DAHLIAS.
When dividing dahlias bo careful that er h division has a bud at the top. There ar> 1:0 buds on the tubers, and although tubers broken off will send out roots and remain healthy for quite a time, they
never produce buds. If the old stools are stood on soii with the tips of the tulier-p ju*f cuvered, but not the crown of the stool, the buds can easily Ihj seen, and when the shoots are about, half an ini'li loiiir the *tool can be divided. 11' tubers are. very hirge, cut the lower half off, it will not affect the plant.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 243, 14 October 1933, Page 6 (Supplement)
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