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bed of cannas with coleus as a border. If care is taken to 

 select harmonious colors, a pretty effect may be produced. 

 Cannas, as well as coleus, may be obtained in a great 

 variety of colors. 



When cannas are grown from seed, file each seed on 

 the end opposite the germ until the white may be seen. 



FIG. 52. Cannas with Coleus Border 

 One month after setting out plants 



The best way to do this is to rub the seed on a piece of 

 sandpaper tacked to a board. Soak the seeds in warm 

 water an hour or two before planting. Sow in a box 

 early in the spring and keep in a warm, sunny window. 

 When the seeds are well started, transplant to four-inch 

 pots. Young canna plants are very tender ; to avoid in- 

 jury in transplanting, three or four seeds may be planted 

 in four-inch pots, which may be set in a box of sand or 



