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brilliant Vermillion with distinct 

 chamois stripes. 



2. Season 1898 to 1899. 



Australia 



About 4 feet high, leaves dark green 

 with a brown border; flowers very 

 large, salmon -red striped with deep 

 sulphur-yellow; extremely fine. 



3. Season 1897 to 1898. 



* Atalanta 



Height about 3 feet. Large greyish- 

 green foliage with a dark border; 

 (lowers deep orange carmine and very 

 large; of very rich growth. 



* Britannia 



About 4 feet. Foliage lively green, 

 Musa like, very large flowers with a 

 yellow ground flamed with carmine. 

 Larger than ,, Italia". 



Campania 



About 6 feet. — Glaucous large 

 leaves; growth extremely rich ; flowers 

 large, inner petals chrome-yellow with 

 carmine spots, outer petals sulphur- 

 yellow. 



* Ch. Naudin ....... 



About 4 feet. — Dark green, brown 

 bordered foliage. Very large flowers 

 (about 7 inches in diameter), salnion- 

 red, the inner petals are darker. 



Hellas 



About 3 feet. — Lively green , of 

 strong growth and bearing abundant 

 flowers of a canary - yellow color 

 spotted brown-red. 



* Phoebe 



About 6 feet high. — Glaucous 

 leaves, luxuriant growth, flowerssimilar 

 to a Cattleya, very large, sulphur- 

 yellow, turning later on into a whitish 

 yellow; petals spotted carmine, the 

 inner ones more markedly than the 

 outer ones. 



Professor Treub 



About 4 feet. Broad lanceolate 

 leaves, brown-red, with a dark green 

 hue. Flowers large, minium scarlet 

 striped with salmon-red. Among the 

 red-leaved Cannas this is one of the 

 most striking and beautiful. 



* Roma . 



About 3 to 4 feet and a half. 

 Growth extremely luxuriant, leaves 

 glaucous. Very numerous and large 

 panicles; flowers large with yellow 

 ground flamed salmon-red. 



Rhea 



About 4 feet. Leaves brown with 

 a metallic hue , flowers of medium 

 size and a brilliant crimson. 



Trinacria 



About 4 feel. Bright green, of 

 luxuriant growth. Flowers very nu- 



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4. Season 1896 to 1837. 



* Africa 



Height about 3 feet, leaves lanceo 

 late, purple, bronzy, striped green with 

 dark green shades. Very large flowers 

 similar to a Cattleya of a rich purple 

 scarlet, golden yellow and orange 

 inside. A splendid variety. 



* Alemannia 



This kind produces the largest 

 flowers which have been obtained as 

 yet in the way of Cannas. The plant 

 grows about 4 1 '., to 6 feet high 

 Numerous Musa -like glaucous leaves 

 and wonderful spikes of flowers. The 

 latter are enormous and surpass 

 in size even those of the Canna 

 ,, Italia''. The outer petals are scarlet 

 with a very broad gold-yellow border. 

 The inside of the blooms is scarlet 

 and dark red. Exceedingly beautiful. 



* America 



Red leaves. Height about 4 to 5 

 feet. The beautiful foliage is of a 

 bronze color with dark red hues and 

 shining as if the leaves were varnish- 

 ed. The spikes are very large and 

 the flowers enormous, of a very 

 beautiful glowing red - purple flamed 

 and striped. 



* Aphrodite 



Height about 6 feet. Very rich 

 flowering, broad green leaves, immense 

 trusses of large golden yellow flowers 

 with large spots salmon colour; inner 

 petals entirely salmon colour. Splendid. 



Asia 



Height about 3 feet. Numerous 

 stalks, dark green foliage, very effect- 

 ive. Very large regular flowers of 

 a rich golden yellow. Inner petals 

 dotted scarlet. Splendid 



* Bavaria 



Height about 3 feet. Leaves large, 

 green, with a blueish hue Very 

 large spikes and flowers of a brilliant 

 golden yellow covered all over with 

 scarlet spots. Quite unique and ex- 

 tremely handsome. 



Borussia 



Height 3 to 4 feet. Broad bright 

 green leaves. Enormous spikes, very 

 large flowers , not so large however 

 as those of ,, Italia", of a shining 

 canary-yellow with a golden yellow 

 hue and small fiery red spots. Ex- 

 tremely handsome. 



Murgundia 



Height 3 feet. Large glaucous 

 leaves, very large spikes, enormous 

 (lowers resembling an expanded Catt- 

 leya, of a brilliant golden yellow 



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