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any  show  for  nix  years  ;  that  old  favourite,  Hanry  Walton,  in 
more  stands  than  for  five  years  ;  and  Miss  Canned  than  in  any 
previous  year  of  the  series  covered  by  the  analysis.  Colonist, 
Shirley  Hibberd,  William  Keith,  and  Alice  Emily  were  likewise 
unusually  well  shown. 
There  are  two  varieties  on  the  table  which,  although  first  sent 
out  about  five-and-twenty  years  ago,  still  continue  to  hold  their 
own  bravely  against  the  numerous  kinds  that  have  since  then  at 
one  time  and  another  found  places  on  it.  I  need  scarcely  say  that 
I  refer  to  those  two  veteran  Show  Dahlias — James  Cocker  (No.  11) 
and  Henry  Walton  (No.  13).  Another  remarkable  feature  in  the 
table  is  that  both  the  leading  flowers,  Mrs.  Gladstone  and  John 
Walker,  were  raised  by  men  whose  names  do  not  again  appear  in 
the  list  of  raisers.  Garratt,  Eckford,  Harkness  and  Harris,  are 
also  credited  with  only  a  single  variety  each.  Of  the  remaining 
sorts  sixteen  were  raised  by  Keynes,  fourteen  by  Rawlings,  five  by 
Fellowes,  four  by  Turner,  and  three  by  West.  Another  rather 
striking  fact  is  that  twenty-nine,  or  about  60  per  cent.,  of  the 
varieties  on  the  list  were  sent  out  during  the  decade  ending  1889. 
As  it  is  always  interesting  to  follow  the  fortunes  of  the  newer 
kinds  we  will  now  proceed  to  consider  those  which  have  been 
introduced  since  the  end  of  the  above  decade.  The  four 
varieties  which  appeared  in  1890,  Duke  of  Fife  (No.  18),  John 
Hickling  (No.  18),  Majestic  (No.  28),  and  Alice  Emily  (No.  40), 
remain  pretty  well  in  the  same  positions  they  occupied  in  the 
previous  analysis.  The  year  1891  is  altogether  unrepresented. 
The  four  1892  introductions,  however,  have  all  done  well,  John 
Walker  coming,  as  before,  only  second  to  the  premier  flower,  and 
having  been  shown  last  year  in  seven  more  stands  than  that  variety. 
Arthur  Ocock  has  risen  from  No.  11  to  No.  9,  Arthur  Rawlings 
from  No.  15  to  No.  13,  and  William  Powell  from  No.  24  to  No.  17. 
Mrs.  Morgan  sent  out  in  1893,  on  its  first  appearance  in  the  list 
takes  a  place  at  No.  22,  whereas  Mrs.  C.  Noyes,  of  the  same  year, 
only  just  manages  to  secure  a  footing  at  No.  48.  Duchess  of  York 
distributed  for  the  first  time  in  1894,  and  which  in  the  last  analysis 
was  at  the  very  bottom  of  the  table,  now  rises  at  a  bound  to 
No.  9. 
For  many  years  Gaiety  took  the  lead  of  all  the  Fancies,  but  since 
SHOW  DAHLIAS. 
Position  in  Present  j 
Analysis. 
Average  Number  of 
Times  Shown. 
No.  of  Times  Shown' 
in  1895  in  True 
Relative  Proportion 
to  the  Average. 
Name. 
Date  of 
Introduction. 
Raiser’s 
or 
Introducer’s 
Name. 
Colour. 
1 
381 
23 
Mrs.  Gladstone . 
1884 
Hurst  . 
Pale  blush 
2 
29  5 
30 
John  Walker . 
1892 
Walker  . 
White 
3 
25  6 
25 
Harry  Keith  . 
1886 
Keynes  . 
Rosy  purple 
4 
255 
24 
William  Rawlings  . 
1881 
RawliDgs  . 
Crimson  purple 
5 
25-3 
27 
R.  T.  Rawlings . 
1886 
RawliDgs  . 
Clear  yellow 
6 
23  2 
13 
Mrs.  Langtry . 
1885 
Keynes  . 
Cream  and  crimson 
7 
22-7 
26 
Colonist  . 
1887 
Keynes  . 
Chocolate  and  fawn 
8 
19-3 
21 
J.  T.  West  . 
1887 
Rawlings  . 
Yellow  and  purple 
9 
18  0 
19 
Arthur  Ocock  . 
1892 
Rawlings  . 
Reddish  orange 
9 
180* 
18 
Duchess  of  York  . 
1894 
Keynes  . 
Lemon,  edged  salmon  pink 
11 
17-5 
15 
James  Cocker  . 
1871 
Keynes  . 
Purple 
12 
17-3 
13 
Willie  Garratt  . 
1887 
Garratt  . 
Bright  cardinal 
13 
17-0 
18 
Arthur  Rawlings  . 
1892 
West  . 
Deep  crimson 
13 
17-0 
19 
Henry  Walton  . 
1873 
Keynes  . 
Pale  yellow  and  scarlet 
15 
16-8 
15 
Ethel  Brirton  . 
1880 
Kernes  . 
White  and  purple 
16 
16  7 
18 
Maud  Fellowes . 
1889 
Fellowes . 
Pale  pink,  shaded  purple 
17 
15-5 
20 
William  Powell . 
1892 
West  . 
Primrose  yellow 
18 
15  3 
17 
Duke  of  Fife . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
Rich  cardinal 
18 
15-3 
18 
John  Hickling  . . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
Clear  bright  yellow 
Blush  white  and  purple 
20 
14  9 
10 
Mrs.  W.  Slack  . 
1886 
Keynes  . 
21 
14-2 
17 
Shirley  Hibberd  . 
1881 
Rawlings  . 
Dark  crimson 
22 
14  0* 
14 
Mrs.  Morgan  . 
1893 
Fellowes . 
Pale  ground,  tinted  rosy  purple 
23 
13-7 
14 
T.  J.  Saltmarsh . 
1885 
Rawlings  . 
Yellow  and  chestnut 
24 
13  4 
13 
Harrison  Weir  . 
1883 
Rawlings  . 
Yellow 
25 
13-2 
5 
Prince  of  Denmark  . 
1881 
Fellowes . 
Dark  maroon 
26 
11-8 
19 
Miss  Cannell . 
1881 
Eckford  . 
Cream  and  crimson 
27 
101 
9 
Hon.  Mrs.  P.  Wyndham . 
1881 
Keynes  . 
Pale  yellow  and  rose 
28 
10  0 
9 
George  Rawlings  . 
1882 
Rawlings  . 
Dark  maroon 
28 
10  0 
9 
Majestic . 
1890 
Keynes  . . 
White,  edged  purple 
30 
9  9 
6 
Gold  finder  . 
1881 
Fellowes . 
Yellow  and  red 
31 
9-5 
12 
Mrs.  D.  Saunders . 
1888 
Rawlings  . 
Pale,  edged  rose 
Puce 
32 
9  1 
8 
Prince  Bismarck  . 
1879 
Fellowes . 
33 
8-9 
4 
Burgundy  . 
1877 
Turner  . 
Dark  puce 
Bright  orange  scarlet 
Dark  plum 
34 
8  3 
3 
Glow-worm  . 
1889 
Turner  .... . 
34 
83 
13 
William  Keith  . 
1888 
West.  . 
36 
8'0 
9 
John  Standish  . 
1872 
Turner  . 
Crimson 
37 
7-9 
3 
Clara  . 
1879 
Rawlings  . 
Rosy  peach 
38 
7-7 
5 
Crimson  King  . 
1887 
Keynes  . 
Deep  crimson  scarlet 
39 
7-5 
1 
Joseph  Ashby  . 
1879 
Turner  . 
Shaded  orange 
40 
7-4 
12 
Alice  Emily  . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
Buff  yellow 
41 
7-2 
8 
Earl  of  Ravensworth  . 
1883 
Darkness  . 
Lilac 
42 
6  9 
9 
Mr.  Glasscock  . 
1886 
RawliDgs  . 
Purple 
42 
69 
9 
Queen  of  the  Belgians . 
1887 
Rawlings  . 
Cream  and  pink 
44 
6  6 
1 
John  Henshaw . 
1883 
Rawlings  . 
Ruby  crimson 
44 
6-6 
1 
Mrs.  Harris  . 
1873 
Harris . 
White  and  lilac 
46 
6  3 
9 
James  Vick  . 
1881 
Keynes  . 
Purplish  maroon 
Crimson  scarlet 
46 
6-3 
2 
Mr.  Harris . 
1881 
Rawlings  . 
48 
6-0* 
6 
Mrs.  C.  Novea  . 
1893 
I  •  t  *T 
Keynes  . 
Light  fawn 
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*  New  varieties,  the  positions  of  which  are  dependent  on  their  records  at  the  1895  show  only. 
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