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1880. Ethel Britton. 



1881. Goldfinder, Hon. Mrs. P. Wyndham, James Vick, Miss 



Cannell, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Dodds, Prince of Denmark, 

 Shirley Hibberd, W. H. Williams, William Eawlings. 



1882. George Rawlings, James Stephen. 



1883. Earl of Ravensworth, Harrison Weir, Hope, Imperial. 



Mrs. J. Laing. 



1884. Mrs. F. Foreman, Mrs. Gladstone, Mrs. G. R. Jefferd. 



1885. Mrs. Langtry, T. J. Saltmarsh. 



1886. Harry Keith, Mrs. W. Slack, R. T. Rawlings, Thomas 



Hobbs. 



1887. Colonist, Crimson King, J. T. West, Queen of the 



Belgians, Willie Garratt. 



1888. Purple Prince. 



This list is one of much interest, as it clearly indicates 

 what rapid advances have been made in this section in recent 

 years. Out of the 45 choice varieties named above, no fewer 

 than 33, or about four-fifths, have made their appearance 

 during the last ten years, while about half of these are only 

 six or less years old. 



List 4. 



Fancy Dahlias. 



Position in 



analysis 



Name 



Number of 

 times shown 



Position in 

 analysis 



Name 



Number of 

 times shown 



1 



Gaiety ... 



11 



15 



Edmund Boston 



4 



1 



Mrs. J. Downie ... 



11 



15 



Flora Wyatt 



4 



1 



Mrs. Saunders ... 



11 



15 



Hugh Austin 



4 



1 



Rev. J. B. M. Camm ... 



11 



15 



Matthew Campbell 



4 



5 



Pelican ... 



9 



15 



Prince Henry ... 



4 



6 



Frank Pearce ... 



8 



15 



T. W. Girdlestone 



4 



7 



Duchess of Albany 



7 



21 



Charles Turner 



3 



7 



Henry Eckford ... 



7 



21 



John Forbes 



3 



7 



Henry Glasscock 



7 



21 



Lotty Eckford 



3 



7 



Mrs. N. Halls 



7 



21 



Peacock ... 



3 



11 



George Barnes ... 



6 



21 



Plutarch ... 



3 



11 



Madame Soubeyre 



6 



21 



Professor Fawcett 



3 



13 



Buffalo Bill 



5 



21 



Sailor Prince 



3 



13 



Grand Sultan ... 



5 









Chorister, Fanny Sturt, Rebecca, and General Gordon, not 

 tabulated above, are also among the best Fancies. There were 

 57 Fancy varieties shown in all. 



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