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CANNA 



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

 lanceolate, green, !4in. or less long ; petals lanceolate, 

 IK in. long, tinged with red ; staminodia entire, red or 

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

 ginate. Brazil. 



cc. Stem glabrous. 

 D. Leaves green. 

 1.3. comptlcta, Roscoe. Stem stout and green : Ivs. 

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

 dense : sepals lanceolate, Kin. long ; petals unequal, 

 lanceolate. 1^ in. loner, red-vellow : staminodia slightlv 

 cniarginate VA-2 m lonf, bright crimson Lp emar 

 ginate red vellovv Ir p \nier 





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351, stool of Canna, showing how it may be divided, 



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

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

 the small green bracts oblong and obtuse ; sepals green- 

 ish, oblong, Kin.; petals lanceolate, pale green, X-V/i 

 In. long ; staminodia pale yellow, often emarginate, 

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

 Trop. Amer. 



Var. pAUida, Roscoe. Staminodia and lip pale yellow, 

 spotted red. 



Var. aurantiaca, Hosooe (C Tinei, Todaro). Petals 

 tin^'cil nil ; -i i im n. m I ,;, ri-d-yellow ; lip red-yellow and 

 i'i'i-l'"ii 'i i ' ' :ire to be referred C.eommu- 



'"'".'■" 1/ ""'(.and J?oscoeano, of Bouch^ 



('. f/-.;..,,. 1.:,^,; . , /,/.//( Hcn.sis, Liudl. ; C. maculata 

 Link ; <J. iniirnnuriiii , anlphurea and vitellina, of Hora- 

 ninow. 



15. vari(lbilis,Willd.(C.cn'rnca, Roscoe). Stemgreen 

 3-4 ft. : Ivs. oblong and acute : raceme simple and lax 

 the small bracts oblong and obtuse : sepals lanceolate, 

 green. Kin. long ; petals lanceolate, IK in. long, pali 

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

 Brazil. 



16. specidsa, Rr.'-rr..- ir h'pi^.ri,,)ir, nn.) jinhnn.'ri-i:ln, 



Bouch^ ). Stem L't f ■' '■ t! I- l,-M-i,i ,J,i,,r-, :;, :i', 



flS. in a (Irrply l..i . . ., • .1 : |. ,1 . I, ■ . l-i 



lanceolate, ■',, in. l-i , , !■ ■ i- i I , i- :.! I :,,h>'i w;,m > , j m 

 long, pale red ; si:Miitiii,il i:i ,; m. Jun-, riuar-iiiuK'. lin;;li 

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

 B.M. 2317.- C.iV'epa(^nst«, Wall., has 3 upper staminodia. 



DD. Lvs. bronze or brown, at least on the margins. 



17. polyolida, Wawra. Stem tall and slender : lvs. 

 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 acute, not longer than the petals, bright 

 crimson ; lip oblanceolate, the claw yellow-spotted, the 

 limb bright crimson. Brazil, 



CANTERBURY BELL 



18. Warscewiczii, Dietr. Stem claret-purple and 

 glaucous, 3-4 ft. : lvs. oblong and acute, more or less 

 claret- or bronze-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, 2K-3 in. long, bright scarlet ; lip oblan- 

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

 4854. 



19. discolor, Lindl. Stem stout, 6-10 ft., purple and 

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

 lower ones sometimes 3 ft lont, fl !. in a deeply forked 

 panicle of la\ racemes the brae t mall and orbicular ; 



riteolatt Kin long (.rien ; petals lanceolate, 

 M in lont, pale grien stamino lia entire, 2K in. long, 

 rit,ht n d lip luueolati and emarginate, brick-red. 

 1 rop Anitr 



\& Di If los —CoioVa tubt short: upper stami- 

 n (ha -iuppteised, 



pamculita Ruiz & I a\ {C. denud&ta, Roscoe. 

 J- I I \ 11 ( tlnaruAta Klotsch). Stem tall 

 111 Under t,lHl lous hs oblouf, md acute, green and 

 glabrous raienies la\ di po td in a large panicle; 

 ( pals lanctolate Km long petals lanceolate, yellow- 

 kRcn 2-3 m long lip rather longer than the petals, 

 crimson S Brazil 



\\A Ft K^ST^Lts —Corolla tube Z-^H in. long: S 

 staminodia prodiited (.laued lip orbicular. 



>\ flAccida Sahsb {C Seetesii Lindl.). Stemgreen 

 and {,labrous 4-) ft \er> leafy below: lvs. oblong- 

 1 inccolate gretn raceme simple lax and few-fld., the 

 bruts vtry small sepals lanceolate, 1 in. long, green ; 

 lorolla lob(s luKtolate and rifle \cd, nearly as long as 

 the tube, (upper famine dia obovate, sulfur-yellow, 

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

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

 for its good habit and iris-like fls. 



AAAA. ACHIRIDIA. — Tube of corolla and staminodia as 

 long as the blade : fls. large and pendulous. 



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

 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. liliifldra, Warscew. Stem robust, green, 8-10 ft.: 

 lvs. many, oblong, green, 3-4 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. P. S. 10: 105,'>-6.-A fine species. 

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

 cera-scented. l. H. B. 



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

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

 anil imw widely cult, as a liber plant. Hemp is also grown 



Ml I :i iMiiillv as an crnainental plant, being grown from 



I .1 I ! iiiated as a lialf-liardy annual. It makes ex- 



:!.i I . II I ns inreiii.itii.lai'es. It thrives best in a rich, 



riiiii r 111. list siiil. C. sativa, Linn., is the only species, 



dens, the form known as ( ', ,ii,i,nii:,i is commonest; this 

 reaches a height of in ti. .iml iin.r. . The seeds are usu- 

 ally sown where the plants air i.i stand; but if quick 

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

 boxes. Hemp is diercious. 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. Lvs. digitate, with 5-7 nearly 

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

 roughish and strong-smelling. l. H. B. 



CAHTEBBUBY BELL, See Campamtla Medium. 



