s must be used for bold planting effects, be- 

 c luse the flowers have not sufficient durability to 

 I p usef il as cut flowers. As individual blooms, 

 the flowers are not usually attractive, but they are 

 showy and interesting In the mass and at a dis- 

 t moe The new race of Italian or Placcida Cannas 

 I IS more attractive flowers, but even these are 

 most useful when on the plant. Of varieties there 

 are legion and many new ones are imported each 

 ■sear chiefly from France; and there are so many 

 new aspirants each year that it is not worth while 

 to enumerate varieties in a cyclopedia. 



The garden Cannas are now. so much varied and 

 inter-bred that it is no longei- possible to classify 

 them by the characters of the species. One of the 

 best classiflcatory schemes is the following ( adapted 

 from Q.C. III. 14:432): 

 I. Tall varieties. 

 A. Foliage green. 



B. Self-colored varieties. 



c. Minor flower-segments narrow. 

 00. Minor flower-segments broad. 

 BB. Bioolor forms, in which the lip is of a dif- 

 ferent color from the other segments. 

 Divided into c and cc, as above. 

 isBB. Spotted varieties. Including c and oc, as 

 above. 

 BBBB. Blotched varieties. Including o and cc. 

 BBBRB. Margined varieties. Including o and oo. 

 AA. Foliage purple. Divisions as under A. 

 11. Dwarf varieties. Divisions as under I. 



To many of the garden f"vm« aivl livt.ri.l-' -iie- 



.f C: 



apte 



"III Mieygrow. Commonly, 



< '' ■ I III. I II,' the-iQBlstocJs This 



n,.,i i.iri, 1- :i 1,1 MM In i,i.i. . « i:ii njany_large buds.. If 

 stuck is not abuniLaiit. as niaTiy plants may be made from 

 a rootstock as there are buds, although the weak buds 

 produce weak plants. Leave as much tissue as possible 

 With uach bud. These 1-bud parts usually give best re- 



formosa, G ; full, 

 conieefoUa, U ; 



■d for are : aurantiaea, 14; minn- 

 ; cinnabarina,6; coccinea, fl; eom- 

 a, 13; crocea, 14; densifolta, 5; dc 

 I!); divaricata, 20; edulis, S; Ehren- 



'.I ; iTcelsa, 20 ; exigna, 5 ; Fintel- 

 -'1 ; flavescens, 5; floribunda, 4; 



1^: .rti.nitea. 7; glauca, 10; heli- 

 -liia, u; Indica, 1; iridiflora, 22; 



