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* Britannia 



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About 4 feet. Foliage lively green, 









Musa like, very large flowers with a 









yellow ground flamed with carmine. 









Larger than Italia". 









Campania 



— 5 



3 3 



26 - 



About 6 feet. — Glaucous large 









leaves; growth extremely rich; flowers 









large, inner petals chrome-yellow with 









carmine spots , outer petals sulphur- 









yellow. 









* Ch. Naudin 



— 6 



3 6 



28 - 



About 4 feet. — Dark green, brown 









bordered foliage. Very large flowers 









(about ( inches in diameter), salmon- 









red, the inner petals are darker. 









Hellas 



— 5 



3 — 



23 — 



About 3 feet. — Lively green , of 









strong growth and bearing abundant 









flowers of a canary - yellow color 









spotted brown-red. 









* Phoebe 



— 5 



3 — 



26 — 



About 6 feet high. — Glaucous 









leaves, luxuriant growth, flowers similar 









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 



— 8 



5 9 



52 — 



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 



— 5 



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24 — 



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 . . . <v . ,>-'••! >t?. . . 



— 3 



2 3 



18 — 



About 4 feet. Leaves brown with 









a metallic hue , flowers of medium 









size and a brilliant crimson. 









Trinacria 



— 5 



3 — 



23 — 



About 4 feet. Bright green, of 









luxuriant growth. Flowers very nu- 









merous and large, sulphur -yellow, 









fading later on into a paler yellow. 









A very pure color. 









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* Africa 



— 7 



5 — 



40- 



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 



— 5 



3 — 



24 - 



This kind produces the largest 









flowers which have been obtained as 









yet in the way of Cannas. The plant 









grows about 4 1 / 2 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 blight 

 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. 



Burgundia 



Height 3 feet. Large glaucous 

 leaves, very large spikes, enormous 

 flowers resembling an expanded Catt- 

 leya, of a brilliant golden yellow 

 with rich scarlet spots, golden yellow 

 in the centre and fiery red flamed. 

 A marvel of beauty. 



* Edouard Andre 



Bushy plant, about 3 feet high. 

 Stalks dark red, broad leaves, short, 

 and dark spotted on the back. Well 

 ramified stalk, spikes bearing 9 to 12 

 very large flowers of a bright fiery 

 red with orange yellow spots like 

 sparks, long dark red buds of a 

 greenish hue. A kind of sterling 

 merit. 



* H. Wendland 



Height about 4 feet. Very broad 

 beautiful green leaves. Very large 



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