. The dahlia; a practical treatise on its habits, characteristics, cultivation and history . f growth, I havetried to make disbudding plain by using a specified variety withillustrations. I used John Wanamaker because it responds mostmarvelously, and does not show its real size and beauty unless disbudded, as it is such an early and profuse bloomer. Othervarieties can be handled according to their habitof. growth,using the same principle. Do not forget that no matter how far down you disbudthe eyes will break out and give shoots that in turn can be dis-budded, the process continuing until fros
. The dahlia; a practical treatise on its habits, characteristics, cultivation and history . f growth, I havetried to make disbudding plain by using a specified variety withillustrations. I used John Wanamaker because it responds mostmarvelously, and does not show its real size and beauty unless disbudded, as it is such an early and profuse bloomer. Othervarieties can be handled according to their habitof. growth,using the same principle. Do not forget that no matter how far down you disbudthe eyes will break out and give shoots that in turn can be dis-budded, the process continuing until frost, and the roots will thenbe excellent for the following year. Pompons and Singles. Yes, even pompons and singlesshould be disbudded, no matter for what purpose. Even a bed ofpompons will show up much better, the flowers will be brighterand will last much longer when disbudded. This is because theyoung growth does not hide the flowers and use the strengthDOROTHY PEACOCK ^™^ *^™- ^^^° *^ ^^^^^^ breaking lower will come on Ind Showing natural habit of growth replace them as they THE DAHLIA. 35
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