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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



A phil, 1914 



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is less danger of its rotting. The same applies to 

 squash. 



April is about the best time to set out eggplant, 

 pepper, tomato, and cabbage plants. In the 

 northern counties, we sometimes have heavy 

 frosts the last of April; but if you are prepared to 

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Plant about six hills of Rocky Ford muskmelons 

 this month if you have an average family. If you 

 postpone planting them, you will meet with dis- 

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 water for irrigation. 



For home use or nearby markets Kleckley Sweet 

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 California gardeners somewhat neglect the water- 

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Planning a Dahlia Garden 



DAHLIAS are becoming very popular in Cali- 

 fornia. There are so many distinct varieties 

 that it is well worth while to start a collection of the 

 best. Establish a dahlia garden now by purchas- 

 ing a tuber of each of the following eighteen varie- 

 ties. One tuber is enough, because you can divide 

 each variety every year. 



Above all, avoid placing the dahlias out of reach 

 of the hose. Water they must have and the soil 

 about the roots must be stirred occasionally or the 

 plants will dwindle away, and if they do not die 

 they will produce inferior flowers. Arrange the 

 garden so there is a furrow between each two rows, 

 so connected that by turning the hose into one 

 furrow, the whole garden will be irrigated. 



Don't plant dahlias in the shade. They must 

 have sun at least part of the day. They need a 

 rich soil and plenty of fertilizer. In the late fall, 

 the tubers should be taken up and stored in dry 

 sawdust or in paper bags. The division is made a 

 few weeks before planting in April so that the 

 wounds made by dividing them may have a chance 

 to heal. The varieties recommended are briefly 

 described as follows: 



Cactus. Petals twisted and sharply bent in- 

 wards, at the end, giving a distinctive appearance. 

 The best of them are very graceful and attrac- 

 tive. Dreadnaught is a glowing crimson deep- 

 ening to maroon in the centre. The blossoms 

 are large and borne on stiff stems. Iolanthe is a 

 soft coral red with yellow shadings at the base 

 and tip of each petal. Jupiter is yellow, shad- 

 ing to flesh pink and striped with crimson. 



Countess of Lonsdale is a rich salmon and a 

 very free bloomer. The stems are long and strong. 

 General Buller is a rich velvety crimson, nearly black 

 at the base and white at the tips of petals. J. C. 

 Jackson is a deep velvety maroon, almost black. 

 Mrs. Mawley is a yellow of the largest size. 



Show. John Walker is one of the finest of the 

 whites. Mrs. S. Walker is a blush pink of beautiful 

 form. Olympia bears flowers six to seven inches 

 across. It is a deep rose pink striped with crimson. 



Peony Flowered. Geisha is a yellow, streaked 

 with red. It is a characteristic peony-flowered 

 sort with long twisting petals. Some do not ad- 

 mire this type because they are not so symmetrical 

 as others, but their blossoms are large and the 

 colorings attractive. Queen Emma is a rosy pink 

 suffused with yellow and white. 



Decorative. What is said to be the largest dahlia 

 in cultivation is the Souv. De Gustave Doazon. 

 It is a brilliant orange red. Countess of Pembroke 

 is a beautiful rosy lavender. Frank L. Basset is a 

 bright royal purple shading to blue. Blue in 

 dahlias is uncommon, so this variety has a particular 

 value in itself. 



Single. The varieties listed here are dwarf and 

 do not require a support as a rule. Some prefer 

 the singles to the doubles. Many of them are more 

 symmetrical and they certainly cannot be found 

 fault with for a lack of free blooming. If the blos- 

 soms are kept picked they will bear from early June 

 to the middle of November. Brilliant is a rich 

 velvety scarlet. It keeps a long time when cut if it 

 is put into water at once. Gaillardia is golden 

 yellow with a disk of red in the centre. Lawrence 

 Kramer is a bright rosy pink. It is not shaded 

 with any other color, but is one of the very few 

 solid pink varieties. 



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