. The dahlia; a practical treatise on its habits, characteristics cultivation and history . xcessiveevaporation of moisture. Manv think the only necessity of cultivation is to keep down the weeds:but, positively, weeds do little more harm than hard baked surface soil. The illustrations hereingiven speak A-olumes for themselves on this subject; the field views and specimen plants arereproduced from photographs taken right out in the field; in many cases after long periods ofextended drought, and are intended to show that Dahlias can be grown successfully, even underadverse conditions, rather th
. The dahlia; a practical treatise on its habits, characteristics cultivation and history . xcessiveevaporation of moisture. Manv think the only necessity of cultivation is to keep down the weeds:but, positively, weeds do little more harm than hard baked surface soil. The illustrations hereingiven speak A-olumes for themselves on this subject; the field views and specimen plants arereproduced from photographs taken right out in the field; in many cases after long periods ofextended drought, and are intended to show that Dahlias can be grown successfully, even underadverse conditions, rather than -aliat can be grown, all things favorable. It is the aim of thewriter to make the path to successful Dahlia culture so pleasant and easy that all may wish totravel it, knowing full well that once they ;ire planted the pleasure derived will be so great thatthev will ever after be culti\ated and highly prized. Neither labor nor expense has been sparedin making this little treatise attractive, usefid, and true to nature, that it may receive a cnrdialwelcome in e^-crv flower-loving THE DAHLIA. CHAPTER I THE DAHLIA. Tl I E Dahlia ( Dahlia \arial)ilis of LinnKus) ^ a tender tuherous rooted perennial, a nativeof Mexico, and was first discovered by Baron Humboldt in 1789. It was sent by himto Irof. Cavenilles, of the Botanical Gardens, Madrid, who named it Dahlia, in honor ofthe celebrated Swedish botanist. Prof. Andrew Dahl. It was introduced into England in the sameyear (1789) by the Marchioness of Bute, who secured a plant from Prof. Cavenilles. Althoughthis plant was grown under glass and received the greatest care, the stock was finally lost, andit was reintroduced into England by Lady Holland in 1804. In France, Spain and Germany theDahlia also received great attention, and to this day is still prized as one of their finest summerand autumn blooming plants. Although other species were found and introduced from Mexico,yet it is remarkable that they should not hybridiz
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