78 EECOED OF IIOKTICULTUKE. 



JBouvardia grandiflora. — Pure waxy white. 



B. JOeimit ha.— Bright scarlet. 



B. Hogarth. — Deep carmine. 



J3. Laura. — Light rose. 



J5. tryphilla. — Orange scarlet. 



Cannas. — Large, coarse, tropical-looking plants, which 

 produce a fine effect when planted in groups. The flowers 

 are of various shades of color, from a brilliant scarlet to 

 crimson. The plants grow from four to eight feet high, 

 and the leaves of some of the species are three feet long 

 and a foot broad. They require a deep, rich soil, to insure 

 a full development of foliage. The roots may be kept 

 through the winter in any warm, dry cellar. European 

 catalogues contain the names of some one hundred and 

 fifty species and varieties. The following dozen sorts we 

 obtained from B. K. Bliss & Son, of Springfield, Mass., 

 last year, and they proved to be very distinct and fine : 



C Annex floribunda. — Leaves smooth, green ; of me- 

 dium size. 



G. Annex discolo7\—Stems, purple ; flowers, orange. 



C. Discolor. — Leaves very large, and beautifully veined 

 with purple. 



C. Gigantea splendidissima. — Leaves very large ; flow- 

 ers, bright scarlet. 



C lloidetti. — Leaves large, richly veined with purple. 



C. Krelagi discolor. — Leaves large, striped with rose ; 

 stems, dark pui-ple. 



C. Nigricans. — Leaves very dark, with a light-shaded 

 border. 



C. Porteana. — ^Leaves very large and handsome. 



