March 30, 1893.] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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FANCY DAHLIAS. 
Position in Present 
Analysis. 
Average Number of 
Times Shown. 
Number of Times 
Shown in 1892. 
Name, 
Date of 
Introduction. 
Raiser’s 
or 
Introducer’s 
Name. 
Colour, 
1 
22 7 
26 
Mrs. Saunders . 
1872 
Turner . 
Yellow and while 
2 
20-7 
23 
Rev. J. B. M. Camm . 
1873 
Keynes . 
Yellow and red 
3 
18-2 
19 
Duchess of Albany . 
1884 
Turner . 
Orange and crimsen 
4 
15 5 
16 
Mrs. J. Downie. 
1889 
Turner . 
Orange and scarlet 
5 
140 
20 
Frank Pearce . 
1886 
Rawlings . 
Rose, striped crimfon 
5 
14-0 
15 
Matthew Campbell . 
1889 
Keynes . 
Buff and crimson 
6 
12 8 
12 
Henry Eckford. 
1886 
Rawlings . 
Yellow and red 
7 
11-8 
6 
Gaiety. 
1879 
Keynes . 
Yellow, red, and white 
8 
11-1 
11 
Peacock . 
1877 
Turner . 
Maroon and white 
9 
10-0 
10 
T. W. Girdlestone. 
1890 
Keynes . 
Lilac and maroon 
10 
98 
9 
Chorister. 
1881 
Keynes . 
Fawn and crimson 
10 
98 
6 
Mrs. N. Halls. 
1881 
Rawlings . 
Scarlet and w’hite 
11 
9-3 
3 
Flora Wyatt. 
1871 
Keynes . 
Orange and red 
12 
8-6 
6 
George Barnes . 
1878 
Keynes . 
Lilac and crimson 
13 
8-0 
5 
Rebecca . 
1883 
Keynes . 
Lilac and crimson 
14 
7-4 
8 
Professor Fawcett. 
1881 
Keynes . 
Lilac and brown 
15 
70 
4 
Hugh Austin. 
1881 
Keynes . 
Orange and red 
16 
6-8 
7 
Dorothy . 
1888 
Keynes . 
Fawn and maroon 
17 
6-7 
8 
Henry Glasscock . 
1875 
Keynes . 
Buff and crimson 
18 
6-6 
5 
Egyptian Prince . 
1873 
Keynes . 
Orange and red 
19 
6-3 
2 
Edmund Boston . 
1887 
Keynes . 
Orange and crimson 
20 
60 
4 
John Forbes . 
1882 
Keynes . 
Maroon 
21 
5 3 
7 
Prince Henry . 
1887 
Fellowes. 
Lilac and purple 
22 
5-6 
3 
James O’Brien . 
1881 
Keynes . 
Yellow and crimson 
23 
5 0 
5 
Comedian . 
1891 
Orange and crimson 
23 
5-0 
5 
Mrs. Ocock. 
1892 
Rawlings . 
Yellow, crimson, and white 
CHASSELAS NAPOLEON GRAPE. 
^ In your issue of March 22nd, page 229, you ask for an explan¬ 
ation respecting Chasselas Napoleon Grape for the benefit of the 
Grape-growing community. When I exhibited this Grape for a 
certificate before the Fruit Committee of the Royal Horticultural 
Society I did not represent it as a seedling Grape, or as a Grape of 
my own raising. I placed it before the Committee, as I con¬ 
sidered it a Grape well worth their attention ; and it was, I believe, 
unanimously awarded a first-class certificate. I herewith enclose a 
copy of my letter sent at the same time, which I think will con¬ 
clusively prove that I have in no way attempted to regenerate this 
Grape. 
[Copy of Letter sent to Mr. Barron.] 
Dear Sir, —I purpose placing before the Fruit Committee Chasselas 
Napoleon Grape for a certificate. It is, I consider, well worth their 
attention, as it is a good setter, keeps well, having been ripe since the 
beginning of September. It is also of very good quality. As it is 
growing here, not under the best advantages, being worked on an old 
Muscat stock, I think it would be a very fine Grape grown under more 
favourable circumstances. It is in the Muscat house which treatment 
seems to suit it.—Yours faithfully, George Reynolds. 
P.S.—I cut bunches off the Vine late in November last year in 
excellent condition. > 
With regard to the origin of the Grape at Gunnersbury it was 
sent from Ferrieres to my predecessor, Mr. Roberts. The vendors, 
Messrs. Cutbush & Son, who have procured the stock from me, 
inadvertently advertised it as a seedling of my raising through 
some misunderstanding on their part. 
I have a Vine worked on the Muscat stock in the Muscat house 
here, and I have not experienced so much difficulty in setting it 
as there is with Muscats, and it has always carried a full crop. 
It has formed one variety, either in collections of five or ten 
varieties of Grapes when I have been exhibiting with as good 
results as most exhibitors. I shall be happy to show it anyone 
who is interested and so disposed to pay me a visit during the 
ensuing season, when they will be able to judge for themselves 
as to its cropping qualities.— George Reynolds, Gunnersbury 
Gardens, Acton, W. _ 
Last autumn at the Fruit Exhibition at Earls Court we noticed 
a white Grape exhibited by Mr. Reynolds of Gunnersbury Park 
Gardens ; a great number of leading Grape growers observed that 
it was a fine white Grape, and would no doubt become a good 
exhibition variety, and in the course of a few years would be 
amongst all collections upon the exhibition table. We neither 
saw nor heard anything further of the variety until we read 
Mr. Reynolds’ advertisement in the “ Gardeners’ Chronicle ” of 
February 18th, 189.3, offering canes of Chasselas Napoleon Grape. 
As one of our representatives intended calling upon Mr. Reynolds 
during that week, we instructed him to endeavour to make terms 
with Mr. Reynolds to take over the entire stock for distribution, 
and an arrangement was come to subject to our confirmation. We 
wrote Mr. Reynolds immediately confirming the arrangement 
made, asking him to send full particulars of the Grape at once, as- 
there was no time to lose, the season being far advanced for selling 
Vines. We received on March 1st full particulars of the Grape 
from him, and at once advertised in the press, as well as sending 
out circulars, giving full particulars of the Grape. Two or three 
days after we received a letter from Mr. Thomson of Clovenfords 
saying that Chasselas Napoleon was a very old Grape and he had 
grown it thirty years. We at once wrote Mr. Reynolds enclosing 
Mr. Thomson’s letter, and he rephed, “You have made a mistake in 
advertising Chasselas Napoleon as a new Grape and as being raised 
by myself, as I procured the original from France.” Immediately 
he informed us of this fact we withdrew all advertisements as well 
as destroying all circulars referring to the “new ” Grape Chasselas 
Napoleon. We were until then quite under the impression that the 
Grape was a seedling and raised by Mr. Reynolds, and our impres¬ 
sion was strengthened by knowing that the Fruit Committee of the 
Royal Horticultural Society had awarded it a first-class certificate 
on October 27th, 1891. 
Now as to the quality of the Chasselas Napoleon Grape, we 
maintain that if the variety is properly grown as Mr. Reynolds has 
grown it, there is a good future before it. Our opinion is confirmed 
by many. In the first place we take the opinion of the Fruit 
Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society ; would they be 
unanimous in awarding a Grape a first-class certificate unless there 
was some special merit attached to it ? In the second place, would 
a great number of leading growers state that the variety would 
become a first-class exhibition Grape ? In the third place, would 
the Horticultural Press write in such high praise of the Grape as 
they did when it was awarded a first-class certificate at the Royal 
Horticultural Society, unless there was some special merit attached 
to it ? 
What we say is this, it is an old Grape of very many years’ 
standing, but has never been properly cultivated. If growers will 
only give it a fair trial, we are convinced it will be extensively 
