90 FiCTOElAL TEACTIGAL BULB GROWINO, 



Cactus Dahlias, con- 

 tinued. 

 J. Weir Fife, purplish 



crimson. 

 Lord Roberts, ivory vvliite 

 Mrs. Carter Page, deep 



crimson. 

 Mrs. Castle, yellow {see 



p. 88). 



Mrs. Edward Mawley, 



clear yellow. 

 Mrs. J". J. Crowe, canary 



yellow. 

 Mrs. Winstanley, scarlet 



shading to yellow. 

 P. W. Tulloch, salmon 



tinted purple. 

 Prince of Yellows, deep 



yellow. 

 Ringdove, pinkish fawn 



shaded white. 

 Rosiue, rose. 

 Vesta, pink. 



Viscountess Sherbrooke, 

 terra- cot ta. 



Tivelve Pomjjon Varieties. 



Adelaide, blush edged 



lavender. 

 Arthur West, rich crimson 

 Bacchus, bright crimson 



scarlet. 

 Daisy, salmon shaded 



amber. 



Fompon Varieties, con- 

 tinued. 



Darkest of All, dark 



maroon. 

 Donovan, white tipped 



lavender. 

 Doris, silvery lilac. 

 E. F. Junker, pale amber, 

 Emily Hopper, yellov,^ 

 George Brinckman, white. 

 Nerissa, soft pink. 

 Tommy Keith, cardinal 



tipped white. 



Twelve Single Varieties. 

 Alice Scale, crimson 



shaded scarlet. 

 Aurora, yellow suffused 



orange. 

 Beauty's Eyes, satiny 



lilac, crimson disc. 

 Columbine, rose shaded 



orange. 

 Demon, rich maroon. 

 Girlie, cream edged red, 

 Leslie Scale, lilac, crimson 



disc. 



Miss Roberts, clear yellow 

 Polly Eccles, fawn, red 

 disc 



Robin Adair, petunia 



tipped white. 

 The Bride, pure Avhite. 

 Victoria, crimson, white 



band. 



The Cultivation of Dahlias. 



In at least one respect the management of Dahlias differs materially 

 from that of the greater number of plants that are grown in our 

 gardens, inasmuch as it provides a distinct period of rest, when 

 no attention whatever is called for from the owner. This extends 

 from the time the stools are stored for the winter until the moment 

 arrives for the propagation of fresh stock in the spring, or when 

 the old stools are brought forth for utilisation again. To those 

 who want the finest flowers one has no hesitation in recommend- 

 ing the practice of raising young plants every year, as they produce 

 the best quality flowers for exhibition purposes. This seems to be 

 the pro[)er time for one to set about affording cultural directions. 



Propagation. — There are at least two methods of increasing . 

 Palilias, either of which may l)e adopted at will. The first to be 

 considercMl, and undoulitedly the better of the two, is from 

 cuttings taken in the spi'inof. These are secured by bringing the 

 stools frorn the store and placing them in some convenient position 

 in a house, where they may be just covered with soil; this is 



