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BURBANK'S 1920 OFFERING OF FRUITS, FLOWERS, ETC. 
favorites. No other bedding and border plant rewards the grower with such a 
wealth of color as the new Orchid flowering ones, giving, as they do, the most 
brilliant sub-tropical effects. Cannas thrive all over the United States in any 
sunny position. They respond remarkably to a generous amount of fertilizer and 
plenty of water. The best effects are produced by planting in masses of one 
color, setting the plants one and one-half to two feet apart. For screens and 
The Canna of 1880 The Canna of 1920 
FORTY YEARS OK WORK IN IMPROVING THE CANNA 
hedges they are unrivaled. Our fields of the newer varieties were viewed by 
thousands last summer. California produces by far the best hardy, well ripened 
dormant roots, which can be shipped at any time, but March, April and May are 
the best months for most of our largest shipments. The roots can be planted 
-~-ly in the open ground or may be well started in house or greenhouse before 
