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take up the roots immediately. If the roots come clean out 

 of the ground, they will only require gently drying, and may 

 be stored at once in some dry place where they will be safe 

 from frost. 



Pompone or Dwarf Growing Dahlias require the 

 same treatment as ordinary dahlias. They should be grown 

 in all gardens where there is a good herbaceous border or 

 shrubbery border. 



Single Dahlias. Few plants are more effective for 

 shrubbery or herbaceous borders than the above. Their 

 bright and many coloured blooms render them most effective 

 as decorative plants ; but like the double dahlias they are 

 more suited for large than small cottage gardens. They 

 may be left in the ground from year to year, covering them 

 with a shovelful of ashes or a little litter. They are, how- 

 ever, improved by being lifted every second year and 

 divided. 



Fuchsia. Characteristics of a Show Fuchsia. Com- 

 mencing with the tube a first-rate Fuchsia should be well- 

 proportioned, neither too thick, nor too long ; one inch and 

 a-half is a fair length, but if it is stout in proportion two' 

 inches might be allowed ; the sepals or flower cups should 

 stand at equal distances, and should be broad at the base, 

 gradually tapering to the end ; they should be refixed a little 

 above the horizontal line, but not turned up so high as 

 nearly to meet the tube ; the corolla should be large and 

 well rounded at the end, so that when the flower is turned 

 up it may have the appearance of a little cup ; the stamens 

 and anthers at the top of them should project well out of 

 the corolla ; and the filament bearing the stigma must pro- 

 ject considerably beyond the anthers ; the stigma itself 

 should be larger than the anthers, and should be of a clear 

 white, so as to contrast well with the purple or crimson 

 corolla. The colours should be clear and bright ; the tube 

 would be improved if of a waxy appearance, bright, and 

 shining. If white, that white should be pure, not a pinkish 

 white, but clear as the driven snow. The corolla should be 

 of a clear colour, untinged by any other. The flower-stalk 

 should be long enough to allow each flower to be seen 

 distinctly from amongst the leaves. The habit should be 

 rather dwarf than tall, and the plants should produce bloom 

 when a foot high. 



