Campanula Canna 



and nursing the plants with a little care, most of the biennial and 

 some of the perennial kinds will flower the same season. It must be 

 remembered, however, that hardy plants will not endure much heat, and 

 therefore when the seedlings have made a little progress in comfortable 

 quarters, they must have as much light and air as they can endure 

 without giving them a check, and be planted out early, unless it is 

 intended to flower them in pots, for which the Chimney Campanula 

 is well adapted. A light rich soil and secure drainage are essential 

 at all stages, and they should never suffer for want of water, as this 

 will not only impoverish the growth, but render them a prey to green 

 fly or red spider. To raise a fine stock of the varieties of Canterbury 

 Bell, sow the seed any time from March to July in a frame or border, 

 and get the plants pricked out early to become strong and short, and 

 transplant into rows in August or September to stand the winter, or 

 bed them in a frame. In the ensuing spring transplant with care to 

 flowering positions. 



CANNA 



Indian Shot. Half-hardy perennial 



CANNAS have ceased to be regarded simply as sub-tropical foliage 

 plants, adapted only for the adornment of beds and borders. They 

 have not lost their merits for this purpose, although in all probability 

 the taller forms will be less grown than formerly, because the new 

 dwarf varieties, which maintain a high standard of beauty in the 

 foliage, include a diversity of rich tints previously unknown, and they 

 possess the additional merit of producing flowers that have lifted the 

 race into prominence as brilliant decorative subjects for the garden 

 and the greenhouse. 



The popular name is descriptive of the seed, which is almost 

 spherical, black, and so hard that it has been used in the West 

 Indies instead of shot. Hence it will occasion no surprise that the 

 germs burst through the strong covering with difficulty, and that 

 sometimes weeks elapse before the seedlings appear, one or two at a 

 time. To facilitate germination some growers file the seed, others 

 soak it until the skin becomes sufficiently soft to permit of the paring 

 away of a small portion with a sharp knife. In either case caution 

 must be exercised to avoid injuring the germ. A safer mode of 

 attaining the object is to soak the seeds in water, placed in a green- 

 house or stove, for about twenty-four hours before sowing. After 

 soaking the seeds it is necessary to keep the soil constantly moist, or 



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