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[ October 13, 1887. 
theless, for so new a comer, already occupies the very high position 
of No. 6 on the list, while Harry Keith stands No. 18, Thomas 
Hobbs No. 19, and R. T. Rawlings No. 47. Colonist, sent out 
only this spring, also takes a good place (No 22), considering how 
very recently it has been introduced ; and at a respectful distance 
come two other novelties, Crimson King (No. 47), and Mrs. G. 
Rawlings (also No. 47). 
The Fancies of recent introduction, headed by General Gordon 
(1885) at No. 5, occupy the following positions :—Duchess of 
Albany (1884) and Eric Fisher (1886) both at No. 15; Pelican 
(1886) No. 24, Lotty Eckford (1884) No. 25, Henry Eckford (1886) 
No. 26, and Edmund Boston (1887) No. 29. 
It will thus be seen how rapidly the newer Dahlias are coming 
to the front. It is not, however, until we go back a few years that 
we begin to appreciate at anything like its true extent the sur¬ 
prising progress that has recently been made. Referring to my 
first analysis, which appeared in 1883, and comparing it with the 
present one, I find that no less than twenty Show varieties, which 
were not then generally grown, appear in this year’s list among the 
first fifty Dahlias named in it—viz., Mrs. Gladstone, Mrs. W. Slack, 
Mrs. Langtry, T. J. Saltmarsh, Harry Keith, Thomas Hobbs, 
Harrison Weir, Colonist, Imperial, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. F. Foreman, 
James Stephen, Miss Cannell, Earl of Ravensworth, Hope, Mrs. 
G. R. Jefferd, Sunbeam, Crimson King, John Henshaw, and Mre. 
G. Rawlings. In the list of Fancies the advance is not nearly so 
marked, for among the first twenty in the present analysis there 
are only three—General Gordon, Duchess of Albany, and Eric 
Fisher, which did not find places in that of 1883. _ 
Of the twenty-three Danlias just mentioned thirteen were raised 
by Keynes & Co., four by Rawlings Bros., and one each by 
Eckford, Fellowes, Harkness & Son, Hurst, and Turner. 
In the tables the averages in the second column are calculated 
as follows :—For varieties distributed before 1883 the averages are 
for five years, for those of 1883 for four years, for those of 1884 
for three years, for those of 1885 for two years, whereas in the case 
of the 1886 and 1887 flowers, the total number of times they were 
staged at this year's exhibition alone regulates their position in the 
analysis. 
SHOW DAHLIAS. 
Position in present 
Analysis. 
Average Number of 
Times Shown. 
Number cf Times 
Shown in 1887. 
Name. 
Date. 
Raiser’s Name. 
Colour. 
1 
f 7-0 
47 
Mrs. Gladstone. 
1884 
Hurst . 
Pale blush 
2 
22-2 
24 
Hon. Mrs. P. WyLdham 
1881 
Keynes & Co. ... 
Pale yellow and rose 
8 
21-8 
29 
James Cocker . 
1871 
Keynes. 
Purple 
4 
20 6 
23 
Henry Walton . 
1873 
Keynes. 
Pale yellow and scarlet 
5 
19-2 
27 
Gold find* r. 
1881 
Fellowes 
Yellow and red 
6 
170 
17 
Mrs. W. Slack 
1886 
Keynes & Co. ... 
... 
Blush white and purple 
7 
16-8 
24 
Prince of Dtnmark 
1881 
Fe lowes 
Dark maroon 
7 
368 
20 
William Rawlings 
1881 
Rawlings 
Crimson purple 
9 
16-0 
16 
Mrs. Harris . 
1873 
Harris. 
. . 
White and lilac 
10 
15-4 
18 
J oseph Ashby 
1879 
Turner. 
Shaded orange 
11 
150 
14 
Mrs. Langt y 
1885 
Keynes & Co. ... 
... 
Cream and crimson 
12 
14-4 
13 
Ethel Brilton 
1880 
Keynes & Co. ... 
... 
White and purple. 
IS 
140 
16 
James Vick . 
1881 
Keynes & Co. ... 
Purplish maroon 
13 
140 
20 
T. J. Saltmarsh. 
1885 
Rawlings 
Yellow and chestnut 
35 
13-8 
13 
Prince B : smarck 
1879 
Fellowes 
Puce 
16 
134 
13 
Shirley Hibberd. 
1881 
Rawlings 
Dark crimson 
17 
13 2 
14 
Vice-President 
1808 
Keynes 
... 
Orange 
18 
130 
13 
Harry Keith 
1886 
Keynes & Co. ... 
Rosy purple 
1? 
120 
15 
Flag of Truce _ 
1868 
Wheeler'. 
White and lilac 
39 
120 
12 
Thomas Hobbs. 
1886 
Keynes & Co. ... 
Purplish lose 
21 
11-7 
18 
Harrison Weir ... 
1883 
Rawbngs 
Yellow 
22 
110 
11 
Colonist.. 
1887 
Keynes & Co. ... 
Chocolate and fawn 
22 
11-0 
12 
Imperial ... 
1883 
Keynes & Co. ... 
... 
Purple, shaded lilac. 
2l2 
11-0 
11 
Mrs. Douglas 
1885 
Rawlings 
Scarlet 
22 
11-0 
19 
Mrs. F. Foreman... 
1884 
Keynes & Co. ... 
Lilac 
26 
10-8 
14 
George RawliLgs 
1882 
Rawlings 
... 
Dark maroon 
27 
10-7 
9 
Burgundy ... 
1877 
Turner. 
... 
Dark puce. 
28 
10-4 
14 
John N. Keynes ... 
1871 
Keynes. 
... ^ 
Yellow 
28 
104 
7 
Mrs. Dodds . 
1881 
Keynes & Co. ... 
Blush and lilac 
SO 
9 7 
12 
Clara ... _ 
1879 
Rawlings 
Rosy peach 
SI 
94 
19 
Jams s Stephen . 
1882 
Keynes & Co. ... 
Orange scarlet 
S3 
94 
10 
JohnW. Lod 
1877 
Keynes. 
Orange buff 
33 
92 
19 
Miss Cannell 
1881 
Eckford. 
Cream and crimson 
34 
90 
21 
John Standish . 
1872 
Turner. 
Crimson 
35 
8-6 
14 
Constancy. 
1878 
Harris. 
Yellow and lake 
3(1 
84 
14 
Earl of Ravensworth ... 
1883 
Harkness & Son 
Lilac 
36 
8-4 
9 
Mr. Harris. 
... 
1881 
Rawlings 
Crimson scarlet 
38 
8-1 
12 
Hope . 
1883 
Keynes & Co ... 
... 
Light rosy lilac 
38 
81 
11 
Mrs. G. R. Jeffex-d 
1884 
Keynes & Co. ... 
... 
Deep yellow 
40 
80 
14 
Sunbeam. 
1881 
Fe'lowes 
Bufi 
41 
78 
6 
Mrs. Shirley Hibberd ... 
1877 
Rawlings 
Cream and pink 
42 
7-6 
10 
John Wyatt . 
1877 
Keynes. 
... 
Crimson scarlet 
43 
7-4 
8 
James Service . 
1873 
Keynes. 
Dark crimson 
43 
7-4 
3 
John Bennett . 
1875 
Raw ings 
Yellow and scarlet 
43 
74 
4 
Julia Wyatt . 
1869 
Keynes. 
Creamy white 
43 
74 
5 
Royal Queen . 
1875 
Eckford. 
Cream and crimson 
47 
70 
7 
CrimBon King . 
1887 
Keynes A C.\ ... 
Deep crimson scarlet 
47 
7-0 
12 
John Henshaw . 
1883 
Rawlings 
... 
Ruby crimson 
47 
70 
7 
Mrs. G. Rawlings 
1887 
Rawlings 
... 
Blush and purple 
47 
70 
7 
Rev. J. Goodday 
1879 
Rawlings 
Maroon, shaded purple 
47 
7-0 
7 
R. T. Rawlings. 
• •• 
1886 
Rawlings 
Clear yellow 
52 
t>*6 
11 
Champion Rollo. 
• •• 
1881 
Keynes & Co. ... 
Orange 
52 
6-6 
18 
H. W. Ward . 
1881 
Keynes & Co. ... 
Yellow and cr mson 
52 
66 
5 
Ovid . 
1874 
Turner. 
Purple 
55 
64 
4 
Lord Chelmsford 
1880 
Keynes & Co. ... 
Maroon 
55 
64 
3 
Thomas Goodwin 
1873 
Goodwin 
Dark ma- oon 
57 
6-2 
7 
Alexander Crsmond 
1872 
Keynes. 
... 
Shaded maroon 
67 
6*2 
6 
Herbert Turner. 
1873 
Turner. 
French white 
69 
60 
8 
Criterion. 
... 
... 
— 
Edwards 
... 
Creamy rose 
