. "The finest cannas in the world." . ondition to plant in theopen ground, providing the season is far enoughadvanced; there is nothing gained by planting tooearly and if the season is a late one it is advisableto re-pot your plants to prevent their becoming potbound, as Cannas have to be kept growing vigor-ously to get best results from them. When thegardener considers it safe to plant Lima Beans,Com, Tomatoes and Melons is a good time to plantCannas. Beds that have been planted the previousfall with early spring blooming bulbs can be utili-zed and if good, healthy pot-grown plants are usedth
. "The finest cannas in the world." . ondition to plant in theopen ground, providing the season is far enoughadvanced; there is nothing gained by planting tooearly and if the season is a late one it is advisableto re-pot your plants to prevent their becoming potbound, as Cannas have to be kept growing vigor-ously to get best results from them. When thegardener considers it safe to plant Lima Beans,Com, Tomatoes and Melons is a good time to plantCannas. Beds that have been planted the previousfall with early spring blooming bulbs can be utili-zed and if good, healthy pot-grown plants are usedthey will give a continuous mass of foliage fromJune until freezing weather. How to Prepare a Canna Bed Spread over the surface of the bed a good coatof well-decomposed stable manure at the rate ofabout one wheelbarrow load to each square bed is now ready to dig and should be dugfrom 16 to 18 inches or morey the deeper thebetter, as a deeply dug bed]will absorb more waterand\^annas like plentyiof^oisture. WEST GROVE, PENNA. II. ^Blanche Wintzer—(3^^2 ft. New 1913. One step nearer theperfect white Canna ; whiter and larger than Mont Blanc,which for ten years has been the best. Mr. Wintzer looksupon Blanche Wintzer as one of his greatest triumphs,so exquisitely white and pure are its glistening petals. Arather drawf grower, w4th green foliage, fine for border-ing beds, for individual specimens, and for indoor Exchange. September 28, 1912, says, this is thefinest white Canna, undoubtedly, the world has ever seen. spring I bought some Cannas from you and amglad to state that they far exceeded my blooms were the envy of the whole neighborhoodand I am sure that no one else in the city has any Cannasthat could compare with mine. H. T., Kansas City, Mo. 12 THE CONARD & JONES CO.
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