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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
June, 1915 
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most people make the mistake of planting 
them early in the spring only. To have 
flowers after frost—and they are at their 
best during late August and September— 
they should be planted at intervals of two 
weeks or so up to the middle of June 
or the first of July. If you have planted 
all of your bulbs this year get a few now— 
they are usually cheaper at this time of 
the year—and make another planting or 
two, putting some two inches deep and 
some four, so that they will not all come 
along together. Gladioli bulbs are com¬ 
paratively hardy and they can be taken in 
any time in the fall before freezing 
weather. In taking them up be careful to 
save all the small bulbs which form on 
the old bulbs. These planted the next 
spring will give fine flowering bulbs the 
year following. 
Cannas have vied with dahlias in their 
development during the last few years. 
Whereas many are still grown for their 
value as ornamental foliage plants, there 
are now dozens grown which are in the 
very first rank of flowers for superb effect 
in bedding, and beautiful also for cut 
flowers. For this purpose they have, in 
common with the gladiolus, the great ad¬ 
vantage of continuing to open up new buds 
on the flower spikes for a long time after 
they are cut. The newest flowers are of 
truly gigantic size, some being a full eight 
inches across. The colors include solid 
shades of pink, yellow and white, in light 
and dark shades, and many striking varie¬ 
gated sorts with lily-like effect. Like the 
dahlias, they can be planted either from 
dormant roots or started plants. Dormant 
roots are usually not obtainable after the 
first of May; but as the started plants cost 
but a little more, this is no disadvantage. 
Cannas are very strong growers and rank 
feeders and the ground for them should be 
particularly well supplied with manure, 
and an abundance of water given during 
dry weather. On account of their habits 
of growth cannas make particularly ef¬ 
fective centers for beds of various kinds 
of flowers. From one to six plants are 
usually enough for a medium-sized bed. 
They are most effective, however, when 
used in separate beds by themselves. Only 
one variety should be planted in a bed. 
The caladiums or “elephant’s ears” are 
quite distinct in the tropical effect they 
produce, not only as summer flowering 
bulbs, but as any other garden plants 
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beds in front of tall verandas and in cor¬ 
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fit in. The ornamental-leaved sorts do 
not grow so large, but the leaves are won¬ 
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color combinations which are always in¬ 
teresting. 
Tuberous-rooted begonias may be had in 
plants or in flower at this time of the year 
at reasonable prices, and they will con¬ 
tinue to flower freely throughout the sea¬ 
son until frost. The bulbs should then 
be taken up, and they are easily kept over 
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