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coat of the seed so as to expose the white inside. In 

 this way they will grow very readily. The seeds of the 

 canna, or Indian shot plant, are treated in a similar 

 way to induce them 

 to grow. 



The canna makes 

 large fleshy roots, 

 which in the North 

 are taken up, covered 

 with damp moss, and 

 stored under the 

 benches of the green- 

 house or in a cellar. 

 If allowed to get too 

 dry, they will wither. 

 From central North 

 Carolina south, it is 

 best to leave them in 

 the ground where 

 they grew and cover 

 them thickly with 

 dead leaves. In the 

 early spring, take 

 them up and divide 

 for replanting. FIG. 240. A MODERN SWEET PEA 



' Perennial plants, Copyright, 1904, Doubleday, Page & Co. 



like our flowering shrubs, are grown from cuttings of the 

 ripe wood after the leaves have fallen in autumn. From 

 North Carolina southward, these cuttings should be set in 

 rows in the fall. Cuttings ten inches long are set so that 

 the tops are just even with the ground. A light cover of 



