80 THE GARDEN BEAUTIFUL 



They require a partially shaded position; a rich, 

 well-drained soil with abundance of moisture during 

 hot weather. They make a beautiful background 

 plant in shady borders and may be grown in various 

 shapes to suit the requirements of the bed. A good 

 plan is to grow them on fan-shaped trellises four 

 or five feet high ; as the growths develop spread them 

 out and tie neatly. When they reach the top, pinch 

 off the shoots; this induces a heavy growth below, 

 and the trellis will soon be covered with a heavy 

 leafy growth, and in season with plenty of flowers. 



CANNAS 



Cannas grow so easily that they are too often neg- 

 lected, with the result that half of the beauty they 

 are capable of developing is lost. If liberal treat- 

 ment is afforded them they will produce a dazzling 

 blaze of color. 



For subtropical garden effects, used with various 

 grasses such as cyperus, papyrus, eulalias, crimson 

 fountain grass or caladiums, they are unexcelled. In 

 planting them for landscape effect it must be remem- 

 bered that they are a background flower, and the 

 best display is obtained by massing them. In this 

 favored clime cannas bloom almost throughout the 

 year. 



MODERN PERENNIAL LARKSPURS 



Hybrids of Delphinium belladonna contain not 

 only the sky-blue of the parent type, but all tints 

 from palest to darkest blue. The various interven- 

 ing shades of sapphire, turquoise, indigo, etc., are 

 rich and beautiful. They branch freely from the 

 crown and bloom without intermission from early 

 spring to late autumn, with an increasing vigor to 

 the plants each succeeding season. The blossoms 

 are much larger than those of the older variety. 



