THE DAHLIA 



plants for use in the border where something is 

 needed for a filler. It is very effective as a 

 hedge, and can be used to great advantage to 

 hide a fence. Single specimens are fine for 

 prominent locations on the grounds about the 

 house. In fact, it is a plant that can be made 

 useful anywhere. 



In fall, when our early frosts come, it will be 

 necessary to protect it on cool nights, as it is 

 extremely tender. This can be easily done by 

 setting some stout sticks about the plant and 

 covering it with a sheet. If tided over the frosty 

 weather that usually comes for two or three 

 nights about the middle of September, it will 

 bloom profusely during the weeks of pleasant 

 weather that almost always follow the early 

 frosts, and then is when it will be enjoyed most. 



When the frost has killed its stalks, it should 

 be dug and got ready for winter. Lift the great 

 mass of roots that will have grown from the little 

 tuber planted at the beginning of the season, and 

 do this without breaking them apart, if possible. 

 Spread them out in the sun. At night cover 

 with a blanket, and next day expose them to 

 sunshine again. Do this for several days in suc- 

 cession until the soil that is lifted with them will 

 crimible away easily. Exposure to sunshine has 



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