l(fta,i Lngunfntis 14 

 latifolia 7, hptuoheilei, 

 23 , limbata, i , loiigifoho 

 14, maoophi/tla 7, m 

 Mntitziana 14 NepaUn 

 entihs ) pallid I U p 



CANNA iJSy 



Var flav^BCens, Baker (C fin i( seen s Link) Upper 

 staminodia and tlip lip entireh \ellow -With C orien- 

 tali6 proha.hU ).. 1. n. < ./ n^ih.liu, Ehienbeigi 

 huinilis and pnl li i i t I n. hi 



6 coccinea, "Milli ) i' inim WiUd ) Stem slender, 

 -(, ff l\ I ii_. 1 tli in those of C /»(?((•«, oblong 



thickness 



1 tndica, Lmn Indu 

 Shot Stem blendei gl 

 brous, green, 3-5 ft Iv 

 oblong and acute, green 

 half as broad as long (3 

 ft long) racemes simple 

 and lax, some ot the fls 

 in pairs, the bracts green 

 and nearly orbicular fls 

 small , sepals oblong and 

 green % m long, petals 



lanceolate, pale green about 1)^ in long , o ui (.t 

 stammodia bright red entire, 2 in long but u ii 

 row lip linear, red yellow, spotted with red cap 

 sule globose, 1 m m diam W Indies and Gu 



2 Limberti, Lmdl Stem stout, green and gla 

 brous 12-14 ft Ivs oblong, green, acute raceme 

 simple or forked, lax and few fld , the bracts large 

 and oblong, green sepals lanceolate pale green, 

 J^in long, petals lanceolate, 2 in long, reddish, 

 stammodia entire scarcely longer than the petals, 

 bright crimson , lip bright crimson capsule oblong, 

 large W Ind , S Amer 



if Fmtelmanm, Bouch6 Stem green and glau 

 cous 4-5 ft Its oblong and acute, green and 

 glaucous raceme tew fld nnd 1 1\ the biacts green 

 and oblong sepals oblong ',m gieen, petals Ian 

 ceolate, pale green, Vz-m stammodia obtuse and 

 entire, 2-3 in , yellow , lip oblanceoiate, yellow, 

 mottled red capsule large Trop Amer ?— Pos 

 sibly a hybrid of C glama and C Jndiea C 

 SchlechtendahliAna , Bouch^, is similar, but has the 

 stammodia spotted red 



DD Lip emaigtnate 



4 patens, Roscoe Stem slender, green and gl i 

 brous, 4-5 ft Ivs oblong and acute liiecn the 

 lower 1 ft long raceme few fld , siiiii 1. mil 1 i\ 

 the bracts orbicular and green, thi tl ^m.I. i in 

 pairs fls small, petals lanceoliti ] il( _i .n 

 about IMm long, upper stainiuddi Ijii^lit i..l 

 entire,2in long, and narrow , lipbiuhticd jlUow 

 with minute led dots capsule (^.lobose, 1 in in 

 diam Trop Amer B M 454 as C Inclica Italia C; 



Var limbita, Baker (f limhdtn Roscoe C 

 auieo vittdta, Li>(\i\ i T ppni st iiiiiniidn liiif,ht red with* 

 border of bright \< 11"\\ — I >' /m/ >/s I ik* i would refei 

 the following ( // ii'iiii/i lilt , uiiatit satiiiate 

 rubra, Sellowii ^/' I il :li I i t, i^ minyata and 

 ventncosa oi Boui ]\i ( uiiihiililis Kosi oe, has only 

 2 stammodia, petU like 



5 orientalis, Roscoe Stem slender glabrous 3-4 ft 

 Ivs. oblong lanceolate, a foot or more long . raceme lax, 

 simple or forked, the bracts oblong : sepals oblong- 

 lanceolate, green, J^in. or less long ; petals lanceolate, 

 greenish, IJ^in. long; upper staminodia 2Kin- or less 

 long, bright red, often emarginate; lip red-yellow ; cap- 

 sule globose and very small. Old World tropics. 



long, staminodia f 



\cllow, lip oblanceolatt , pi uu -vellow capbulo 

 globose small S Brazil B M 2323 -Probably 

 not m cult 



9 *diihs Kc r ( ' ' ( ' , f« T odd ) Rootstock 

 thick iiid ' 'III I ' ' -1-' ft , purple Ivs. 

 oblon., .1 n I I I ui; raceme lax, 

 forked c.i nii| III imrs, bracts or- 

 biculu oi "II n_ I il M 11^ Unceolate, Kin. 

 long, tinned with rtd , jh t ils lanceolate, lK-2 

 m stammodia entire or emarginate 2Hin long, 

 bright red or orange , hp bright red or yellow red : 

 capsule large Trop Amer B M 2498 -Starch 

 IS procuied from the roots and for this purpose 

 the plint IS widel> cult m the tropics 



10 glaiica, Lmn Stem gieen and glaucous 5-6 

 ft hs .,rieu ind glaucoi s, oblong Unceolate and 

 M r\ u utc t ijiering both ways (the middle of the 

 lilidt iImiiiI 4 m wide) raceme Itx simple or 

 turki d s, |iils Unceolate, green Y.m lonf, , petals 

 1 lui Hol iti \ 1 How green, lK-2 m stammodia en- 

 tire 2' -J in yellow, not spotted , lip linear emar- 

 ginate palejellow capsule oblong, lH-2 m long. 



nna Tmii Amer — The C longifnUa, Mexicana and 



stiildiiifi >a of Bouch^ belong here 



I ( il s film and papery 



11 heliconiaefdlia Biiui lit- Stem 6-8 ft Its oblong, 



green, 2-3 tt Imu m snul.hn,^ those ot -fft!(C0Hirt) fls. 



in I panicle till nil d ut si \ ei il lax racemes, sepals lan- 



ceolite yim lon^, petils Uui colate, Km long, colored ; 



stimmodia not much lougci than the petals, scarlet, lip 



scarlet capsule ellipsoidal, latge Mex 



BB. Two upper staminodia petal-like. 



c. Stem u-oolly-pubescent. 



12. lanugindsa, Roscoe. Stem green, woolly, 4-6 ft.: 



Ivs. oblong, acute, green : raceme las, few-fld., simple 



