FERTILIZERS AND PLANT REMEDIES 



tions of Bon Arbor, with the result that the 

 first blossom made its appearance May 25th, 

 an unprecedented time for dahlias to bloom. 

 All the other varieties of dahlias were simi- 

 larly treated with Bon Arbor and between the 

 applications watered copiously, being kept as 

 moist as the Japanese Iris, resulting in great 

 luxuriance of bloom with perfection of form 

 and color. When, however, drought set in, 

 and the sun burned daily through its course, 

 and the southwest wind ceased not to blow, 

 evaporating immediately the scanty supply 

 of water given the plants, their bloom was 

 greatly diminished, and we became convinced 

 that, in addition to this particular fertilizer 

 which seemed to agree with it, the dahlias 

 need continuously an ample supply of water. 

 A farmer's wife, who took a first prize at 

 the county fair for a collection of dahlias, 

 told me that she poured all her wash-water on 

 the ground over their roots. The potash from 

 the soap as well as the water may be valu- 

 able for dahlias. 



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