Diagram 21. HOW TO LIFT DAHLIAS. 



Fig. 



Fig. 2. 



Cut down foliage, dig round roots with a spade, and lift. 



The root. Fig. 3. Place tubers on a mat to dry. Fig. 4. Clean roots and store 

 in sand in deep boxes ; label tubers carefully. Fig. 5. The common but 

 slovenly practice of heaping up the tubers under a greenhouse staging, where 

 they may damp off, should be avoided 



