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age ; C. Zebrina, similar to the last, but the marking more 

 distinct ; C. Naj^alensis, rather small foliage, but remark- 

 ably fine fliowers. Fig. 17 shows a j^lant of Canna as it 



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appears when in l^loom. The Cannas succeed well in al- 

 most any good rich soil, and the roots are easily kept 

 through the winter, as the Dahlia. 



Calarjhnvfi. — Quite an extensive class of plants, with 



