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forgetting to plunge them well into the soil. Cannas 

 will stand considerable heat, but ventilation and watering 

 must not neglected. 



The soil selected for Cannas in the garden should be 

 made very fine and mellow, with a large quantity of leaf- 

 mould, or manure, thoroughly worked into it. - If the 

 plants are doing well in the hot-bed do not be in a hurry 

 to remove them. Set out the plants from eighteen inches 

 to two feet apart, each way. They should have plenty of 

 room, and the ground be kepb carefully hoed and free 

 from weeds, and it will be well to mulch the surface 

 with litter, or the clippings of the lawn. In autumn 

 take up the roots, and pack them away in dry sand for 

 the winter. Set them out again in the spring and they 

 will produce very fine plants. 



CALLIRRHOE. 



The cultivation of the annual Callirrhoe (O. pedata) is 

 similar to that of Drummond's Phlox ; it may be sown in 

 the open ground where it is intended to remain, or the 

 plants may be started in the house and set out fifteen 

 inches apart. A large bed of them, if the soil is rich 

 and the plants vigorous and healthy, is very showy. The 

 plants commence to bloom early and continue to produce 

 their purple flowers until cut down by frost. 



CATCHFLY. 



The cultivation of the Catchfly is very similar to that 

 recommended for Candytuft. It is a hardy plant, grow- 

 ing about a foot high, a free bloomer ; a well-grown bed 

 of it is very attractive. The plants require rich land and 

 clean culture. 



