A dahlia from the garden of AKS, shot Labor Day weekend 2008. From Wordnik.com. [Desire] Reference
The dahlia is a real crowd pleaser for sure. From Wordnik.com. [August Playbook-GBBD « Fairegarden] Reference
His timeless description of a dahlia was as a. From Wordnik.com. [Did You Know? Mexico's national flower is the humble dahlia] Reference
The dahlia is a kind of animal flower fruit 11 12. From Wordnik.com. [Stanford Achievement Test, Ed. 1922 Advanced Examination, Form A, for Grades 4-8] Reference
I used this on some dahlia roots quite successfully. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930] Reference
She pulled an orange dahlia penwiper out of her pocket. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
I know it is an excellent method of keeping dahlia roots. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930] Reference
By 1820, only about 100 dahlia varieties are being cultivated. From Wordnik.com. [Did You Know? Mexico's national flower is the humble dahlia] Reference
“It makes you look just like a great big red double dahlia.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Getting of Wisdom] Reference
He flew to a dahlia stake, and from there again addressed the lady. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of a Robin] Reference
Miss Durant gi'e me aw dem dahlia wha 'yuh see in dat yard right dere. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1] Reference
We visited a beautiful dahlia farm, and these beauties were purchased there. From Wordnik.com. [It's all too beautiful.] Reference
Countess of Lonsdale you should; it is a cactus dahlia and a very free bloomer. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
She stuck the pen into the dahlia and wiped it off between the layers of cloth. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
It is found in the tuber of the dahlia, in the dandelion, and some other plants. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Agricultural Chemistry] Reference
Did a lover of flowers covet a new phlox or dahlia or other old-fashioned flower. From Wordnik.com. [Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People'] Reference
Of course, without them, he could not have it any more than a dahlia, or a tulip. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866] Reference
"I saw one this morning when I was swimming, and it looked just like a big dahlia.". From Wordnik.com. [Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel] Reference
In 1795, Cavanilles names two more dahlia species: dahlia coccinea and dahlia rosea. From Wordnik.com. [Did You Know? Mexico's national flower is the humble dahlia] Reference
Tessa's dahlia had a coming-out party today (just like Tessa herself did in 1987 and 1994!). From Wordnik.com. [7/31/02 You never get to] Reference
The dahlia, we learn, was not only useful for carrying water, but also for treating epilepsy. From Wordnik.com. [Did You Know? Mexico's national flower is the humble dahlia] Reference
On the other hand, suppose you were to attend a meeting of peony, delphinium, or dahlia growers. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934] Reference
It should also be safe to put dahlia tubers in, though cuttings should wait in frost-prone areas. From Wordnik.com. [The first taste of spring – at last] Reference
The dahlia (dahlia spp.) is Mexico's national flower, and three species of dahlia grow in Durango. From Wordnik.com. [Wildflower hunting in Durango] Reference
I do wonder if, in those books back yonder, I ever said sunflower, dandelion, dahlia, fuchsia, or daisy. From Wordnik.com. [Reveries of a Schoolmaster] Reference
Your own name is out of the running, for as a little dahlia you have long been known to the flower-trade. From Wordnik.com. [The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12] Reference
Lastly, Perkin's mauve, dahlia, and methyl violet become of a grayish brown, which may be re-converted into. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882] Reference
The pillow-cases were embroidered, perfumed, and edged with frills quilled as neatly as the petals of a dahlia. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858] Reference
If you can get the material, repeat this experiment with roots of horse-radish, raspberry, blackberry or dahlia. From Wordnik.com. [The First Book of Farming] Reference
Perkin's violet, (probably the original "mauve"), dahlia, Parme or magenta violet, methyl, and Hofmann's violets. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882] Reference
Some distance beyond us, in the track we were pursuing, we saw what at first glance appeared to be a white dahlia. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
This has been a splendid summer for flowers, and they seemed to enjoy the damp, cool season, especially the dahlia. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
Fourteen popular varieties of lavender are being tested along with other popular plants including geraniums, nasturtium, dahlia and borage. From Wordnik.com. [Urban bees fare better due to varied diet, research reveals] Reference
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