By Mr. William Smith. 



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POSTSCRIPT. 



Since the above Paper was drawn up, two publications, 

 in which descriptions or arrangements of Dahlias are given, 

 have come under my notice. These are, the Manuel Com- 

 plet du Jardinier, published in 1826; and the Bon Jardinier 

 for 1827. On both of these I have a few observations to 

 make. 



The Manuel Complet du Jardinier, is from the pen of M. 

 Louis Noisette, of Paris. He has given* short descriptions 

 of eighty Dahlias, a few being single, the rest double varieties ; 

 and added the names of twenty-seven others, making the 

 amount of his collection one hundred and seven. The de- 

 scriptions are too brief to enable me to identify any of them 

 with those which are above noticed, and their names, with a 

 few exceptions, are different from those used by the Dutch 

 and English Gardeners. 



In the Bon Jardinier for 1827, M. Poiteau, the Editor, 

 has given, at the commencement of the volume, in his Revue 

 Horticole, page 40, a full arrangement of Dahlias, with com- 

 plete descriptions of one hundred and fifteen sorts. The 

 names adopted by him are in part those used by M. Noisette, 

 in a few cases they have been altered. The arrangement is 

 almost the same as mine, as will appear by the following 

 comparison of the respective classifications. His Divisions, -f 

 which are here enumerated, accord with my Sections. The 



* Manuel Complet du Jardinier, Tom. iv. Part 1, page 101. 



-f In the work the first three are entitled Divisions, the remainder Sections. 



