STAKES to which the plants 
are to be tied should be 
inserted at the time of 
planting; I use 6 ft. 
heavy Bamboo Canes —they 
are readily procured and 
inexpensive • 
CULTIVATION — Keep soil 
well pulverized and sug¬ 
gest cultivation about 24 
hours after rainfall in 
order to keep the soil 
from becoming baked. This 
is very important and 
should there be lack of 
rain, suggest weekly cul¬ 
tivations. Discontinue 
all cultivating after 
August 15, as roots have 
a tendency to come to top 
and will be disturbed by 
continuous cultivating. 
PINE LIMBURG fMOOI LIMBURG) 
WATERING — Unless weather is very dry, dahlias will need 
no water until they commence to bloom. Then water 
thoroughly, soak the ground every week or ten days as 
needed. 
INSECTS — Can usually be controlled by spraying weekly 
with a good insecticide. Even though plants appear to 
be clean and healthy, a weekly spray will act as a pre¬ 
ventive. When you find a flower is being eaten or a 
stem drooping, make a search and you will be sure to 
find the troublesome pest, and kill it. 
io get ±arge liowers on 
DISBUDDING AND DISBRANCHING - 
long stems it is very necessary to disbud and disbranch. 
When plants come up leave only one stalk. After three 
sets of leaves appear, pinch out the crown or center. In 
a short time a top pair of laterals will make themselves 
evident which eventually will be a branch of the dahlia 
bush. When the buds appear, leave only one of the three 
buds that usually come in a cluster, pinching out the 
side two. New branches will appear in the form of later¬ 
als between the leaves and the stalk. These should also 
be pinched out and it is well to pinch out all laterals 
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