THE 



FLORICULTURAL CABINET, 



JANUARY 1st, 1S3S. 



PART I. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



ARTICLE I. 

 ON THE CULTURE OF THE DAHLIA. 



BV MR. ARTHUR BARBER, GARDENER TO THE HON. MAJOR LEGGE, BLACK- 

 HEATH, KENT. 



The very great respect I have for the manner in which your ex- 

 tensive Cabinet is conducted, has prevailed upon me to submit 

 a course of treatment with regard to the culture of the above- 

 named plant, (the Dahlia) ; by doing which, perhaps, it may not 

 be amiss to its many readers, first to elucidate a little of its bo- 

 tanical name, and then to treat of its culture. 



In regard to its botanical name, we find, on having reference 

 to works which have been conducted by some of our most dis- 

 tinguished cultivators, that it was given in honor of Dahl, a 

 Swedish botanist, but as it appeared that this name had previ- 

 ously been given to a very different plant, botanists changed the 

 name to Georgina, in honor of Lady Holland, who, in 1804 rein- 

 troduced the plant after it had been considered lost for up- 

 wards of fifteen years ; however the first name has become too 

 general to be displaced, and a Mr. Don, a reputed botanist, takes 

 upon himself to say it is correct. 



In reference to its culture, I trust the following observations 

 will not be found objectionable, as they have been, I do assure 

 you, mads with great assiduity. 



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