Cannas 
CANNAS 
The most popular of-all bedding plants making a 
brilliant and effective show during the entire Sum- 
mer until late Fall. They produce large, conspicu- 
ous clusters of orchid-like flowers in the widest 
range of gay and bright colors, with a rich tropical 
foliage in green or bronze shades. They are most 
effective when planted in masses of one variety. 
Culture. No other class of tender bulb is so easily 
grown. They succeed in sunny positions in.any kind 
of soil and respond quickly to liberal treatment. 
Cannas are gross feeders and for best results the 
beds should be spaded deeply, using a generous 
amount of well-decomposed manure and bone meal. 
Plant the dormant roots when the ground is warm, 
spacing them 2 feet apart and set them with the 
“eye” just above the ground. They may be started 
2 pots and later transplanted outside to give earlier 
ooms. 
AMBASSADOR. 31% ft. Bears immense trusses of 
brilliant cherry red flowers set off by bronzy 
foliage. 
CITY OF PORTLAND. 3% ft. Bright rosy-pink, a 
free-flowering vigorous bloomer. Green foliage. 
FLORENCE VAUGHAN. 4 ft. Rated finest of all 
yellows. Large lemon-yellow flowers, faint red 
dots, luxuriant green foliage, 
HUNGARIA. 3% ft. Rich peach blossom pink, a 
continuous bearer. Flowers very large with im- 
mense petals. Leaves bluish green. 
KING HUMBERT. “King of All.” 4 ft. Always a 
sensation, bearing immense brilliant scarlet flow- 
ers in gigantic trusses. Handsome, broad, tropical 
foliage of a rich coppery bronze. 
THE PRESIDENT. 4 ft. This gorgeous variety pro- 
duces giant flowers of a rich glowing scarlet color, 
often measuring 7 inches across when fully 
opened. 
YELLOW KING HUMBERT. 4 ft. A green-leaved 
sport of the King Humbert. It has the same habit 
and growth and free-flowering qualities, but the 
flowers are a deep rich yellow spotted and blotched 
with bright red. 
WYOMING. 6 ft. Orange flowers of a rich, glossy 
Sheen. Bronze foliage, 
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Bulbs and Roots 
.FANCY-LEAVED CALABIUMS 
In Mixture Only. Few, if any, of the Summer foliage 
plants equal the Fancy-leaved Caladiums in their 
rich, tropical color combinations. During the Sum- — 
mer months they are excellent for window or porch 
boxes, or for outdoor beds in shady or semi-shady 
locations. 
Culture. Being of a tropical nature, they require 
a warm temperature and it is safe to plant out- 
doors the latter part of May. For earlier results, 
start indoors using a well-drained sandy loam. 
Cover the bulb about one-quarter of an inch, water 
sparingly and keep at 70 degrees. When the first 
leaves begin to show color, transplant to 5 or 6 
inch pots, depending upon the size of the bulbs, A 
mixture of leaf mold and well-decomposed cow 
manure gives the best results, Increase watering 
as the plants grow, for they require plenty of mois- 
ture to attain perfection. If indoor pot grown bulbs 
are raised for the garden, transplant outdoors after 
the weather is warm, preferably to a shady loca- 
tion. In the autumn, rest the bulb, remove to a dry 
warm cellar, stop watering and allow the foliage 
to dry. Replant in the Spring. 
CINNAMON VINE 
Large Select Roots. A beautiful, rapid-growing 
climber, taking its name from the peculiar fragrance 
of the delicate white flowers. The attractive bright 
glossy green leaves are heart-shaped and the 
growth of vine will run 25 to 40 feet in a season. 
It is perfectly hardy, the stem dying down in Win- 
ter, but growing with great rapidity in the Spring. 
Culture. The long, tuberous roots may be planted 
at any time during the Spring, placing them in an 
upright position and deep enough so that the eye or 
sprout is covered with two inches of soil. They will 
thrive in any soil. 
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