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modes of protection against frost may; summer and autumn, although the 

 be resorted to." — Card. Chron. I blooms will not be so fine upon plants 



Protector. — The best devised shelter grown in pots as upon those in the open 

 from the sun for the Dahlia is drawn ; border. After flowering, cut the tops 

 and thus described in the Gard. Chron. oft", and place the pots containing the 

 . - . . roots in a dry cellar, or other place, 



where they will be secure from frost 



This protector is made of wicker- 

 work, and consists of an inverted shal- 

 low basket ; to which is attached a tube I during the winter. Young plants struck 

 made of the same material, through , from cuttings flower much better in 

 which the dahlia stick is passed ; and a j pots than the old roots." — Gard. Chron. 



peg being inserted between the stick ' 

 and the tube, it is firmly secured at any 

 height required. It measures twelve 

 inches in diameter, in the widest part, 

 and is three and a half in depth. From 

 its being made of so light a material, 

 and from its simplicity of construction. 



Exhibiting Stand. — Dr. Lindley says, 

 " The dimensions of a Dahlia stand for 

 twelve blooms should be twenty-two 

 inches long by sixteen and a half wide, 

 four in depth, and five and a quarter 

 from tube to tube : sixteen and a half 

 bv eleven and a quarter will be the 



it is not easily displaced or put out of j proportion for a stand of six. The sur- 

 order, and the flower not being confined face of stands is generally painted a 

 within anything, is less liable to be ' light green ; a colour which shows the 

 damaged by coming in contact with any ' flowers off to the greatest advantage." 

 substance that would injure the petals. — Gard. Chron. 



It requires to be painted to preserve it; DAISY , (Bellis perennis.) There are 

 from decay, and if the outside be made many double varieties of this hardy pe- 

 green, and the inside white, the appear- rennial ; some white, others crimson, 

 ance of them would not be disagree- and many variegated. A more curious 

 able, and the insects lurking inside variety is the proliferous or Hen and 



would be easily perceived. 



Chicken Daisy. They all will flourish 



Forcing. — " The Dahlia may be ad- in any moist soil, and almost in any 

 vantageously forced by potting the roots situation. They bloom from April to 

 in February, and letting them remain June. Propagated by slips, the smallest 

 in frames till June ; when they will be- fragment ol' root, almost, enables them 

 gin to flower, and may be turned out to grow. To keep them double and 

 into the open border." — Gard. Mag. fine, they require moving occasionally. 



"To grow Dahlias in. pots," says Dr. Planted as an edging round the Ranun- 

 Lindley, " you must select the dwarfer cuius bed, their roots tempt the Wire- 

 and more freely flowering kinds, the ; worm from those of the choicer flower, 

 taller ones being totally unsuited for; DALBEPiGIA. Nineteen species, 

 that purpose. After they are started, Stove evergreen trees and climbers, 

 and when the shoots are about three or Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat, 

 four inches long, pot them singly into ! DALEA. Fifteen species, including 

 small sixties in any light rich soil ; wa- hardy, stove, and green-house annuals 

 ter them freely, and place them in a and perennials. The latter by cuttings, 

 hot-bed, keeping them close for a day and the annuals by seed, in a frame, to 

 or two, and shading them during sun- ; transplant to borders. Loam and peat, 

 shine. They will, ifproperlyattended to, i DALECHAMPIA. Three species, 

 be rooted in about ten days, and should Stove evergreen climbers. Cuttings, 

 then be removed to a much cooler place. Loam and peat. 



and have plenty of air. When establish- 

 ed, shift them into larger pots, and final- herbaceous 

 ly, before placing them out of doors, soi 

 repot them, either into twelvesoreights, 

 according to the size of your plants. 

 " Top the leading shoots to make 



D ALIBARDA violaoides. Half-hardy 

 Division. Common light 



See 



DAMASCENE or DAMSON. 

 Pluvi. 



DAMASONIUM. Two species. Ten 



them bushy; and when the danger of ' der aquatics. Division, 

 frost is over, they may be plunged in DAMMARA. Dammar pine tree, 

 the open border, which saves mucii la- Two species. Cuttings. Sandy loam, 

 bour in watering; but even then they DAMPIERA. Two species. Green- 

 must be watered copiously in dry wea- house herbaceous. Cuttings. Peat and 

 ther. They will flower freely all the , loam. 



