Pleasant Grove Review | 1938-02-18 | Page 7 | Mexicans Grew Dahlias

Mexicans Grew Dahlias The Mexicans had cultivated the dahlia before the Spaniards arrived in 1519, but it was about 300 years later, in 1791, that .the plants appeared ap-peared in Europe, at the Botanic gardens in Madrid, Spain. The newer new-er forms have all been brought about since 1800, says the Rocky Mountain Herald. The native Mexican Mex-ican name of the dahlia was acocot-li, acocot-li, which means water pipe, and I its present name is in honor of the famous Spanish botanist. Dr. Andreas An-dreas Dahl.