_ PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
: - Roots 
‘Roots should be planted in trenches or holes, four inches 
deep in heavy soil and six inches deep in sandy soil laid flat 
down (not on end) and covered with earth not over two. 
inches in depth, filling in as the plant develops. Where — 
drainage is poor, do not plant so deep and keep a furrow 
open between rows to facilitate drainage in wet weather. — 
You cannot expect a dahlia to grow in aot wet soggy 
ground. 
- Plants 
Plants are shipped in boxes three inches square with no 
bottoms. When received they should be carefully removed. 
from the package and the moss and packing taken from the - 
top of the boxes and the plant given a good watering, then 
set in a shaded spot for a day or two to let them freshen 
and harden up before planting. You do not need to remove 
the soil from the roots of the plants we ship you in our box 
bands as the dirt is especially mixed and will be of much 
benefit in the growth. Just remove the wooden band by 
unwrapping the band. The top of the boxes should be set 
about three inches below the level of the ground, watered 
well, and the hole partially filled when the plant is set and 
then gradually filled as the plant grows. If your soil is poor 
it is a good idea.to prepare the ground ahead of time by 
using a good fertilizer for dahlias and working it in thor- 
oughly. Bonemeal is one of the safest fertilizers and a little, 
about three tablespoonsful, can can be worked in the dirt 
under each hill and covered one inch, then planting on top 
of it. Grass cuttings and the leaves from soft wood trees 
like poplar, maple, boxwoods and barn yard manure spaded 
in the ground in the fall or early spring improves the ground 
greatly. Where dahlia plants are to be set in heavy soil it is - 
advisable to at least prepare the hill by mixing sand or 
the coarser part of coal ashes into the ground where the 
plants are to be set. . 
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