EDIBLE CANNA IN WAIMEA DISTRICT OP HAWAII 
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wind flattened most of the stalk growth, which was shortly replaced 
by numbers of new stalks. (Fig. 17.) Growth proceeds irregularly 
Fig. 16. 
-Cyclic growth of canna plants, 14 months old. Note the first cycle of old mature tops 
and the second cycle of young immature stems 
regardless of whether the cyclic tendency is inherent or climatic, or a 
combination of both. A field at one stage may appear rather old 
with most of its stalks having only the apical leaves green; the 
