. Beckert seed & bulb co. : a 1933 annual. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Gardening Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Equipment and. 502 LIBERTY AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA. Exhibition Dahlias. Bashful Giant. The present great popularity of Dahlias is well deserved. They have a beauty and variety of form and color unequaled by any other flower and are adaptable to practically all g-arden schemes from a single plant In a small garden t
. Beckert seed & bulb co. : a 1933 annual. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Gardening Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Equipment and. 502 LIBERTY AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA. Exhibition Dahlias. Bashful Giant. The present great popularity of Dahlias is well deserved. They have a beauty and variety of form and color unequaled by any other flower and are adaptable to practically all g-arden schemes from a single plant In a small garden to veritable hedges in the more expansive gardens. Even beginners have wonderful results, while the more experi- enced gardeners are amply repaid by the additional size and beauty of blooms result- ing from their expert care and attention. Dahlias are easy to grow in almost any soil, the two main requirements being plenty of sunlight and water. FSEFABING THE GBOUND. Dahlias delight in a light, friable, loamy soil, en- riched with well-rotted stable manure. Spade the ground full depth of the top soil and be sure that manure is thoroughly mixed with soil. FZiANTIITG. Tubers may be started in- doors in boxes in April for later transplant- ing or planted outdoors from about the middle of May to the end of June. Lay the tubers flat, about 6 inches deep and 2 to 3 feet apart in the row. GROWING. Do not permit more than two or three shoots to grow from a root, and when shoots are 2 feet high, pinch out the centers to promote branching growth. rOE EXHIBITION. Permit only a single stem to grow from a root and cut oft about half the lateral branches. Treated in this manner the plant will not only give larger flowers but they will all have full centers. CUBING AND STORING. When the foli- age has been killed by Fall frosts, dig the roots, shake off as much soil as possible, and cut off all but 2 to 3 inches of the stems. Store the roots in a cool, dry place, stems down. It is not necessary
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