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CANNA 



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

 lanceolate, green, Kin. or less long ; petals lanceolate, 

 1>2 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. 

 13. comp4ota, Roscoe. Stem stout and green : Ivs. 

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

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

 lanceolate, VA in. long, red-yellow ; staminodia slightly 

 emarginate, iyi-2 in. long, bright crimson ; lip emar- 

 ginate, red-yellow. Trop. Amer. 



351. stool of Cinna, showme how it may be divided. 



11. Ifttea, Miller. Stem slender and green, 3-4 ft.: 

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

 the small green bracts oblong and obtuse: sepals green- 

 ish, oblong, J^in.; petals lanceolate, pale gi-een, l-\H 

 in. long ; staminodia pale yellow, often emarginate, 

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

 Trop. Amrr. 



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



\'ar. aurantlaca, Roscoe (C. Tlnei, Todaro). PetaLs 

 tinged red ; staminodia red-yellow ; lip red-yellow and 

 red-spotted. — To C. luleii are to be referred C. commu- 

 tata, leiicocarpa, MoriUiana. and ifo.icoeonn, of Bouch^; 

 C. crocea, Lag.; C. Lagntimxix, Lindl.; C. maeiilaia, 

 Link ; C. macroearpa, sulphiiren and vitelUna, of Hora- 

 ninow. 



15. vari6bilis,Willd.(C.cnV«ra. Roscoe). Stem green, 

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

 the small bracts oblong and obtuse : sepals lanceolate, 

 green, Hin. long; petals lanceolate, 1% in. long, pale 

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

 Brazil. 



16. speoidsa, Roscoe (C. leplm-h, 

 hi). Stem green, 5-6 ft. 



ITliI 



Bouch^ 



fls. in a deeply forked, long-1 



lanceolate, %m. long, pale red ; i , , ...;.,,;., i' in. 



long, pale red ; staminodia 3 in. li'ii_. i mai ,;n.iu , bright 



red ; lip emarginate, bright red-yillow. Himalavas. 



B.M. 2317. — C.NepaUnsis,W&l\., has 3 upper staminodia. 



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



17. polycl&da, Wawra. Stem tall and slender : Ivs. 

 oblong and acute, base rounded, brown-edged : fls. 

 (often in pairs) in a long, much -branched panicle, the 

 bracts nearly orbicular ; sepals lanceolate, i4in. 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. BrazU. 



CANTERBURY BELL 



IH. Warscewiczit, Dietr. Stem claret-purple and 

 L'l:ni.-..ii-<, :! I ft : iv-.- r.l.lniiL' :iii(l acute, more or less 



'■I'H.i "1 I.' .Ill 1: r: in., simple and rather 



' I ' ' ' • ! . , I . . I _ , , - I .racts : sepals lance- 

 "b: I I , ■, l.iii.-eolate, 2 in. long, 



i''''i':]Oi ,i!m1 - 1:1,1 r ^ : ^ I, I n. 11 Ml. I ' 11 [ sometimes 3) entire 



or nearly so, i;'.,-:: in. long, liright scarlet; lip oblan- 

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

 4854. 



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

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

 lower ones sometimes 3 ft. long : fls. in a deeply forked 

 panicle of lax racemes, the bracts small and orbicular ; 

 sepals lanceolate. Kin. long, green ; petals lanceolate, 

 1% in. long, pale green ; staminodia entire, 2ii in. long, 

 bright red ; lip lanceolate and emarginate, brick-red. 

 Trop. Amer. 



AA. DiSTEMON. — CoroHa tube short: upper stami- 

 nodia suppressed. 



20. panieuiata, Ruiz & Pav. {C. denuddta, Roscoe. 

 O. excUsa, Lodd. C. divaricita, Klotsch). Stem tall 

 and slender, glabrous : Ivs. oblong and acute, green and 

 glabrous : racemes lax, disposed in a large panicle ; 

 sepals lanceolate, Kin. long ; petals lanceolate, yellow- 

 green, 2-3 In. long ; lip rather longer than the petals, 

 crimson. S. Brazil. 



.\AA. EuRYSTTLUs. — CoroHo (M5e 5-2K in. long: S 

 staminodia produced, clawed : lip orbicular. 



21. iUccida, Salisb. ((7. J?e«!'esii, Lindl.). Stem green 

 and glabrous, 4-5 ft., very leafy below : Ivs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, green : raceme simple, lax and few-fld., the 

 bracts very small : sepals lanceolate, 1 in. long, green ; 

 corolla lobes lanceolate and reflexed, nearly as long as 

 the tube ; 3 upper staminodia obovate, sulfur-yellow, 

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

 S. Car. to Fla., near the coast. L.B.C. 6: 562. — Useful 

 for its good habit and iris-like fls. 



AAAA. AcniRimx. — Tube of corolla and staminodia as 

 long as the blade : fls. large and pendulous. 



22. irldifldra, Ruiz & Pav. Stem green, 6-10 ft. : Ivs. 

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

 Ivs. 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. F. S. 10: 10.^5-6. -A fine species. 

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

 cera-scented. l_ jj_ b_ 



CANNABIS (the ancient Greek name). Urtichcece. 

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

 and now widely cult, as a fiber plant. Hemp is also grown 



* asii.nally as au ornamental plant, being grown from 



s.-nls and tnatid as a half-hardy annual. It makes ex- 



ii-llfur ..^i-i IIS in remote places. It thrives best in a rich, 



ratli. 1- niiiisi s.iil. C. satlva, Linn., is the only species, 



(l.-ns. till- f..i-ui kni.wn as r, ,■ - ■ ■ ^ . . niiiionest; this 



r.-arlii- a h.-iL'lit uf 1(1 ft.aii.i ■ 1^. ...ds are usu- 



ally .-iiwu wh.-r.. til.- |ilani^ ,,i . ;,i;,i, ; l.ut if quick 

 effects arc wanted, tbcy nia\ In, .-L.rtLiI mduurs in pots or 

 boxes. Hemp is dioecious. The staminate 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_ g g 



CANTEEBTTEY BELL. See Campanula Medium. 



