Canna. 



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Canna Bonetti-major. Very like the preceding, 

 but with much taller stems and larger leaves and flowers. 



Canna Bonetti-semperflorens. Stems brown, 6i ft. 

 to over 8 ft. high. Leaves lance-shaped, deeply tinged 

 and margined with a dark-red shade. Flowers rather 

 large, of a wine-red colour. A very free bloomer. 



Canna Bourcier. Stems brown, 6^ ft. to nearly 10 ft. 

 high. Leaves long, lance-shaped, of a deep violet-red 

 colour. Flowers of a brick-red shaded with salmon-colour. 

 Rootstocks conical, of medium size, violet-coloured. 



Canna Bihorelli. Stems purple, 3^ ft. to nearly 5 ft. 

 high. Leaves dark red, with a narrow purple margin. 

 Flowers numerous, light red, in handsome panicles. 

 Rootstocks conical and rather numerous. 



Canna compaeta-grandiflora. Stems brown, 3 J ft. 

 to nearly 5 ft. high. Leaves dark red, not well set. 

 Flowers very large, well-formed, of a salmon-shaded-red, 

 in handsome panicles. Rootstocks conical, rather large, 

 covered with reddish scales. 



Canna Chatei-discolor. Stems purple, very robust, 

 3! ft. to nearly 5 ft. high. Leaves thick and firm, of a 

 deep green, finely rayed and margined with purple. 

 Flowers blood-red, well-formed. Rootstocks conical, of 

 medium size. A very shy bloomer. 



Canna Chatei-grandis. Stems brownish-purple, 

 64 ft. high, when not divided year after year. Leaves at 

 first erect, afterwards deflected throughout their entire 

 length and spreading very much, 2 ft. 4 ins. long and 

 i ft. wide. Flowers late, crimson, in a handsome panicle. 

 Rootstocks brown, conical, very short. Ripens its seeds 

 well. 



