Marantacetz* 



l-lipped corolla. Stamens 3, petaloid, 2 barren, and 1 fertile. 

 Fruit capsular. Various species and varieties of the genus 

 Cdnna, Indian Shot, are grown for the purpose indicated. They 



Fig. 227. Canna Indica. (About & nat. size.) Fig. 228. Thalia dealbata. (About I nat. size.) 



are tufted herbs with handsome sheathing leaves and spikes of 

 yellow, scarlet or orange flowers. G. Indica (fig. 227), a native 

 of South America, has bright scarlet flowers ; G. glauca is an 

 East Indian plant with pale yellow flowers and glaucous foliage. 



