On the different Species of Dahlia. 



t. 3.f. 3. ubi cum titulo Pinnata. Astere violette 

 et double. Thiery de Menonv. Voy. torn. l.p. 131. 



Sponte nascentem in Mexico, legit L. Nee. 



Floret apud nOs reliquis serius, ad fmem Septembris, Octobris. 



3. D. (Bidentifolia) foliis plerisque impari-2-pinnatis ; foliolis 

 2-5 jugis : flosculis ligulatis 10-12 lineas longis, parum re- 

 flexis, supra glabris. 



Variat a. Flosculi ligulati lutei. 



D. Crocata. Buonaiuti in Macd. Gard. Diet. v. 2. p. 

 penult. 



D. Bidentifolia. Par. Lond. n. 19. cum Ic. 

 (3. Flosculi ligulati saturate miniati. 



D. Coccinea. Sims in Bot. Mag. n. 762. cum. Ic. bond. 

 Georgina Coccinea, Willd. Sp. PL v. 3. p. 2124. 

 D. Ponceau. Thouin in Ann. du Mm. v. 3. p. 

 422. t. S.f. 2. ubi cum titulo Coccinea. Acocotli 

 Ligustici facie. Hern. Hist. Mex. lib. 2. p. 32. 

 cum Ic. absque textu. 

 Sponte nascentem in Mexico, legit L. Nee. 



Floret apud nos Septembri, Octobri. 



The first species, Dahlia Sambucifolia, was introduced into 

 this country by the Right Honourable Lady Holland, 

 who sent the seeds from Madrid in May, 1804, which have 

 produced all the abovementioned varieties, besides others 



