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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1914 



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How the 



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Furnace Heat 



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The Kelsey Generator is constructed entirely 

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 gen laden healthy temperature. 



These tubes act as sponges that absorb the heat, 

 and heat the fresh air. Any room can be heated 

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A Thousand Dahlias in a Sub- 

 urban Yard 



DAHLIA growing is my hobby. I have only a 

 suburban yard and yet I grow a thousand 

 dahlia plants each year, yielding, as I estimate, at 

 least 100,000 blossoms. There are dahlias in front 

 of the house, back of the house and along the walk 

 to the side door. Some are in full sunlight and 

 others in the shade for half the day. All the work 

 incident to the care of the plants and bulbs is done 

 in odd hours. 



My methods are simple and such as any amateur 

 can follow without difficulty. Most people make 

 their ground too rich. Many of my best cactus 

 varieties are grown practically in ashes. Much of 

 the garden is ashes, anyway. Rich ground makes 

 foliage; poor ground makes flowers. 



I practice rotation of varieties, never planting 

 the same kinds twice in the same place. Before 

 planting, the ground is thoroughly spaded over, and 

 the soil made very fine. Then I make rows three 

 or four feet apart, according to the height of the 

 varieties. The plants are made to stand from two 

 and a half to four feet apart in the rows. I always 

 like to have ample room for a full circulation of air. 



When the ground is ready, I dig trenches ten 

 inches deep, but cover the tubers with soil only two 

 inches deep. As the plants grow, the trench is 

 gradually filled. People make a mistake when 

 they set dahlia bulbs upright; they should go into 

 the ground on their sides. Another mistake often 

 made is in giving too much water. Ordinarily, 

 there is little need of using a hose. 



At first cutworms ruined most of my plants, but 

 after a time I bought a thousand tin tomato cans 

 and had the ends melted off. Now I put a can 

 over each plant as soon as it is well above the ground. 

 Last year I did not lose a dahlia. When the stalks 

 get too tough to tempt the cutworms, I pull off 

 the cans that are over the plants and store them 

 until the next season. 



In winter I store my bulbs in a closet in the base- 

 ment. This closet is near the furnace, and by 

 opening or closing the door I can easily regulate the 

 temperature, which I try to keep at forty. Certain 

 varieties, like Frank Smith, are very hard to carry- 

 through the winter. These delicate sorts are dug 

 up with considerable earth adhering to the clumps 

 and are stored in a trunk with a tight fitting lid, the 

 earth not being shaken off until spring. Usually 

 they survive the cold weather in good form. Of 

 course, there is always some loss among dahlia 

 bulbs, I am well satisfied if I safely carry through 

 the winter half the tubers from my garden. 



Plants for the new season are started about 

 March 20, when the floor in one part of the cellar is 

 covered thickly with moss gathered in a bog on a 

 neighboring farm. The tubers are divided and set 

 in this moss, which is kept damp by means of a 

 sprinkling can. Those which sprout are set in the 

 garden, while the others are thrown away. This 

 plan eliminates the danger of planting worthless 

 tubers. 



Among the varieties which I find particularly 

 suitable for the amateur to grow are the following: 



Cactus: Aurora, Cockatoo, Countess of Lons- 

 dale, Mary Service, Capstan, Gabriel. Show: 

 American Beauty, Stradella, Dr. Kirtland. Fancy: 

 Lucy Fawcett, Rawson. Decorative: Grand Duke 

 Alexis. Single: Twentieth Century. Collarette: 

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