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many of the scarlet, with many buds in pro- 

 gression ; what a pity it is that they must so 

 soon be destroyed by frost : what can be 

 richer than the colors ? and then the plant is 

 so tall and grand, that I must say, as I have 

 before of other flowers, that this is the finest. 

 I should admire to see a large collection of 

 them, of all colors and shades, as I have heard 

 there were numerous varieties cultivated. Do 

 tell me something about its history. 



Henry. It was named after a Swedish 

 botanist, by the name of Dahl, a pupil of Lin- 

 naeus. It is also called Georgina. 



It is but a few years since it was known in 

 this country, and was but little cultivated in 

 England until 1814. It is a native of Mexico, 

 and the first introduced into Europe was a 

 purple one, in 1789, which was single. 



Double ones of three colors were first 

 known in 1 802 ; since then the varieties have 



