CANNA PALLIDA. VAR. 
MONANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
SECT. I. CANN. 
Gen. Cuar.—Anther single, attached to the margin of the filament; style club-shaped, erect; capsule three- 
celled ; seeds globose, numerous. 
Sprrc. Cuar.—Upper lip of the interior limb of the corolla in two sections, lanceolate, emarginate ; lower lip revolute, 
bifid ; style slender, inclined towards the anther ; flowers orange, with red spots. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Roots tuberous ; stem from three and a half to four feet high; leaves broad-lanceolate, margins membranous ; 
outer limb of the corolla in three lanceolate segments, nearly equal, acute, yellow at the base, and green towards 
the apex; upper lip of the inner limb in two segments, unequal, emarginate, bright yellow or orange, with 
numerous small red spots; lower lip linear, revolute, spotted, bifid at the apex; filament revolute, style slender, 
inclined towards the anther. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Although this plant varies considerably from C. Pallida, we can scarcely consider it as a different species. 
As a variety it is chiefly distinguishable by its taller growth, its smoother stem, its much larger leaves, nearly 
double the breadth of the other; and particularly by the brighter colour of its flowers. Differences occur also in 
the bractes, the outer limb of the corolla, and the style, which may appear on comparing the figures now given. 
This plant was raised (from seeds received from the West Indies,) at the Botanic Garden, Liverpool, where it 
flowered in May, 1823. 
REFERENCES. 
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. Filament, anther, and style, before the flower opens. 
2. Germen and calyx. 
3. Exterior limb of corella. 
4. Lip. 
. Filament, anther, and style. 
or 
6. Upper segments of the interior limb of the corolla. 
