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CANNA 



CANTERBURY BELL 



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

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

 \}4 in. long, tinged with, red ; staminodia entire, red or 

 red-yellow ; lip the same color, oblanceolate and emar- 

 ginate. Brazil. 



oc. Stem glabrous. 

 D. Leaves green. 

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

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

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

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

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

 ginate, red-yellow. Trop. Amer. 



351. Stool of Canna, showing how it may be divided. 



14. litea, Miller. Stem slender and green, 3-4 ft. : 

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

 the small gi-een bracts oblong and obtuse : sepals green- 

 ish, oblong. Kin. ; petals lanceolate, pale green, 1-lJ^ 

 in. long ; staminodia pale yellow, often emarginate, 

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

 Trop. Amer. 



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

 spotted red. 



Var. aurantlaca, Roscoe (C. Tinei, Todaro). Petals 

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

 red-spotted.— To C. lutea are to be referred C commw- 

 tata, lencocarpa, Moritziana, and J2oscoeana, of Bouch6; 

 C. crocea, Lag. ; C. Lagunensis, Lindl. ; C. maculata, 

 Link ; C macrocarpa, swlphurea and vitellina, of Hora- 

 ninow. 



15. varidbilis.Willd. ( C. crfrwea, Roscoe). Stem green, 

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

 the small bracts oblong and obtuse : sepals lanceolate, 

 green. Kin. long ; petals lanceolate, IK in. long, pale 

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

 Brazil. 



16. specidsa, Roscoe ( C. lepfochella and polymdrpJia^ 

 Bouch^ ) . Stem green, 5-6 f t. : 1 vs . broad-oblong, acute : 

 fls. in a deeply forked, long-branched panicle ; sepals 

 lanceolate, %m. long, pale red ; petals lanceolate, 2 in. 

 long, pale red ; staminodia 3 in. long, emarginate, bright 

 red ; lip emarginate, bright red-yellow. Himalayas. 

 B.M. 2317. — CiV«pai^»sis,Wall., has 3 upper staminodia. 



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



17. polycld.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. Kin. 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. Brazil, 



18. Warscewlczii, Dietr. Stem claret-purple and 

 glaucous, 3-4 ft. : Ivs. oblong and acute, more or less 

 claret- or bronze-tinged : raceme simple and rather 

 dense, with ovate, brown, glaucous bracts : sepals lance- 

 oblong. Kin., glaucous ; petals lanceolate, 2 in. long, 

 reddish and glaucous ; staminodia ( sometimes 3) entire 

 or nearly so, 2K-3 in. long, bright 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, 

 IK in. long, pale green ; staminodia entire, 2K in. long, 

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

 Trop. Amer. 



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

 nodia suppressed. 



20. panicul&ta, Ruiz & Pav. {G. denud&ta, Roscoe. 

 C. excilsa, Lodd. C. divaric&ta, 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. 



AAA. 'EvsnSTSuus. — Corolla tube 3-2% in. long: S 

 staminodia produced, clawed : lip orbicular. 



21. fldccida, Salisb. (C. JZeet'esn, Lindl.). Stem green 

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

 lanceolate, green : raceme simple, lax asod 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 Pla., near the coast. L.B.C. 6:562.-Useful 

 for its good habit and iris-like fls, 



AAAA. AoBiBiDiA. — Tube of corolla and staminodia as 

 lon^g as the blade: fls. large and pendulous. 



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

 oblong, bright green, slightly pubescent beneath : ra- 

 cemes paniculate, drooping : sepals lanceolate, 1 

 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. lllilfldra, 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. P. S. 10: 1055-6. -A flue species. 

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

 cera-scented, l_ g g 



CANNABIS (the ancient Greek name), UrticAcece. 

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

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

 occasionally as an ornamental plant, being grown from 

 seeds and treated as a half-hardy annual. It makes ex- 

 cellent screens in remote places. It thrives best in a rich, 

 rather moist soil. C, satlva, Linn., is the only species, 

 but various forms have received specific names. In gar- 

 dens, the form known as C, gigantea is commonest; this 

 reaches a height of 10 ft, and more. The seeds are usu- 

 ally sown where the plants are to stand ; but if quick 

 effects are wanted, they may be started indoors 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_ jj_ q 



CAHTERBUBY BELL. See Campanula Medium, 



