THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE DAHLIA. 



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11 Bibliotheque du Jardinier : Dahlia," par Pirollc. (Paris, 

 N.D., 1840.) 



" Traite special et didactique du Dahlia, sous tous les 

 rapports qui peuvent interesser les cultivateurs, les amateurs, 

 les connaisseurs et les curieux de ce beau genre," par Pirolle, 

 cultivateur-amateur, &c, &c. (Paris, 1840.) 



" Kevue des Dahlias en 1840, ou suppl6ment au Traite* des 

 Dahlias," par Pirolle, cultivateur-amateur, &c, &c. (Paris, 1841.) 



" Le Dahlia : histoire et culture detaill£es d'apres les avis et 

 procedcs des meilleurs cultivateurs," par Augustin Legrand, &c. 

 (Paris, 1843.) 



" Tyas' Popular Flowers. The Dahlia : its propagation, culti- 

 vation, and general treatment in all seasons," to which is added 

 a select list of varieties. With a coloured frontispiece. (London, 

 1844.) 



" Manuel du cultivateur de Dahlias," par A. Legrand. 

 Seconde edition, revue et corrigee par Pepin, &c. (Paris, 1848.) 



" The Dahlia : its history and cultivation, with descriptions 

 of all the best Show flowers," by Robert Hogg. With coloured 

 plates, from original drawings by James Andrews. (London, 

 1853.) 



' ' Garden Favourites. The Dahlia : its history, properties, 

 cultivation, propagation, and general management in all 

 seasons," by Shirley Hibberd. (London, 1857.) 



CULTIVATION OF THE SHOW DAHLIA. 



Communicated by Mr. J. T. West. 



Let it be at once understood that I do not attempt to tell the 

 trade growers anything but what they are fully conversant with 

 already. The purpose of this paper is to throw out a few prac- 

 tical suggestions that may be of use to some of my brother 

 amateur growers, and perhaps incite others to take up the cul- 

 ture of the Dahlia. I do not propose touching upon the propa- 

 gation of the Dahlia, as probably most amateur cultivators 

 depend upon the trade grower to supply plants in the spring. I 

 will further add that I only give my own experience in growing 

 for exhibition, which, of course, is of a very limited character. 



