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together, can be applied. This should not be 

 done before the plants are well above ground. 

 As to the quantity of this top-dressing to be 

 applied to the soil, it will probably be found 

 that one ounce of the mixture will be sufficient 

 for each square yard of the planted area. 



On the other hand, it will be found that the 

 above mixture will probably contain too much 

 nitrogen for a soil of heavier character, one 

 into which, previous to the planting, stable 

 manvu-e has been worked. For soil of this last 

 description the garden-maker will probably 

 find an equal-part mixture of bone-black and 

 acid phosphate, freely applied, highly success- 

 ful. 



As to planting, the roots (either clumps or 

 divided) should be placed to a depth of six 

 inches below the soil, the earth just covering 

 the crown. In the process of division the roots 

 should be divided to a single eye. When grown 

 in beds Dahlias may be placed three and a half 

 feet apart. When the newly started plants 

 have attained a height of six or eight inches it 

 will be well to "pinch" the stem tops to encour- 

 age a bushy growth, which is more pleasing 

 than a scraggly one. As the growth advances. 



