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Index 



"Countess of Lonsdale" origi- 

 nal of, 19. 



Cross pollination, natural means 

 of producing new varieties, 

 23. 



Cucumber beetle, striped, con- 

 trol of, 141. 



Cultivating, method of, 97. 



Cutworms, to control, 130. 



Cutting the blooms, 149. 



Cuttings, rooting of, 47. 



Dahl, Andreas, for whom 

 dahlia is named, 3. 



Dahlia, history, 1 



Dahlia bidentifolia, mentioned 

 by Cavanilles, 12; early trea- 

 tise on, 17. 



Dahlia coccinea, mentioned by 

 Cavanilles, 12; habitat in 

 Mexico, 22. 



Dahlia Maxoni, a tree dahlia, 

 64. 



Dahlia pinnata, early descrip- 

 tion of, in France, 13; in 

 England, 16. 



Dahlia rosea, mentioned by 

 Cavanilles, 12. 



Damping off, of young plants, 

 142. 



Decorative dahlia, first de- 

 Scribed, 7. 



Digging the clumps, 115. 



Disbranching, when necessary, 

 110. 



Disbudding, necessity of, 101. 



Donckelaar, early grower of 

 dahlias, 6. 



Drought, effect of, 82. 



Early blooming undesirable, 

 101. 



England, unfamiliar with our 

 best varieties, 212. 



Exhibiting at shows, prepar- 

 ing for, 156. 



Federal Horticultural Board, 

 cooperation of, 211. 



Fertilizer, not to be used at 

 planting time, 93; for quick 

 action, 110. 



Flies, white, control of, 136. 



Foreground planting, to pre- 

 vent bareness, 179. 



Formaldehyde, for scab, 142. 



Fragrance, possibilities for ob- 

 taining, 64. 



Frost, protection against, 114. 



Garden soil, making of com- 

 post for, 32. 



Grafting cuttings upon tubers, 

 56. 



Grasshoppers, control of, 141. 



Green plants, care of, 53. 



Growing conditions necessary, 

 23. 



Haage, early grower of dahlias, 

 6. 



Hartweg, early grower of 

 dahlias, 6, 7. 



Hernandez, Francisco, first de- 

 scribes the dahlia, 2. 



Hole, Dean, advice as to care 

 in planting, 35. 



Hot weather, care of plants 

 in, 81. 



Imported varieties, not adapt- 

 ed to our climate and soil, 

 195. 



Inbreeding, desirability of, 62. 



Incurved cactus, weak stem, 

 197; English improvements 

 in, 198. 



Insect pests, to control, 134. 



Irrigation, feasibility of, 98. 



Johnson, Louisa, gives points 

 of perfection in 1855, 18. 



Kerosene, for destroying bugs, 

 140. 



Labelling, importance of, 59, 

 75. 



