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being thoroughly watered should be placed in a warm 

 room. If the potting has been delayed, they can be ad- 

 vanced by giving a strong bottom heat. After the leaves 

 have appeared they will stand a considerable amount of 

 water, provided the pots are well drained. 



Cannas should be put away for the winter in about 

 the same manner as caladiums, but will stand a some- 

 what lower temperature, although it should be kept well 

 above 40 degrees. Many varieties do well if placed in 

 pots or boxes, or planted out in beds, for several months 

 in the fall, for supplying flowers and brightening up the 

 greenhouse. It is also well to pot off some of the bulbs 

 in the winter, after they have had a short rest, and thus 

 secure flowers in the early spring. The usual plan has 

 been to keep the bulbs in the cellar, or under the green- 

 house benches, until danger of frost is over and then 

 after dividing them so that there will be at least one 

 strong bud on each piece, planting them in the open 

 ground. Quicker and better results can be obtained, 

 however, if they have been started in pots or boxes 

 before they are transferred to the beds outside. With 

 choice varieties it is possible to increase the rapidity 

 of propagation if the bulbs are planted on beds in a 

 greenhouse where they will have a brisk bottom heat 

 about midwinter. In a short time new shoots will form, 

 which can be taken off and in turn planted out to 

 reproduce. 



Several of the new sorts, such as Italia and Austria, 

 seem to be well adapted for flowering in pots, but the 

 texture of the petals is such that they do not succeed out- 

 side in most parts of the country unless they are planted 

 in partial shade. For ordinary use, either on the lawn 

 or in the house, there are few if any better sorts than 

 the well-known Mme. Orozy. Florence Vaughan is 

 perhaps the best yellow spotted variety. Among the 

 other sorts that have been generally successful are 



