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the surplus side-growths from the Dahlias in the summer ; they 

 are cut through just under a joint, and struck as cuttings in 

 garden-frames. When well-rooted, they should be potted oft" 

 into large "sixties" or small "forty-eights.'' They will finish up 

 their growth in the autumn. Such plants can be started 

 in the spring, and when they have made some growth 

 they should be transferred to larger-sized flower-pots. It is a 



Fig. 36. — Cactus Dahlia Mrs. John Goddard. 



(Cheal.) 



mistake to plant out too early. The first week in June is a 

 good time. I would rather transfer the plants to larger flower- 

 pots than turn them out, if there is any danger of frost. The 

 plants are usually kept in ordinary garden-frames, and before 

 planting out they should be thoroughly inured to the open air 

 by the lights being removed by day, and also at night if there 

 is no probability of frost. 



