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Glassccck, and many others were, however, last year but poorly 
represented. 
Of the 1885 Fancies General Gordon (No. 9) was only shown 
last year six times against sixteen times in the previous year, and 
so loses several places. Of the 1886 introductions Henry Eckford 
(No. 5) did remarkably well, rising no less than eleven places, 
and being, with three exceptions, more frequently staged than any 
other variety. Both Eric Fisher and Pelican (No. 17), however, 
failed to improve on their 1887 positions. 
The Dahlia season of 1888 proved an extremely short one. 
The plants took a long time, owing to the coldness of the ground, 
in establishing themselves after being planted out, and were cut off 
earlier in the autumn than I can ever remember them to have 
been. In, f ict the whole of my collection was destroyed cm the 
2nd df October, which is more than a month earlier than the 
average date in the previous eleven years, and a fortnight earlier 
than in any of them. 
In conclusion, I have once more to thank Mr. T. W. Girdlestone 
for assisting me in taking down the names of the flowers at the 
Show, also Mr. W. H. Williams for again supplying the dates of 
SHOW DAHLIAS. 
Position in Present 
Analysis. 
Average Number of 
Times Shown in the 
Six Years, 
Number of Times 
Shown in 1888. 
Name. 
Date of Introduction. 
Raiser’s 
or 
Introducer’s 
Name. 
Colour. 
1 
42-3 
58 
Mrs. Gladstone. . 
1884 
Hurst. 
Pale blush 
2 
22-8 
26 
Hon. Mrs. P. Wyndham . 
1881 
Keynes & Co. 
Pale yellow and rose. 
3 
22 5 
26 
James Cocker ... 
1871 
Keynes . 
Purple. 
4 
21-5 
30 
Harry Keith . 
1886 
Keynes & Co. 
Rosy purple. 
6 
210 
23 
Henry Walton . 
1873 
Keynes . 
Pale vellow and scarlet. 
6 
20-7 
40 
William Rawlings . 
1881 
Rawlings . 
Crimson purple. 
7 
19 2 
19 
Goldfinder. 
1881 
Fellowes. 
Yellow and red. 
8 
19-0 
19 
J. T. West . 
1887 
Rawlings . 
Yellow and purple. 
9 
17-7 
26 
Mrs. Harris . 
1873 
Harris . 
White and lilac. 
10 
17-5 
18 
Mrs. W. Slack . 
1886 
Keynes & Co. 
Blush white and purple. 
11 
173 
24 
T. J. Saltmarsh. 
1885 
Rawlings . 
Yellow and chestnut. 
12 
16-7 
28 
Ethel Britton . 
1880 
Keynes & Co. 
White and purple. 
13 
16 5 
15 
Prince of Denmark. 
1881 
Fellowes. 
Dark maroon. 
14 
15-7 
17 
Mrs. Langtry. . 
1885 
Keynes & Co. 
Cream and crimson. 
15 
15'2 
22 
Prince Bismarck . 
1879 
Fellowes . 
Puce. 
16 
15-0 
15 
Colonist. 
1887 
Keynes & Co. 
Chocolate and fawn. 
1G 
15’0 
13 
Joseph Ashby . 
1879 
Turner . 
Shaded orange. 
17 
14-7 
18 
James Yick . 
1881 
Keynes & Co. 
Purplish maroon. 
Dark crimson. 
18 
140 
17 
Shirley Hibberd . 
1881 
Rawlings . 
19 
13-7 
16 
Vice-President . 
1868 
Keynes . 
Orange. 
20 
130 
18 
Flag of Truce . 
1868 
Wheeler. 
White and lilac. 
21 
12-0 
17 
It. T. Rawlings. 
1886 
Rawlings . 
Clear yellow. 
21 
120 
12 
Willie Garratt . 
1887 
Garratt . 
Bright cardinal. 
22 
114 
15 
Burgundy . 
1877 
Turner . 
Dark puce. 
23 
H-2 
15 
Mrs. Dodds . 
1881 
Keynes & Co. 
Blush and lilac. 
24 
ll-O 
11 
Queen of the Belgians . 
1887 
Rawlings . 
Cream and pink. 
25 
10-8 
16 
Clara . 
1879 
Rawlings . 
Rosy peach. 
25 
10-8 
7 
Harrison Weir . 
1883 
Rawlings . 
Yellow. 
25 
10-8 
13 
John N. Keynes . 
1871 
Keynes . 
Yellow. 
26 
10’5 
9 
Thomas Hobbs . 
1886 
Keynes & Co. 
Purplish rose. 
27 
lOO 
7 
Mrs. F. Foreman . 
1884 
Keynes & Co. 
Lilac. 
28 
9-8 
17 
Mr. Harris. 
1881 
Rawlings . 
Crimson scarlet. 
29 
9-3 
10 
Miss Cannell. 
1881 
Eckford. 
Cream and crimson. 
29 
9-3 
13 
Mrs. G. R. Jefferd. 
1884 
Keynes & Co. 
Deep yellow. 
30 
9-2 
1 
George Rawlings. 
1882 
Rawlings . 
Dark maroon. 
30 
9-2 
2 
Imperial. 
1883 
Keynes & Co. 
Purple, shaded lilac. 
30 
9-2 
8 
John W. Lord . 
1877 
Keynes . 
Orange buff. 
31 
90 
9 
Bendigo . 
1887 
Turner . 
Purplish crimson. 
32 
8-9 
11 
Earl of Ravensworth . 
1883 
Harkness & Son ... 
Lilac. 
33 
8-8 
14 
Mrs. Shirley HibberJ . 
1877 
Rawlings . 
Cream and pink. 
34 
8-6 
25 
1883 
Keynes & Co. 
French white. 
35 
8-2 
6 
Constancy . 
1878 
Harris. 
Yellow and lake. 
35 
8-2 
2 
James Stephen . 
1882 
Keynes & Co. 
Orange scarlet. 
35 
8-2 
4 
John Standish . 
1872 
Turner .. 
Crimson. 
36 
8T 
8 
Hope . 
1883 
Keynes & Co. 
Light rosy lilac. 
37 
80 
8 
Crimson King . 
1887 
Keynes & Co. 
Deep crimson scarlet. 
37 
8-0 
12 
John Henshaw . 
1883 
Rawlings . 
Ruby crimson. 
37 
80 
10 
John Wyatt . 
1877 
Keynes . 
Crimson scarleb 
37 
8-0 
2 
Mrs. Douglas. 
1885 
Rawlings . 
Scarlet. 
38 
7-8 
10 
Royal Queen. 
1875 
Eckford. 
Cream and crimson. 
39 
7-7 
9 
John Bennett . 
1875 
Rawlings . 
Yellow and scarlet. 
40 
7-3 
4 
Sunbeam . 
1881 
Fellowes. 
Buff. 
41 
7-2 
10 
Champion Rollo . 
1881 
Keynes & Co. 
Orange. 
42 
7-0 
19 
Joseph Green. 
1881 
Keynes & Co. 
Crimson. 
42 
70 
7 
Mrs. G. Rawlings. 
1887 
Rawlings . 
Blush and purple. 
43 
6-7 
3 
Julia Wyatt 7 . 
1869 
Keynes . 
Creamy white. 
43 
6-7 
13 
Mrs. Kendal . 
1885 
Riwlings . 
White and purple. 
43 
6-7 
13 
Walter H. Williams. 
1881 
Keynes & Co. 
Bright scarlet. 
44 
65 
6 
Ovid .. 
1874 
Turner . 
Purple. 
45 
G-3 
1 
James Service . 
1873 
Keynes . 
Dark crimson. 
45 
6-3 
3 
1879 
Rawlings . 
Maroon, shaded purple. 
French white. 
46 
6-0 
5 
Herbert Turner. 
1873 
Turner . 
46 
6-0 
10 
Mr. Glasscock ... 
1886 
Rawlings . 
Purple. 
Pale yellow and purple. 
46 
6-0 
6 
Royalty . 
1888 
Turner . 
