250 THE FLOWER-GARDEX. [CHAP. vm. 



many years in St. Petersburg, in consequence 

 of the genus Dalea having been previously esta- 

 blished by Thunberg. As, ho v\ ever, this name 

 is neither spelt nor pronounced the same as 

 Dahlia, and as the name of Dahlia was given 

 long before that of Georgina, the plant is now 

 restored to its original appellation. 



