. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 17 operated to draw attention away from the flowers dear to the florist; old growers of repute died, and there were none to fill their places. The Tulip, Anemone, Ranunculus, Hollyhock, and a few others, have in these days almost gone out of cultivation, speculation, it may be remarked that the " single " form of the Dahlia, which the florists of the past generation laboured so hard to develop into a symmetrically-shaped, full, and approximately per- fect "double" flower, has become one of the most. Double Attricu
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 17 operated to draw attention away from the flowers dear to the florist; old growers of repute died, and there were none to fill their places. The Tulip, Anemone, Ranunculus, Hollyhock, and a few others, have in these days almost gone out of cultivation, speculation, it may be remarked that the " single " form of the Dahlia, which the florists of the past generation laboured so hard to develop into a symmetrically-shaped, full, and approximately per- fect "double" flower, has become one of the most. Double Attricula Pxjefukea' P^*^^**^^ though there are still a few valuable collections of the first to be met with in the Midland Counties, and particularly in Lancashire. Thirty years ago several fine collections of Tulips were grown near London; now there is scarcely a remnant of one to be met with. And, as showing that in the world of flowers there are revolutions of opinion and sentiment simUar to those which occur in the realms of thought and 2 popular of the floral pets of the day, and admirer!? of these look askance at the large, well-formed, double Dahlias the florist loved so well. The rapid growth and wide development of a taste for floral decorations, which is one of the prominent social, characteristics of the present day, has had a great deal to do with originating a preference for " single "' flowers, as being more elegant and graceful for table- and general home decoration. The single Chrysan-. 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 Fish, David Taylor, 1824-1901. London, Paris, New York Melbourne, Cassell & company, limited
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