468 NMarantacec. 
1-lipped corolla. Stamens 3, petaloid, 2 barren, and 1 fertile. 
Fruit capsular, Various species and yarieties of the genus 
Canna, Indian Shot, are grown for the purpose indicated. They 
Fig. 227. Canna Indica. (About 3 nat. size.) Fig. 228. Thalia dealbata. (About } nat. size.) 
are tufted herbs with handsome sheathing leaves and spikes of 
yellow, scarlet or orange flowers. (. Indica (fig. 227), a native 
of South America, has bright scarlet flowers; C. glatea is an 
East Indian plant with pale yellow flowers and glaucous foliage. 
