10 THE CONARD & JONES CO. 



Canna Culture 



The month of March is the time when Canna 

 planters, in the latitude of Philadelphia, are con- 

 templating the arrangement of their beds and the 

 varieties to plant. Those having Cannas in whole 

 clumps stored under greenhouse benches or in the 

 cellar can now start to divide them into sections of 

 two or three eyes. These may be started in sand 

 or moss and put in a warm place where the night 

 temperature will average 60 to 65 degrees or more. 

 When they have grown sprouts an inch or more in 

 height they can be potted into 3 or 4 inch pots until 

 they have attained from 8 to 12 inches of growth. 

 They are then in good condition to plant in the 

 open ground, providing the season is far enough 

 advanced ; there is nothing gained by planting too 

 early and if the season is a late one it is advisable 

 to re-pot your plants to prevent their becoming pot 

 bound, as Cannas have to be kept growing vigor- 

 ously to get best results from them. When the 

 gardener considers it safe to plant Lima Beans, 

 Com, Tomatoes and Melons is a good time to plant 

 Cannas. Beds that have been planted the previous 

 fall with early spring blooming bulbs can be utili- 

 zed and if good, healthy pot-grown plants are used 

 they will give a continuous mass of foliage from 

 June until freezing weather. 



How to Prepare a Canna Bed 



Spread over the surface of the bed a good coat 

 of well-decomposed stable manure at the rate of 

 about one wheelbarrow load to each square yard. 

 The bed is now ready to dig and should be dug 

 from 16 to 18 inches or morey the deeper the 

 better, as a deeply dug bed] will absorb more water 

 and\^annas like plentyiof^oisture. 



