. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1887. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. THE CANADIAN HORTICDLTUEI8T. 85 J^lotD^rs. THE CULTIVATION OF THE DAHLIA. BT HKRMAKN SIMMERS, TORONTO, GST. Many readers of The Horticulturist taay not be aware that this is the pro- per month to look after the pre- paring of their Dahlia roots, in â order to secure their early bloom, and its continuance until frost has spoilt its splendour. We will pre- sume that amateurs have placed their roots away in the fall to be ready for their proper attention in the spring; and, on looking for them, will have found a very
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1887. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. THE CANADIAN HORTICDLTUEI8T. 85 J^lotD^rs. THE CULTIVATION OF THE DAHLIA. BT HKRMAKN SIMMERS, TORONTO, GST. Many readers of The Horticulturist taay not be aware that this is the pro- per month to look after the pre- paring of their Dahlia roots, in â order to secure their early bloom, and its continuance until frost has spoilt its splendour. We will pre- sume that amateurs have placed their roots away in the fall to be ready for their proper attention in the spring; and, on looking for them, will have found a very large number of tubers attached to the stem, which in some cases are hanging loosely. If any art? found to be in such a condition, they may be cut off, as they are in no way beneficial to the plant. If the roots then have been carefully wintered, they may be cut apart, into four or five divi- sions of one or two tubers each, care being taken that a certain portion of the stem, with an eye, is attached ; after which they may be planted in a box, or better still, in a hot-bed, until the new stem grows 3 or 4 inches in length. This may probably take until the 1st of June, at which time they may safely be planted in the open ground. A word here before going into fui'ther de- tails ; many amateurs suppose that the larger the number of tubers that are attached to the root, the better they will grow; but not altogether so, as invariably the gardener cuts a large root into as many as a dozen parts. But I would not advise the amateur to do so, as sometimes he would not be able to manage them as well, and when the roots are small it would be better for him to take the instructions given above. If the roots that have been placed in a hot-bed or box have sent out two or three stems, they may be cut off and grown the same as any other cuttings are grown ; and these cuttings when planted at their proper time will flower the same season. In planting Dahlias in the open ground it should be do
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