FLOWERING PLANTS 
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Canna.— loo well known to require description. One 
of the best annuals. Grown from bulbs. Most effective 
when planted together in large beds. To grow Gannas 
spade beds 2 feet deep, and mix well-rotted manure or 
fertilizer* with the soil. Plant bulbs 8 inches deep, set 2 
feet apart. The plants should be watered freely during 
the Summer. If the blooming stalks are cut to the ground 
when the flower starts to fade new blooms will come con¬ 
tinuously until frost. 
Plants should be cut to the ground after the first heavy 
trost and the bulbs left in the ground two weeks longer. 
The bulbs should then be dug and lifted with some of the 
dirt left on the clumps. The clumps should not be divided 
and should be stored in a cool, dark place, until Spring. 
They should be examined frequently during the Winter. 
If they show indications of drying or shriveling they 
should be sprinkled with water or covered with moist sand 
or saw dust. 
Varieties: The President. —One of the best. Bright scarlet flow¬ 
ers all summer until frost. Green foliage. Height 
5 feet. 
Gladiator. —Yellow flowers. Green foliage. Height 
4V 2 feet. 
King Humbert. —Orange-scarlet flowers. Bronze foli¬ 
age. Height 4V2 feet. 
Yellow King Humbert. —Yellow flowers. Green foli¬ 
age. Height 4 feet. 
Mrs. Alfred Conrad. —Salmon pink flowers. Green 
foliage. Height 4 feet. 
Bocconia. Plume Poppy. Bocconia cordata. —A hardy 
perennial growing to a height of 3 to 5 feet. Well adapted 
to this climate. Whitish green foliage and spikes of 
cream colored flowers in midsummer. Grown from seed. 
Under favorable conditions Bocconia will multiply 
rapidly from the root of the parent plant. Sensitive to 
frost when in leaf. 
