CANNAS 
The beautiful race of Carinas that we now possess was 
originated by M. Crozy, a French nurseryman, who, by 
crossing two species, obtained a new “break” of compara¬ 
tively dwarf habit and with large flowers. Other breeders, 
especially Herr Pfitzer and Herr Ernst, German nurserymen, 
have continued the work of improvement by cross-breeding 
and selection, with the result that a large number of beautiful 
varieties are now available for the garden, both under glass 
and in the open air in summer. In the warmer parts of this 
country Cannas are used as bedding plants; they are lifted 
in October and stored in a dry frost-proof place until March, 
when they are started in a little warmth with Dahlias, &c., 
and planted outside in June. They flower continuously from 
July onwards. Grown in pots under glass they form hand¬ 
some pictures of large green or bronzed leaves and spikes of 
flowers, whose colours vary from rose to crimson, cream 
yellow to orange, or variegated, as in that shown in the plate. 
