114 OF DAHLIAS. [^September, 



is adapted for them. No imbricated or scaly bulb ought to 

 be retained long out of the ground. When any of these are 

 lifted, and the young bulbs taken oif, they should be planted 

 at once. See particularly, on bulbous roots in general, next 

 month. ** 



SOWING SEEDS OF BULBOUS ROOTS. 



Where any seeds of these are saved, with the intention of 

 sowing, let it be done this month. Procure boxes about 

 seven inches deep, and, in size, proportioned to the quantity 

 to be sown. Put five inches of light sandy soil in the box, 

 level it smoothly, and sow the seeds separately and thickly; 

 cover with half an inch of light sandy loam, with a portion 

 of earth from the woods. Keep the box or boxes in a shel- 

 tered situation, giving frequent sprinklings of water, to keep 

 the earth damp, which must be protected with a frame, or 

 covered with leaves during winter. The plants will appear 

 in the spring, and must be watefed and kept in the shade. 

 Wlren the leaves decay in June, put one inch more soil upon 

 them, and the second year they can be planted with the 

 small off-sets in the garden, and treated as other bulbs. They 

 must be carefully marked every year. Tulips require several 

 years of trial before their qualities are known; and a poor 

 soil is best suited to produce their characters after the first 

 bloom. 



SEPTEMBER. 



OF DAHLIAS. 



See that all these plants are supported with proper stakes, 

 rods, &c., that the wind may have no effect in breaking down 

 or otherwise destroying the flower stems. Strictly observe 

 their respective heights and colors, that they may be duly 

 disposed and interspersed next year, if not done so this. At- 

 tend particularly to the merits of those grown from seed. 



