Ootober 1, 1885. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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variety Mrs. Gladstone, obtained no mention at all in the tables published 
last year. Indeed, if this year’s exhibition were to be alone considered, 
Mrs. Gladstone would stand second only to the leading flower— i.e., the 
Hon. Mrs. Percy Wyndham. 
The changes in the relative positions of the Fancies since 1884 will 
be seen on comparison of the two lists to have been, generally speaking, 
but slight; indeed, the only one among them all that has lost more than 
two places since last year is John Forbes, which has gone down three 
places, while Professor Fawcett and Miss Lily Large have both risen four 
places, and Chorister five. Peacock, James O’Brien, Polly Sandell, Maid 
of Athens, and Wizard make their appearance for the first time in any of 
these tables. It should, however, be mentioned that five more Fancy 
varieties have been tabulated this year in the Journal than in 1884. In 
1883 no fewer than thirty-eight Fancy flowers were exhibited in the 
bhow classes, but at this year’s Show ttiere were only thirteen. During 
the present autumn the following would seem to have been the least 
constant:— 
James O'Brien. 
George Btrnes. 
Flora Wyatt. 
Rev. J. B. M. Carnal .. 
exhibited 4 times as a Show and 5 as a Fancy. 
>' 3 „ „ 5 ,, 
j, 5 „ ,, 10 „ 
» 4 „ „ 13 „ 
National Dahlia Society there have been in [all 3332 flowers staged for 
competition—viz., 
In 1883 . 092 Shows, and 239 Fancies. 
„ 1884 . 754 „ 425 . „ 
„ 1885 . 837 „ 3.55 _ „ 
2283 1049 
Also that in these three years the Show kinds were on an average 
exhibited in about 160 different varieties, and the Fancy flowers in about 
seventy varieties. 
When taking down the names of the Dahlias at these exhibitions I 
could not help noticing the very untidy and generally unsatisfactory way 
in which many collections were named. It occurred to me at the time 
how easily the appearance of these stands might be improved by the 
adoption throughout the Exhibition of a neat label of some neutral tint 
and of uniform size. These labels should, of course, for the convenience 
of the judges and visitors be secured to the stands immediately beneath 
the different flowers. 
I am indebted to Mr. A. Turner of Slough and Mr. W. H. Williams of 
Salisbury for supplying me with nearly all the dates which were wanting 
in the tables published last year.—E. M., Berithanutecl. 
SHOW DAHLIAS. 
Number 
of times shown 
Hame. 
When 
sent 
out. 
Raiser’s Name 
Colour. 
1883 
1884 
1885 
Tot. 
21 
21 
26 
68 
Hon. Mr*. P. Wyndham 
1881 
Keynes & Co. 
Yellow and scarlet 
19 
24 
19 
62 
Henry Walton. 
1873 
18 
21 
19 
58 
James Cocker. 
1871 
15 
13 
15 
48 
William Rawlings.... 
1881 
Rawlings .. 
Purple 
1G 
15 
15 
46 
Qoldflnder. . 
1881 
Fellowes.... 
Yellow and red 
15 
16 
15 
46 
Joseph Ashby. 
1879 
12 
14 
20 
46 
Mrs. Harris . 
1873 
13 
47 
14 
44 
Shirley Hibberd. 
1881 
Rawlings .. 
Crimson 
16 
13 
14 
43 
Prince Bismarck .... 
1879 
Fellowes .. .. 
Puce 
14 
15 
12 
41 
Ethel Britton . 
1880 
Keynes & Co. 
White and purple 
18 
12 
39 
James Vick . 
1881 
Keynes & Co. 
Maroon 
9 
14 
39 
Prince of Denmark .. 
1881 
Fellowes.... 
Maroon and crim. 
12 
9 
15 
36 
Vice-President. 
1868 
Keynes .... 
Orange 
9 
12 
13 
84 
Mrs. Dodds . 
188 L 
Keynes & Co. 
White and lilac 
1 
9 
34 
Mrs. Gladstone . 
1884 
6 
19 
7 
32 
1877 
10 
12 
8 
30 
Flag of Truce . 
1868 
Wheeler .... 
White and lilac 
11 
11 
30 
John X. Keynes. 
1871 
Keynes .... 
Yellow 
7 
9 
28 
George Rawlings .... 
1882 
Rawlings .. 
Maroon 
5 
12 
23 
Mr. Harris. 
188 L 
Rawlings .. 
Scarlet 
7 
12 
27 
Clara. 
1879 
Rawiings .. 
Peach 
10 
8 
27 
Julia Wyatt. 
1869 
Keynes .... 
White 
10 
7 
26 
John Bennett. 
1875 
Rawlings .. 
Yellow and scarlet 
10 
15 
Royal Queen. 
1875 
Eeltford .... 
Cream and crimson 
14 
7 
25 
A. Cramond. 
1872 
Keynes .... 
Maroon 
6 
13 
25 
James Service. 
1873 
Keynes .... 
Crimson 
12 
8 
25 
Johu William Lord .. 
1877 
Keynes .... 
Buff 
6 
7 
25 
ftiomas Goodwin .... 
1873 
Goodwin.... 
Maroon 
2 
11 
23 
Imperial. 
1883 
Keynes & Co. 
Purple 
7 
8 
23 
Mrs. S. Hibberd. 
1877 
Rawlings .. 
Cream and pink 
7 
11 
23 
Rev. J. Goodday. 
1879 
Rawlings .. 
Maroon and purple 
6 
10 
22 
Herbert Turner . 
1873 
Turner. 
White 
6 
8 
21 
Lord Chelmsford .... 
1880 
Keynes & Co. 
Maroon 
7 
9 
21 
Ovid. 
1874 
Turner. 
Purple 
5 
7 
20 
Constancy. 
1878 
Harris. 
Yellow and lake 
2 
8 
10 
20 
James Stephen . 
1882 
Keynes & Co. 
Scarlet 
6 
11 
20 
Johu Wyatt. 
1877 
Keynes .... 
Scarlet 
8 
3 
19 
Emily Edwards. 
1879 
Keynes .... 
White 
3 
7 
19 
Harrison Weir. 
1883 
Rawlings .. 
Yellow 
3 
9 
18 
Lady Gladys Herbert 
1855 
Keynes .... 
Orange and crimson 
3 
8 
7 
18 
Miss Cannell . 
1881 
Eckford .... 
Cream and crimson 
2 
G 
10 
18 
Sunbeam . 
188L 
Fellowes .. .. 
Buff 
8 
5 
5 
18 
Walter H. Williams.. 
1881 
Keynes <fc Co. 
Scarlet 
5 
3 
9 
17 
Champion Rollo. 
1881 
Keynes & Co. 
Orange 
6 
1 
10 
17 
Joseph Green . 
188 L 
Keynes &Co. 
Crimson 
5 
3 
17 
John Standish. 
1872 
Turner. 
Crimson 
7 
3 
6 
16 
Annie Neville. 
1869 
Keynes .... 
White 
5 
5 
6 
16 
H. W. Ward. 
188 L 
Keynes & Co. 
Yellow and crimson 
5 
8 
16 
Modesty. 
1881 
Fellowes.... 
Blush 
2 
9 
4 
15 
Chris. Ridley . 
1877 
Turner. 
Crimson 
6 
5 
4 
15 
Criterion . 
— 
Edwards.... 
Rose 
5 
7 
3 
15 
George Dickson. 
1882 
Keynes & Co. 
Chestnut 
FANCY DAHLIAS. 
Number 
of times shown. 
Name. 
When 
sent 
out. 
Raiser’s Name 
Colonr. 
1883 
1884 
1885 
rot. 
16 
23 
19 
58 
1879 
15 
16 
17 
48 
Mrs. Saunders. 
1872 
Turner. 
Yellow and white 
9 
14 
13 
36 
Rev. J. B. M. Camm.. 
1873 
Kevnes .... 
Yellow and red 
6 
17 
10 
33 
Flora Wyatt. 
1871 
Keynes .... 
Orange «nd red 
14 
14 
5 
33 
George Barnes. 
1878 
Keynes .... 
Lilac and crimson 
11 
13 
9 
33 
Fanny Sturt. 
1868 
Pope. 
Red and white 
7 
10 
13 
30 
Chorister . 
1881 
Keynes <fe Co. 
Fawn and crimson 
8 
10 
12 
30 
Professor Fawcett.... 
l«8l 
Keynes & Co. 
Lilac and brown 
11 
10 
8 
29 
Henry Glasscock .... 
1875 
Keynes .... 
Buff and crimson 
12 
12 
4 
28 | 
Jonn Forbes. 
1882 
Keynes & Co. 
Maroon 
5 
11 
12 
28 1 
Miss Lily Large. 
1876 
Keynes .... 
Yellow and cr i ms on 
7 
11 
8 
Egyptian Piiuce. 
1873 
Keynes .... 
Orange and red 
7 
13 
6 
26 ! 
Hercules. 
1877 
Keynes .... 
Yellow and crimson 
10 
9 
7 
26 ! 
-Miss Browning . 
1880 
Keynes .... 
Yellow and white 
5 
12 
7 
21 
Hugh Au.**tin . 
1881 
Keynes & Co. 
Orange and red 
2 
17 
5 
24 
.JohnLamont . 
1875 
Keynes .... 
Maroon and black 
11 
8 
4 
23 j 
Oracle . 
1877 
Fellowes.... 
Yellowand crimson 
4 
6 
13 
2; 
Peacock . 
1877 
Turner. 
Maroon and white 
10 
4 
8 
21 
Mrs. N. Halls . 
1881 
Rawlings 
Scarlet and white 
5 
11 
5 
21 
Florence stark . 
1879 
Keynes ... 
White and purple 
3 
10 
5 
is 1 
.lames O’Brien. 
18.SL 
KeyDescfe Co. 
Yellowand crimson 
2 
10 
5 
17 , 
Edward Peck . 
1881 
Keynes & Co. 
Lilac and maruon 
10 
5 
17 
Jessie McIntosh. 
1830 
Keynes (fe Co. 
Red and whice 
1 
5 
11 
17 
Polly Sandell . 
1882 
Iveyne3 <fe Co. 
Yellow and white 
2 
10 
5 
17 
Rebecca . 
1883 
Keynes & Co. 
Liiac and crimson 
3 
7 
5 
15 
Maid of Athens . 
1878 
Keynes .... 
Maroon, red, white 
3 
9 
3 
15 
Wizard . 
1878 
Fellowes.... 
Fawn and maroon 
I find that at th6 three Exhibitions which have been held by the 
TACSONIA MANICATA. 
The Passionworts comprise some of the most gorgeous of tropical 
climbers, but there are few, even of the tender species, which surpass or 
equal in beauty this magnificent plant. Although it is brought to us from 
equatorial regions, yet, from the altitude at which it is found growing 
(often 7000 feet above the level of the sea), it is a greenhouse climber. 
In their habit of growth the Tacsonias resemble very closely the 
common Passion-flowers, being, like most of them, of vigorous growth) 
the shoots extending 10 or 20 feet in a season, according to the age of 
the plant. The resemblance between the two genera is indeed carried so 
fas, that some of the most acute botanists of the present day are unable 
to give the precise grounds for the separation of the Tacsonias from the 
true Passion-flowers. 
The chief interest of these plants centres in their elegant scarlet 
flowers. These are, at a glance, seen to consist of ten segments or divi¬ 
sions, the lower portions of which are united into a tube, surrounded at 
its base by three leaf-like bodies termed bracts. These bracts, which are 
shown in the engraving, are common not only to the Tacsonias, but also 
to nearly all the other Passion-flowers, though in a few species they are 
placed at a considerable distance below the flowers and are extremely 
small. In one or two species they are cut into hair-like segments, and 
give a very interesting appearance to the flower, as in the Passiflora 
ciliata and P. feetida. These bracts are not much larger in T. manicata 
than in many other Passionworts; but from the shortness of the tube 
