AUTUMN WORK 



of these two plants can be cut into pieces 

 about the size of a man's fist and planted 

 about a foot apart in clumps of six or 

 eight together. 



As soon as the tops of the Dahlias, 

 Cannas, and Gladioli have been killed by 

 the frost, their roots should be lifted, the 

 tops cut off and the roots well dried. This 

 is best done by placing them out-of-doors 

 in a sunny place for three days, taking 

 them in when the sun is low and putting 

 them out about ten o'clock in the morning. 

 When dried they may be stored until next 

 Spring in baskets, boxes or barrels in a cool 

 place in any cellar where they will not 

 freeze. Dahlias increase tremendously. For 

 instance, two dozen roots purchased one 

 Spring increased in five Summers to six 

 barrelfuls. Cannas also increase, in that the 

 roots become so large that the following 

 Spring they may be separated and there 

 will be enough to plant nearly twice the 

 space of the year before. 

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