DAH'LIA SUPER'FLUA. 
DAHLIA. 
Crimson GIobe-Bowered rariety. 
Class. Order. 
SYNGBNESIA. POLYGAMIA SUPERFLCA. 
Natural Order. 
CORYMBIFEB*. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Mexico. 
5 feet. 
Aug. Oct. 
Perennial. 
in 1789. 
No. 306. 
Having given a figure of an anemone-flowered 
Dahlia imder No. 297, we take an early opportunity 
of presenting our readers with a specimen of a globe- 
flowered variety. This exhibits their respective 
distinctions; and affords us opportimity of fijrther 
noticing these splendid beauties. 
The double varieties of the Dahlia, of imiumerable 
tints, have so greatly increased, within the last six 
years, that single ones are fast disappearing, even 
from the garden of the cottager. This cannot be 
matter of surprise when it is known that double 
flowers, though not freely productive of seed, as is 
the case with the single, will, most of them, produce 
a small quantity ; and from this, other flowers can be 
raised ; many of which, experience has shown, may 
reasonably be expected to prove also double, in a 
degree more or less perfect. And not only so, but 
such is the inconstant character of the Dahlia, that 
the seeds of one plant, produce others bearing flowers 
completely differing from the original ; even in some 
instances almost every colour has appeared amongst 
seedlings, excepting that of the parent plant; and 
from the tallest varieties many have been raised of 
