. The dahlia; its culture, uses and history. Dahlias. S6 and the stem of the flower to be preserved should be tied to the stick itself, to keep it steady ; and great care must be taken to cut away any leaves, branches, or buds, that can be blown against the flower by the wind : for the slightest leaf will fray and spoil a bloom if it rub against it but a few minutes, (Gard. and FJor. h\ 29.) The Norwich growers have two, we may say three, kinds of covers, for they have solid ones made for covering np dark, thus—. They have also glass covers to cover up "light : but an improvement has been
. The dahlia; its culture, uses and history. Dahlias. S6 and the stem of the flower to be preserved should be tied to the stick itself, to keep it steady ; and great care must be taken to cut away any leaves, branches, or buds, that can be blown against the flower by the wind : for the slightest leaf will fray and spoil a bloom if it rub against it but a few minutes, (Gard. and FJor. h\ 29.) The Norwich growers have two, we may say three, kinds of covers, for they have solid ones made for covering np dark, thus—. They have also glass covers to cover up "light : but an improvement has been adopted—a cover like a flower-pot, without a bottom, that they can cover. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johnson, George William, 1802-1886; Turner, J. , joint author. London, Simpkin, Marshall, & co. ; [etc. , etc. ]
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