The Dahlia - named after the Swedish botanist Andrew Dahl - is a genus of perennial plants of the Compositae family native to Mexico, but introduced into Britain as a popular garden plant in 1789. Snails are very fond of the foliage of the Dahlia, and will often strip domestic plants of all their leaves. Research Dahlia
In chemistry, base is a term applied to those compound substances which unite with acids to form salts. The most important bases are oxides of metals, and when brought in contact with acids their oxygen combines with the hydrogen of the acid to form water. They are divided into several sections, of which the most important are the alkalies. These substances are the hydrates of the so-called alkaline metals, and may be compared to water in which part of the hydrogen is replaced by a metallic radicle. Potash, for instance, is the hydrate of the metal potassium. The alkalies are readily soluble in water, restore the blue colour of reddened litmus, and give a green with red cabbage, dahlia, and other vegetable blues, and convert the yellow of turmeric into a brownish red. Most of the bases, however, are insoluble in water, and without any effect on vegetable colours.
HMS Dahlia was a British Flower Class corvette of 980 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Dahlia was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 85 and was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and Hedgehog multiple spigotmortar. Research Dahlia
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