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Page q GAItIENEi>IION- <It()() EEKL 'lMSAPRitI. ORONO GARDEN ONTUNTNCENTRE a 4)NAUNTN OAD- : ILE WVSTOF -IIIGIIWAY lIS and34 Not th of 1Oroio 10ý-SPECIAL On ail POTTED ROSE BUSHES Hybrîd Teas, Floribundas - Climbers$( For two weeks-ONL $20 Pre-Measured Wafer Soluable Packets Pop-In Fruit Tree Spray One box contains 6 packets ILicide 6.78 oz. $2.89 "qç PH OVE N ýSY-SEMI C INSECTICIDE Absorbed by , the plant through the stem %%len painted on. (Controls Apluds, Mites, Leaf Hopprs, Leaf Miners. 8 ounces $2.98 31 b.$1.49 3 lb. $1.494 5 lb. $1.894 Insecticide and Fun Cygon 2E CIL ROSE F00D6-12-6 CIL Evergreen Food 10-3-6 CIL BONE MEAL-2-11-0 everything yo need to rnake it on your own. CedPÊ%&ar Picnic Table Big 71' length seats the whole family on two side benches. Simply nail legs and benches to assembled top.-Nails, easy instructions incl. PHONE I FREE DELIVERY BOWMA NVILLE DAHLIAS LOCATION Dahlias grow best wbere there is a long, cool season with plenty of atmospheric moisture. Therefore, locat- ions which are hot and dry should be avoided if possible. It is also desirable to avoid low-iyin g areas into which coid air drains, because dahlias are susceptible to njury from late spring or ýarly faîl frosts. A sunny location protected from the prevailing winds is m ost suitable. DIVISION Division of the roots just prior to planting is the method of propagation most comimônly followed. It con- sists of dividing the clumnps of roots 50, that each division has a piece of the stem attached. Somne stem tissue is necessary because the eyes or buds are not formed on the roots themselves but at their juncture with the stemi. The clumps may be divided 50 that each division bas one or ,4,two r oots. This operation may be carried out in sprîng before the buds start to grow, divijde thie clumlps at digging time in hw fait, butf or imost plurposes this is not advisale as thle getrarea of c-ut surface increases the risk of loss .during storage. It is customary to cut off the iower ends of large, thick roots. This increases the production of new tubers. Complete clumps should flot be pla nted as too many stems will develop. CUTTINGS Growers with greenhouse facilities generally propag- ate dahlias by means of cuttings. Rapid production is assured and the resulting plants are known in the trade as "green plant". Clumps of tubers are planted loosely in a mixture of sand and peat or sphagnum rmoss , leaf mnold, etc., about February, with the buds just a)t the surface. Whien mioistened a-nd placed in a warm natomnsphere, the buds soon start to grow. Af t er the shoots becomne three or four inches long they may be removed, and cut across immediately below a node near or at the base.. These cuttings mi-ay then be planted in dlean, sharp sand., or atmoshereand shaded fromi stronig sun wiil soon produce r-oois . When the cuttings root, thyshould be pottedup and pvnu llypinted out about the e, nd of May, or eariy in Jonc(, orw hen, ail danger of frost is past. SOIL Dahlias grow Weil in souls which are fertile and well1- drained and where there is a good moisture supply. Poor, dry souls seldomn give good r'esults. The rapidi growth rate of dahlias is an indicat- ion that copious supplies of moisture and plant food are required. Bothi lighit and heavy soils are mnade suitable for grow- ing daliasby diggin quant- ities of organic matter into the topsoil area. This im- proves the soil structure and serves as a reservoir of moistu.rp and plant food, Barnyard manure is the best source of organic matter for tiis purpose but it is often dîfficuit to obtain. Decayed vegetable- matter, rotted leaves, and. peat are also useful provided suitable fert- ilizers are added to 'supply the necessary balance of plant food. Manudre or other organic material should be dug into the ground in fali or early spring. At the same time an application of super- phoshate at the rate.'of 2 to :j pounds per '100 square feet,' s"houLld be given. Where manure or other organic matter cannot be obtained, it may be necess- ary to rely on'commiercial < fertilizers to supply plant food. A 5-20-20 or 5-10-15 fertilizer m.ay, bc worked intc- the soi] when it is be'ing~ prepu-ed- for planting. The amnount to use depends on the fertiîity of the soi], but an average application is 2 to 3 ~pounds per 100 square feet. PLANTING With the exception of dwarf varieties, most dahlias re- quire staking for support. The stakes should be placed in position before planting time, to prevent subsequent damage to the roots. The -stakes for the large varieties should. be fairly strong. Five-foot, green stakes are suitable for most of the taîl varieties. The planting distance de- pends on the variety and also on the space available. A minimum spacing of 3 feet is required, and where space is available, a distance of 4 or 5 feet between clumps is desir- able. The divisions should be -planted, preferably on their sides, in holes 1 to 6 inches deep and' covered with about 2 inches of soil. Ab the plants grow, the holes re gradualy fiiled with soul. Plants raised from cutings should be planted slightlly deeper than ffhey were in the pots. Oh fie upon that gardener Oh, fie upon that gardener who is ALWAYIS on the go, WXho fusbses after ail his plants and t(eaches themn to What point is thePre in toit and sweat? I adnn hr' la