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PLANTING AND CARE OF DAHLIAS 
Scatter about five pounds of good fertilizer called 
487 or 488 or any good fertilizer you can get. Five 
pounds of fertilizer would be enough to cover 40 
dahlias. Then spade the garden. Then drive stakes in 
the ground to hold the dahlias from being broken by 
rain or wind. Next dig a hole six inches deep and 
lay the dahlia in the hole flat, with the sprout upward 
and cover the dahlia with two inches of soil. Do not 
fill the hole up. Fill the hole as the dahlia grows up. 
Allew only one sprout to grow, pinch all others that 
grow. About the first of August scatter one handful 
of the same fertilizer and one handful of sheep 
manure around each plant, keeping it six inches away 
from the dahlia plant. About August 15th repeat the 
same treatment. Dahlias like plenty of water and 
should be soaked every ten days, and oftener while in 
bloom. Always cultivate well after watering. As soon 
as the ground is dry enough to work in order to loosen 
up the crust that has formed. The more you cultivate 
the better result you get. During the hot days of 
summer, insects or pests such as aphids, thrips, leaf 
hoppers and green flies and cucumber beetles are more 
or less prevalent and dahlia plants are generally at- 
tacked by them. If any of these pests should be no- 
ticed on or around the plants they should be sprayed 
at once with a good insecticide. It is best to spray 
before any insects appear rather than to wait until 
they make their presence known. In the latter case 
many times the plants are stunted from these pests. 
We have found the best way to hold these pests in 
check is to spray the plants with Red Arrow. 

