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and Single Dahlias there were nearly twice as many flowers shown 
as at the Centenary Exhibition of 1889, the advance being nnst 
marked in the cise of the Caetus and Single varieties. 
The following short statement will show the number of Show 
and Fancy Dahlias staged in competit'oa at the last eight exhibitions 
held at the Crystal Palace. 
Shows. 
1883. 
1884. 
188.). 
1886. 
1887. 
1888. 
1889. 
1890. 
. 692 
764 
837 
840 
1106 
1158 
922 
934 
Fancicj .. 
. 269 
42.) 
35.6 
387 
350 
315 
274 
283 
1)61 
1179 
1192 
1227 
1456 
1473 
1196 
1217 
The averages upon which the positions of the different varieties 
in the two tables depend have been ca'culated as follows ;—For 
those Dahlias sent out prior to 1883 the average is for the whole 
eight years, for the 1883 sorts seven years, for those of 1884 six 
years, for those of 1885 five years, for the 1886 kinds four years, 
f r those of 1887 three years, and for those sent out in 1888 two 
years. The still newer kinds find places acoording to the number 
of limes they were staged at the last exhibition only. 
Mrs. Gladstone, for the fifth year in succession, holds the 
premier position on the list of Show Dahlias, and still continues to 
stand far ahead of all other varieties in this section. At the last 
four exhibitions it was staged on an average forty-eight times. 
Taking the same four years the next highest record is that of 
William Rawlings, with an average of only twenty-eight times. 
At the last exhibition the following established sorts were particu¬ 
larly well represented :—Mrs. W. Slack, Mrs. Langtry, Hope, Miss 
Cannell, and John Standish. On the other hand, James Cocker, 
Hon. Mrs. P. Wyndham, Goldfinder, Ethel Britton, Shirley Hibberd. 
Vice-President, Joseph Ashby, Flag of Truce, and many other 
well known kinds, were much less frequently shown than usual. 
As many as eight of the Show varieties sent out during the 
Jubilee year find places in the present analysis. Of these, Colonist 
stands as high as No. 9 on the list, J. T. West at No. 14, and 
Willie Garratt at No. 17. The others, however, do not take by 
any means prominent positions, and have rather lost than gained 
ground since the last analysis. Crimson King has certainly risen 
from No. 32 to No. 31 ; but Queen of the Belgians, on the other 
hand, has fallen from No. 29 to No. 42, Eclipse from No. 42 to 
No. 44, Mrs. G. Rawlings from No. 40 to No. 44, and Bendigo 
from No. 42 to No. 50. Nellie Cramond and Purple Prince, the 
FANCY 
sole repre entatives of 1881, have also lost places. On the other 
hand, Maud Fel'owes, the only 1889 variety on the list, has done 
splendidly, having been staged no fewer than eighteen times, and 
rising from the very bottom of the last analysis to No. 10 in the 
present ore. 
The changes that have taken place in this section during the last 
eight years are worth recording, as they will give at all events some 
idea of the remarkable progress that has been made during this 
period. Comparing the analysis of 1883 with that for 1890 I find 
that as many as sixteen varieties out of the forty-nine which 
appeared in the former fail to find places in the analysis for last 
year—viz., Alexander Cramond, George Smith, Emily Edwards, 
Pioneer, Annie Neville, Duke of Connaught, Cdterion, Lord 
Chelmsford, Thomas G )odwin, Ge’>rge Dickson, J. B. Service, 
Artiste, H. W. Ward, Modesty, Revival, and Rosy Morn ; while 
in the present list there are no fewer than thirty-three sorts which 
are not included at all in the analysis for 1883. Of the^e need only 
be mentioned such fine acquisitions as Mrs. Gladstone, H irry Keith, 
R. T. Rawlings, Mrs. W. Slack, Colonist", Maud Fellowes, and 
Mrs. Langtry, all of which stand now among the first twelve on 
the list. 
Turning now to the list of Fancy Dahlias, it will be no!iced 
that Mrs. Saunders takes at la'-t a decided lead in this section. 
Gaiety, its rival of former years, having f dlen to the third place 
in the analysis. Other Fancies unusually well shown last year were 
Duchess of Albany, Flora Wyatt", Mrs. N. Hahs, George Barne-, 
and Pelican. Of th.ise indifferently represented may bs mentioned 
Gaiety, Chorister, Hugh Austin, Fanny Sturt, John Forbes, and 
Henry Glasscock. 
Although so many Show Dahlias were raised in 1887 there is, 
strange to say, not a single Fancy variety sent out in that year 
which obtains a place on the list. Dorothy, distributed in 1888, 
has not improved on the promising position it to< k up in tbe 
previous analysis, indeed has now f allen to No. 21. Of the two 188J 
varieties Fancies Matthew Campbell ri-es at once to No. 11, while 
Major Bartt’elot will be found at No. 21. T. W. Girdlestone, 
although only sent out last year, already manages to secure a place 
in the analysis. 
The changes on the list of Fancies since the 1883 analysis 
appeared are as follows. During the eight years Oracle, Jessie 
McIntosh, Parrot, Annie Pritchard, and Florence Stark have all 
disappeared fro.n the list, while Duchess of Albany, Henry 
DAHLIAS. 
Position in Present 
Analysis. 
Average Number of 
Times Shown in the 
Eight Years. 
Number of Times 
Shown in 1890. 
Name. 
Date of Introduction. 
Raiser’s 
or 
Introducer’s 
Name.; 
Colour. 
1 
18-4 
21 
Mrs. Saunders . 
1872 
Turner . 
Yellow and white. 
2 
15-7 
16 
1873 
Keyms . 
Yellow and red. 
3 
15 6 
7 
Gaiety . 
1879 
Keynes . 
Yellow, red, and white. 
4 
117 
9 
Chorister . 
1881 
Kevnes . 
Fawn and crimson. 
5 
113 
15 
Duchess of Albany . 
1884 
Turner . 
Orange and crimson. 
10"7 
12 
Klnra Wyaf.h. . . 
1871 
Keynes . 
Orange and red. 
7 
10-5 
6 
Hem V Eckford. 
1886 
Rawlings . 
Yelloav and red. 
8 
10-3 
12 
Mrs. isr. Halls . 
1881 
Rawlings . 
Scarlet and whi"e. 
9 
10 0 
13 
Peacock . 
1877 
Turner . 
Maroon and white. 
TO 
11 
1878 
Keynes . 
Lilac and crimson. 
11 
90 
9 
Matthew Campbell . 
1889 
Keynes . 
Buff and crims )n. 
12 
89 
2 
Hugh Austin. 
1881 
Keynes . 
Oiange and red. 
13 
8-8 
6 
Professor Fawcett . 
1881 
Keynes . 
Lilac and brown. 
14 
8-4 
2 
Fanny Sturt . 
1868 
Pope . 
Red and w'hite. 
15 
8-1 
5 
John Forbes . 
1882 
Keynes . 
Maroon. 
16 
8-0 
9 
Rebecca . 
1883 
Keynes . 
Li ac and crimson. 
17 
7-6 
3 
Henry Glass;ock. 
1875 
Keynes . 
Buff and crimson. 
18 
7-4 
6 
General Gordon . 
1885 
Keynes . 
\ellow and scarlet. 
19 
6-8 
5 
James O’Brien . 
1881 
Keynes . 
Yellow and crimson. 
20 
6 4 
4 
Egyptian Prince . 
1873 
Keynes . 
Orange and red. 
51 
60 
5 
Dorothy. 
1888 
Keynes . 
Fawn and maroon. 
91 
A.A 
d 
ATfljAr . 
1889 
Keynrs . 
Orange and maroon. 
'21 
6 0 
2 
Miss Browning. 
1880 
Keynes . 
Yellow and white. 
22 
5‘6 
1 
Miss Lily Large . 
1876 
Keynes . 
Yellow and crimson. 
7 
1886 
Keynes . 
White and purple. 
54 
5-4 
5 
Frank Pearce . 
1886 
Rawlings . 
R'isp, striped crimson. 
24 
5 4 
1 
Hercules . 
1877 
Keynes . 
Yellow and crimson. 
25 
5 0 
3 
Eric Fisher . 
1886 
Kevnes . 
Buff and scarlet. 
:25 
5-0 
5 
T. W. Girdlestone . 
1890 
Keynes . 
Lilac and maroon. 
