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Three new Peony-Flowered Dahlias that 

 sell at $1.00 each. 



Ninigret, rich d;trk red, clouded and 

 striped ligliter. Powhatan, dark crushed 

 strawberry, a flower ol very beautiful 

 shading, free bloomer. Frances Lane, 

 light lavender red; this flower is wonder- 

 fully shaded and is difficult to describe. 



A strong root of each of these three 

 grand Dahlias and a year's membership 

 to the American Dahlia Society, annual 

 dues, $2.00, which includes the interesting 

 quarterly bulletin, giving Dahlia cult.ure 

 and Dahlia news of the world. Also a 

 season ticket to the Society's Great Dahlia 

 Show, all for the regular annual dues 

 for 1921, $2.00, with 50 cents sxtra. total 

 $3.50, to cover cost of packing, postage, 

 etc 



Order at once. Roots will be sent in 

 time for planting in the spring. This 

 offer may not appear again. Address 



EDWARD C. VICK 



Secretary, American Dahlia Society, 

 205 Elwood Ave., Newark, N, J. 



big leaves will effectually choke out all 

 weeds. 



Most gardeners make the mistake of al- 

 lowing the stalks to attain full size before 

 pulling. Much is gained in weight by this 

 practice, but more is lost in quality. The 

 Havor is at its best, in all respects, when tlie 

 stalks are not more than half grown. Many 

 growers cut or break the stalks close tn 

 the crown. This, also, is a mistake, and 

 will surely diminish the yield. They must 

 be pulled entirely free from the crown, 

 leaving not the trace of a stub. It requires 

 a little practice to do this every time, but 

 it is an essential part of Rhubarb culture. 



The leaves are sometimes used for greens, 

 and there are also many apparently well 

 authenticated instances of people being poi- 

 soned by their use. I have eaten them with- 

 out unpleasant results, but they are not 

 a desirable potherb, and hence it is not 

 worth while to take any risks along this line. 

 The truth is that the variety originally in- 

 troduced into England, from Siberia, was 

 introduced solely as a pot-herb, and was 

 cultivated for this purpose for many years. 

 Subsequently a variety was introduced from 

 India, the root of which was used for medic- 

 inal purposes, and the foliage of which was 

 highly poisonous. A variety was also intro- 

 duced from China, by the way of France, 

 the stalks of which were used. And the 

 parent stock, from which all of our culti- 

 vated varieties are derived is a hybrid be- 

 tween these three varieties. And whether 

 the leaves are edible or poisonous depends 

 on the parent from which they derive their 

 characteristics. — Market Groiccrs' Journal. 



WINTER PROTECTION FOR ROSES 



1 treat my Kdsls according to the haliit 

 of the plant. Such varieties as Madame 

 Planticr. which produce blossoms on short 

 stalks thrown out all along the large 

 branches, I lay flat on the ground and cover 

 with four or five inches of dry soil. Care 

 must be taken to prevent the accumulation 

 and retention of water in the covering. As 

 as a means to this end I cover the soil over 

 the bushes with tarred paper or something 

 which will shed rain. 



Hybrid perpetuals, when grown on their 

 own roots, send up so many shoots from 

 the bases of the plants each season that 1 

 do not attempt to save all the tops. Instead 

 I cut away most of them, and bank up the 

 portion left with litter. For this class of 

 Roses I find this a more satisfactory method 

 than laying the bush down, as it greatly 

 lessens the work, and, if plenty of manure 

 is used to produce vigorous development. 



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cue gets liner flowers from the new growth 

 than from the old stalks. 



In laying down Roses one should provide 

 oneself with thick canvas or leather gloves. 

 The work of bending the bushes to the 

 ground should be done with much care, as 

 there is a great danger of injuring them if 

 they are not carefully handled. Take hold 

 of each bush at its base with the left hand, 

 and hold it in a firm grasp while, with the 

 right hand, you bend it down. Unless this 

 part of tlie work is done with extreme care 

 there is danger of breaking each bush close 

 to the ground ; but if its base is held firmly, 

 and no abrupt or sudden pressure is made 

 upon it, it will yield gradually and safely to 

 the strain. After the plants have been 

 placed flat upon the ground strips of wood 

 or something with sufficient weight should 

 be laid across each bush to hold it in place 

 until it can be covered. 



It is a difficult matter to lay down Roses 

 of the Crimson Rambler class, with their 

 thick, stiff canes. I do not attempt it. I 

 gather the branches into as compact a mass 

 as possible, tie them to keep them in place, 

 and then cover them with evergreen 

 branches tied on to the plants, which are 

 left in upright position. Be liberal in the 



use of this covering. It will not keep out 

 the cold, but it will shade the stalks, and 

 thus the protection from the sun will be se- 

 cured. Then bank deeply about the roots. 

 — Country Gcnih'iiiaii. 



PROPAGATING BY LAYERING 



There are several kinds of fruits and 

 shrubs that we can very easily propagate 

 at home by layering or mounding. I have 

 had good success with gooseberries and 

 several kinds of shrubs by this method, and 

 currants can be rooted in the same way, 

 though they are not so hard to root from 

 cuttings as are the gooseberries. It is the 

 best means I know of for rooting hardy 

 hydrangeas. 



To prepare the gooseberries, or other 

 plants that grow in clumps of slender canes, 

 we clean out the clumps in the Fall after 

 they are dormant, and then it is well to cut 

 a V-shaped notch in one side of the strong 

 canes we wish to root, not cutting more 

 than half through. Just cutting the cane 

 half through from one way, slanting up- 

 ward is practiced and works well enough, 

 especially if the cane is bent so as to open 

 the Slit a little. Some do not cut at all 

 but bend the canes sharply and fasten in 



