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bed of cannas with coleus as a border. If care is taken to 
select harmonious colors, a pretty effect may be produced. 
Cannas, as well as coleus, may be obtained in a great 
variety of colors. 
When cannas are grown from seed, file each seed on 
the end opposite the germ until the white may be seen. 
Fig. 52. Cannas with Coleus Border 
One month after setting out plants 
The best way to do this is to rub the seed on a piece of 
sandpaper tacked to a board. Soak the seeds in warm 
water an hour or two before planting. Sow in a box 
early in the spring and keep in a warm, sunny window. 
When the seeds are well started, transplant to four-inch 
pots. Young canna plants are very tender; to avoid in- 
jury in transplanting, three or four seeds may be planted 
in four-inch pots, which may be set in a box of sand or 
