Excerpt from Dahlias

The Dahlia differs in some respects from many of the flowers on which the florists of this country have lavished care and skill. It is similar to most of them in having been brought to so high a state of development as to enable it to contribute to the attractions of the garden and to bring honours to cultivators at the exhibitions; but, unlike some other flowers, it has not succeeded in evoking a degree of enthusiasm proportionate to its merits. The Dahlia does not appear to have appealed very strongly to the poets, and the literature of the flower has suffered somewhat from the fact that writers have in the past overlooked its historical aspect, confining their attention almost exclusively to cultural details. Such practical information is certainly of greater value than any other, but it should not be regarded as all that the cultivator needs to know.

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