Index 



313 



Leaf-hopper, control of, 137. 

 Leaves, saved for compost, 31. 

 Lelieur, early grower of dahlias, 



6. 



Lice, plant, control of, 134. 

 Lime, not necessary, 34. 

 Litmus paper to test soils for 



sourness, 27. 



Loam, components of, 27. 

 Location for dahlia planting, 



24. 



Mexico, original habitat of the 

 dahlia, 2, 8, 20. 



Mildew, control of, 141. 



Mineral soils, described, 26. 



Mixed border planting, 183. 



Moles, to destroy, 126. 



Mosaic disease, caused by 

 white fly, 138; treatment for, 

 142. 



Mulching, benefits and dan- 

 gers, 93. 



National Dahlia Society, formed, 



7. 

 Nitrate of soda, of doubtful 



benefit, 96. 

 Nicotine-sulphate, for aphids, 



136. 



Over-propagation, evils of, 53. 



Pacific Coast, planting condi- 

 tions, 80. 



Packing and shipping of 

 blooms, 153. 



Packing for shipment, tubers, 

 46; green plants, 55. 



Peaty soils, described, 26. 



Peony dahlia, origination, 11. 



Pests and remedies, 124. 



Phosphates, added to soil, 28, 

 29. 



Phosphoric acid, for dahlia 

 soil, 29. 



Pinching back, not a substitute 

 for staking, 91; varieties im- 

 proved by, 92. 



Plant lice, control of, 134. 

 Planting, care necessary in, 35; 



preparing tubers for, 44; 



proper time for, 80. 

 Planting scheme, preparation 



of, 85. 



Planting the tubers, 87. 

 Points of perfection, as desired 



in 1855, 18. 



Poisoned grain, for moles, 127. 

 Pollenizing, artificial, 68. 

 Pollination by natural means 



preferable, 68. 



Pompon dahlia, originated, 7. 

 Pot-grown plants, treatment 



of, 111. 

 Pot roots, propagation by, 57; 



storing for winter, 122. 

 Potash, important in soil, 29. 

 Poultry manure, as stimulant 



for blooms, 94. 

 Preparation of soil, 26. 

 Professional and amateur, com- 

 petition between, 161, 176, 



177. 

 Propagation, methods of, 40. 



Rabbits, a pest, 126. 

 Root cuttings, propagation by, 

 55. 



Salisbury, R. A., early treatise 



on Dahlia bidentifolia, 17. 

 Sand, percentage of, in soils, 



27; for storing bulbs, 120, 



121. 



Sawdust, for storing bulbs, 119. 

 Scab, treating for, 142. 

 Seed, growing plants from, 62. 

 Seed pods, care of, 75. 

 Seeds, planting of the, 77. 

 Seedlings, growing of, 77. 

 Separation of tubers from 



clumps, 42. 

 Shade frame for coldframes, 



78. 

 Sheep manure as stimulant for 



blooms, 94. 

 Shipment, packing for, 46. 



