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blown. The same with Hudson's Princess Royal. 

 Widnall's Queen, again, was excellent in the one place, 

 — notwithstanding the angularity of petals, which it 

 then in a great degree loses, — has the same defect. 

 Hope was a flower that does well in both places ; so 

 also were Unique, Maria, and Catleugh's Eclipse 

 (though uncertain.) Dodd's Prince of Wales, again, 

 is easily bloomed in the neighbourhood of the metro- 

 polis, but it is always deep and. abruptly sunk in the 

 centre. (Gard. Chron. 1843, 87.) 



Although the dahlia delights in a free air, yet, also, 

 shelter from high winds is essentially necessary ; and, 

 where masses of them are to be planted together, the 

 tallest growers must be planted farthest from the eye, 

 and so as not to overtop the dwarf sorts. M. Fintel- 

 man considers the dahlia as a particularly desirable 

 plant for a new garden or shubbery ; ' 1 because,' 5 says 

 he, " it will grow in a rich, moist soil, to the height 

 of 6 ft. in two months, and yearly, afterwards, to the 

 same height in the same soils, provided moisture and 

 manure be abundantly supplied." We notice this as 

 being somewhat at variance with the experience of 

 Mr. Smith, of the Horticultural Society's garden, 

 who states, " that if it is desirable to have dahlias 

 always in one situation, it is necessary to renew the 

 soil, by trenching it deeply the second, and taking it 

 out and replacing it the third and succeeding years," 

 He subjoins, "it will seldom be found advisable to 



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