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Index 



Shipping the blooms, methods 

 for, 1S3. 



Shows, preparing for, 156; 

 best time for, 158; hall 

 should be well located, 159; 

 arranging exhibits, 159; ar- 

 rangement of classes for 

 competition, 161. coSperation 

 of American Dahlia Society, 

 164; arrangement of prize 

 money, ribbons, and trophies, 

 164; conducting a show, 166; 

 points for judging, 170; in- 

 formation for the new ex- 

 hibitor, 173. 



Sims, Dr. John, early drawing 

 of Dahlia pinnata, 16. 



Slugs, to control, 130. 



Snails, as a pest, 129. 



Soil— Composition and prepa- 

 ration, 26. 



Soil and climate induce varia- 

 tion, 12, 195. 



Soils, to test for sourness, 27. 



Soot, for brilliancy of colour, 96. 



Spiders, control of, 139. 



Sprouting while in storage, 

 treatment, 84. 



Stakes, preparing the, 85. 



Staking, methods of, 85, 90; 

 necessary for long-stemmed 

 flowers, 92. 



Stem-borer, to control, 133. 



Sterility in certain varieties, 67. 



"Stink bug," control of, 140. 



Storing, winter, 84, 117. 

 Sulphur, powdered, for "damp- 

 ing off" or mildew, 142. 



Table decorations, pompons, 

 invaluable for, 190. 



Thuin, A., early treatise on the 

 dahlia, 13. 



Time for planting, 80. 



Tobacco solution, as insecti- 

 cide, 137. 



Traps for moles, 128. 



Tree dahlias, native of Yuca- 

 tan, 63. 



Trenching, proper method, 36. 



Tubers, preparing for plant- 

 ing, 44. 



Unreliability in breeding, 65. 



Van der Berg, M. J. T., pro- 

 ducer of cactus dahlias, 8. 



Vandes, Comte de, early grower 

 of dahlias, 6. 



Variation produced by differ- 

 ent climate and soil, 12, 195. 



Vases and jars, for decoration, 

 193. 



Watering in hot weather, 97, 



98. 

 White flies,, control of, 136. 

 Wood ashes, for improving soil, 



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