Excerpt from Dahlias and Their Cultivation: A Practical Treatise on the History, Culture, and Propagation of the Show, Fancy, Cactus, Pompon, and Single Dahlias for Exhibition and Garden Decoration; With Hints on Staging and Judging the Flowers, Also Selections of Varieties for All Pruposes Whatever may be said in depreciation of the double dahlia in the matter of lack of refinement, there is one thing certain, it is pre-emmently a show flower. It is, in comparison to the rose or carnation, what the ruddy-faced country maiden is to the Venus de Milo but its mechanical symmetry, so dis tasteful to the artistic feeling, is in many a dahlia judge's estimation a point in its favour. Its large size, rich and varied colours, together with its comparative adaptability to a smoky atmosphere, make it a great favourite amongst dahlia showers in the North. It will not be long either before it again pushes itself into fashion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.