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plants in the Fall, when they are to be most admired, as 
plants set out later in the season. 
VARIETIES. 
The Dahlia is divided into five distinct classes, namely, 
the ordinary or Show Dahlia, with large, perfect, double 
blossoms; the Pompone or Bouquet, with small, perfect 
flowers; the Dwarf or Bedding Dahlia, making a small, 
compact bush, not more than eighteen inches high, but 
with flowers of full size; the Single Dahlia, which is at 
present rather popular, and is very desirable for cutting, - 
and the Cactus Dahlia, one of the most admired of the 
lot, which has long petals curiously twisted at the points, 
and resemble somewhat the flowers of a Cactus. 
ENEMIES OF THE DAHLIA. 
The Dahlia is another plant that is free from disease ; 
it is such a robust grower that it may be said to be disease 
proof. In England it is very much subject to attacks 
from the ear-wigs that eat holes in the stems and other- 
wise destroy the blooms. We are not troubled much 
with them in the South, but occasionally some few 
appear. They are easily caught by placing a small piece 
of moss in a flower pot and fixing it bottom end up some- 
where among the branches of the plant. -After they are 
through with their night’s destruction, they will invari- 
ably take refuge in the inverted flower pot for the day, 
as it affords them a convenient hiding place. The pots 
should be examined each day, and the ear-wigs thrown 
into a pail of water to keep them from running away, 
and afterwards destroyed. 
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