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though growers for the cut-flower market in New York often 
prefer to plant later, ease p to the middle of July. By 
late planting one of course does ne get flowers so soon, but is 
me. 
For the growing of dahlias, amateurs commonly use either 
tuberous roots or seeds, although profesional or the more ex- 
perienced amateurs make use also of green plants grown from 
cuttings. Unless you have a greenhouse a can root the cut- 
tings in March or April, it is hardly worth while to bother with 
hem. 
strictly speaking, they are neither. They are tuberous roots 
and we shall refer to them as the roots. Wherever you are, it 
is time now [May 2] to overhaul your dahlia roots, if you have 
not already doneso. Those that look all right and are beginning 
k 
warm place, at least ea you are convinced as to whether they 
are ae or not. When the eyes are well started, you can then 
divide the clump in such a way that each division has at least 
one good eye. Beginners sometimes make the mistake of 
tially ae — of last year’s stalk. A modern dahlia is the result 
of a great many crosses or hybridizations and when one plants 
a seed one never knows just what one is going to get except that 
of s 
The new OES osenae from the planting of seeds. When, 
