68 PRESENT-DAY GARDENING 



In general character the collerette Dahlias approach most 

 closely the singles, and the sections may be successfully 

 grown in the same conditions. The soil should in all cases be 

 deeply dug and well broken up, and be moderately enriched 

 with well-decomposed farmyard or stable manure. For beds 

 and borders in which they are to be grown for decorative 

 effect a light dressing will suffice to maintain the growth 

 essential to the continuous succession of flowers. They 

 are admirably adapted for associating with other classes of 

 plants, and may be planted singly or in groups of three, the 

 latter method being the more effective in borders ranging 

 from 8 to 10 feet in width. A border wholly devoted to 

 them will form an attractive and interesting feature, as 

 indeed will a spacious bed on the lawn. When grown in 

 beds and borders wholly devoted to them the plants should 

 be arranged from 3 to 3^ feet apart. As in the case of the 

 singles, the flower heads must be removed within a short 

 time of the florets losing their beauty, the plants being 

 examined for this purpose at regular intervals. The old 

 flower heads are not only unsightly, but seed development 

 imposes so severe a tax upon the plants as to materially 

 check their growth. 



EIGHTEEN COLLERETTE DAHLIAS FOR EX- 

 HIBITION AND GARDEN DECORATION 



Albert Maumene : Bright mauve, collerette pale lilac. 

 Antwerpia : Deep red with yellow collerette. 

 Burgomaster Seifurth : Bright crimson with yellow coller- 

 ette. 



