Summer has come! The flowers of spring have begun to bid the season farewell, and you must replace them with the green plants that give your house freshness and life and soften the dryness and heat of summer.

And if you have no garden, your pots on the balcony, or in the corners of the house, have room for these green blooms, and most of them are planted in the soil like onions...

Some of these plants open white or colored flowers, and others content themselves with their lush green leaves — but all of them are worthy of our care, especially on the threshold of summer. And so "The Woman's Voice" will show you the way to plant these growing things and care for them.

To obtain the best results without toil, you must know a few simple basic conditions. Most of these summer plants and flowers love abundant water, and love light; if they stay long in the shade, they grow spindly and yellowness creeps into their leaves...

Plant the canna in the sun, or in a spot the sun strikes for part of the day; and when you lift its bulbs at the end of the season, keep the soil around them.