114 DAHLIAS. [September. 
adapted for them. No imbricated or scaly bulb ought to be 
retained long out of the ground. When any of these are 
lifted, and the young bulbs taken off, they should be planted 
at once. See particularly, on bulbous roots in general, next 
month. 
SOWING SEEDS OF BULBOUS ROOTS. 
Where any seeds of these are saved, with the intention of 
sowing, let it be done this month. Procure boxes about 
seven inches deep, and, in size, proportioned to the quantity 
to be sown. Put five inches of light, sandy soil in the box, 
level it smoothly, and sow the seeds separately and thickly ; 
cover with half an inch of light sandy loam, with a portion 
of earth from the woods. Keep the box or boxes in a shel- 
tered situation, giving frequent sprinklings of water, to keep 
the earth damp, which must be protected with a frame, or 
covered with leaves during winter. The plants will appear 
in the spring, and must be watered and kept in the shade. 
When the leaves decay in June, put one inch more soil upon 
them, and the second year they can be planted with the 
small offsets in the garden, and treated as other bulbs. They 
must be carefully marked every year. Tulips require several 
years of trial before their qualities are known ; and a poor 
soil is best suited to produce their characters after the first 
bloom. 
SEPTEMBER. 
OF DAHLIAS. 
See that all these plants are supported with proper stakes, 
rods, &c, that the wind may have no effect in breaking down 
or otherwise destroying the flower-stems. Strictly observe 
their respective heights and colours, that they may be duly 
disposed and interspersed next year, if not done so this. At- 
tend particularly to the merits of those grown from seed. 
