388 
May  10,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
In  the  preceding  statement  the  number  of  blooms  staged  in  the 
classes  s^at  apart  for  three  or  more  blooms  of  any  one  variety  is  not 
included. 
As  in  the  previous  analysis,  the  positions  given  the  different  Show 
and  Fancy  Dahlias  in  the  accompanying  tables  are  dependent  upon 
the  average  number  of  times  each  variety  was  staged  at  the  last  eight 
exhibitions  of  the  N.D.S. 
That  reliable  variety  Mrs.  Gladstone  still  retains  the  premier  place 
on  the  list  of  Show  Dahlias,  a  position  it  has  now  held  for  fourteen 
successive  years.  At  one  time,  John  Walker,  the  only  pure  white 
Dahlia  in  the  table,  and  at  another,  K.  T.  Eawlings,  the  best  yellow, 
threatened  to  displace  it,  but  this  refined  pale  blush  variety  by  its 
more  consistent  records  has  always  managed  to  maintain  a  decided 
lead  over  all  other  competitors.  Next  comes  that  dependable  purple 
variety,  William  Eawlings,  which  is  rather  older  than  either  of  the 
three  sorts  above  referred  to.  Neither  of  these  four  leading  Show 
Dahlias  was,  however,  quite  up  to  its  usual  form  last  year  ;  while 
Marry  Keith,  Mrs.  Langtry,  and  a  few  other  good  sorts  were  even 
more  indifferently  represented.  Indeed,  among  the  first  twelve  Shows 
in  the  table  only  J.  T.  West  and  William  Powell  were  more  frequently 
staged  than  usual.  On  the  other  hand,  most  of  the  varieties  in  the 
second  dozen  were  in  advance  of  their  average  records. 
Of  the  newer  Show  varieties,  those  five  or  less  years  old.  Dr. 
Keynes,  sent  out  in  1896,  occupies  the  best  position  at  No.  16,  having 
risen  ten  places  since  the  previous  analysis  was  issued.  Next,  at 
No.  22,  we  come  to  Shotesham  Hero,  distributed  in  189.5,  which  has 
also  improved  its  position  since  last  year.  Florence  Tranter,  an  1896 
variety,  follows  at  No.  26  ;  Chieftain,  distributed  in  1894,  rises  from 
No.  30  to  No.  28;  while  Warrior,  sent  out  in  the  same  year,  is  still  to 
be  found  at  No.  29.  Muriel  Hobbs  (1898)  on  its  first  appearance  on 
the  list  takes  its  place  at  No.  44.  The  last  of  the  seven  newer  sorts, 
Mrs.  Every,  although  introduced  in  1896,  only  just  manages  to  creep 
in  at  the  bottom  of  the  table. 
At  the  head  of  the  Fancies  we  still  find  that  marvellous  Dahlia, 
Eev.  J.  B.  M.  Camm.  I  call  it  marvellous  because,  although  it  has 
now  been  in  cultivation  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  no 
SHOW  DAHLIAS. 
Position  in  Present 
Analysis. 
Average  Number  of| 
Times  Shown. 
No.  of  limes  Showi 
in  1899  in  True 
Relative  Proportioi  ; 
1  to  the  Average. 
Name. 
Date  of  ! 
Introduction.  ; 
- 1 
Raiser’s 
or 
Introducer’s 
Name. 
Colour. 
1 
31-3 
25 
Mrs.  Gladstone  . 
1884 
Hurst  . 
Pale  blush 
2 
25-4 
20 
R.  T.  Rawlings  . 
1886 
Rawlings  . 
Clear  yellow 
3 
23-5 
19 
John  Walker  . 
1892 
Walker  . 
White 
4 
22-4 
20 
William  Rawlings  . 
1881 
Rawlings  . . . 
Crimson  purple 
5 
22T 
20 
Colonist  . 
1887 
Keynes  . 
Chocolate  and  fawn 
6 
21-0 
20 
Duchess  of  York  . 
1894 
Keynes  . 
Lemon,  edged  salmon  pink 
7 
20-9 
24 
J.  T.  West  . 
1887 
Rawlings  . 
Yellow  and  purple 
8 
20T 
9 
Harry  Keith  . 
1886 
Keynes  . . 
Rosy  purple 
9 
19  9 
10 
Mrs.  Lanfirtry  . 
1885 
Keynes  . 
Cream  and  crimson 
10 
17-4 
14 
James  Cocker  . 
1871 
Keynes  . 
Purple 
11 
17-2 
15 
Arthur  Rawlings  . 
1892 
West  . 
Deep  crimson 
12 
16-8 
21 
William  Powell  . 
1892 
West  . 
Primrose  yellow 
13 
16-7 
20 
Duke  of  Fife  . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
Rich  cardinal 
14 
16-0 
17 
Maud  Pellowes  . 
1889 
Fellowes...^ . 
Pale  pink,  shaded  purple 
15 
157 
19 
John  Hickling . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
Clear  bright  yellow 
16 
14-5 
17 
Dr.  Keynes  . . 
1896 
TCfiynp.R  . 
T?,i’r»,h  hnfp 
17 
14  4 
19 
Mrs.  W.  Slack . 
1886 
Keynes  . 
Blush  white  and  purple 
18 
14  3 
11 
Henry  Walton . . . . 
1873 
TCftynfifl  ...  .  . . 
Pfl.lft  ypllow  n.nH  Rp.n.rlpf. 
19 
141 
16 
Harrison  Weir . 
1883 
Rawlings  . 
Yellow 
20 
13-6 
16 
Miss  Cannell  . 
1881 
Eckford  . . 
Cream  and  crimson 
21 
13-4 
6 
Ethel  Britton  . 
1880 
Keynes  . 
White  and  purple 
22 
13  3 
15 
Shotesham  Hero . 
1895 
Fellowes . 
White,  tipped  and  shaded  rose 
23 
12-6 
14 
Arthur  Ocock  . . 
1892 
Rawlings  . 
Reddish  orange 
23 
12-6 
7 
Shirley  Hibberd  . 
1881 
Rawlings  . 
Dark  crimson  * 
23 
126 
6 
Willie  Garratt . . 
1887 
Garrett  . 
Bright  cardinal 
26 
,  12 -0 
10 
Florence  Tranter  . 
1896 
Tranter  . 
Blush  white,  edged  rosy  purple 
27 
11'4 
5 
T.  J.  Saltmarsh  . . 
1865 
Rawlings  . 
Yellow  and  chestnut 
28 
11-3 
15 
Chieftain  . 
1894 
Keynes  . . 
Purplish  lilac 
29 
11-0 
12 
Warrior  . . . 
1894 
Keynes  . . 
Scarlet 
30 
10  0 
20 
Coldfinder  ...,. . 
1881 
Fellowes . 
"V^p.llow  and  rfifl 
31 
99 
9 
Prince  of  Denmark  . . 
1881 
Fellowes . 
Dark  maroon 
32 
9-4 
11 
Victor  . 
1887 
Keynes  . 
Dark  maroon 
33 
9  0 
7 
Majestic  . . 
1890 
TTpyriPfl  , . 
Whit.fij  pHgfid  pnrplp 
34. 
85 
9 
George  Rawlings  . . . 
1882 
Rawlings  . 
Dark  maroon  * 
34 
8'5 
7 
Hon.  Mrs.  P.  Wyndham  . 
1881 
Keynes  . 
Pale  yellow  and  rose 
36 
8-3 
9 
Virginale . 
1893 
Keynes  . 
Blush  white,  edged  pink 
37 
8-1 
7 
Mrs.  D.  Saunders  . 
1888 
Rawlings  . 
Pale,  edged  rose 
88 
8-0 
2 
Perfection  . 
1889 
Fellowes . . 
.Orange  buff 
39 
7.9 
4 
Glowworm  . . 
1889 
Tnrnpr  . . 
ornngp  Rpnrlph 
40 
7-8 
10 
Mr.  Glasscock . 
1886 
Rawlings  . 
Purple 
40 
7-8 
10 
Mrs.  Morgan  . 
1893 
Fellowes . 
Pale  ground,  tinted  rosy  purple- 
42 
7-6 
10 
Crimson  King . 
1887 
Keynes  . 
Deep  crimson  scarlet 
43 
71 
6 
Alice  Emily . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
Buff  yellow 
44 
*7-0 
7 
Muriel  Hobbs . 
1898 
Hobbs . 
Yellow 
45 
0-6 
1 
William  Keith . 
1888 
West  . 
Dark  plum 
46 
6*1 
5 
Burgundy  . . . 
1877 
Turner  . 
Dark  puce 
47 
59 
6 
Earl  of  Ravensworth . 
1883 
Harkness  . 
Lilac 
47 
5-9 
5 
Prince  Bismarck . .  . 
1879 
Fellowes . 
Puce 
47 
5-9 
1 
Queen  of  the  Belgians  . 
1887 
Rawlings  . 
Cream  and  pink 
50 
50 
6 
Mrs.  Every  . 
1896 
Keynes  . 
White,  edged  lilac 
* 
A  new  variety,  the  position  of  which  is  dependent  on  its  record  for  the  1899  show  only. 
