GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
people who are interested in—and wish to help 
along—the growing of dahlias. 
And it’s no wonder that they are popular, for no 
other flower can be grown in the garden that will 
give as many, as large, as vari-colored and as beau- 
tiful flowers as the dahlias. Coming in every shade 
but true blue, and ranging from the tiny button 
pom-pon to the largest prim show or the formal 
decorative,—from the unique collarette to the 
ragged peony-flowered, the amateur gardener can 
hardly believe that they really all belong to one 
family! 
Of such easy culture, too. Anybody can grow 
them! Any good, well-drained garden soil will 
do, but must have manure spaded in 10 in. deep 
and the tubers must be planted in the sun. The 
poorer the ground, though, the more fertilizer will 
you have to use. Heavy soil should be dug up and 
mixed with ashes to make it light. Plant the tub- 
ers lengthwise—not up and down!—in a drill at 
least 6 in. deep, and not less than 214 ft. apart. 
For early flowering, put in your bulbs as soon as 
all danger of frost is past, but do not set near trees 
or shrubs that would take their nourishment. 
When they sprout, pull up all shoots but one or 
two, in order to produce the finest flowers. Keep 
the ground well cultivated, but do not water until 
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