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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
May  8,  1902.' 
junction  with  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society,  at  their  Exhibi¬ 
tion  Hall,  in  Buckingham  Gate,  Westminster,  on  September  2 
and  3,  and  will  undoubtedly  contain  the  largest  and  most  repre- 
sentatiye  display  of  Dahlias  that  has  yet  been  seen  in  London. 
The  number  of  blooms  or  bunches,  as  the  case  may  be,  set  up 
in  competition  at  tbe  last  five  exhibitions  of  the  National  Dahlia 
Society,  in  each  of  the  five  sections  into  which  Dahlias  are  now 
divided,  will  be  found  in  the  following  short  statement : — 
1897 
1898 
1899 
1900 
1901 
Shows,  No,  of  blooms 
930 
838 
702 
682 
832 
Fancies,  ,,  ,, 
312 
305 
336 
314 
272 
Pompons,  No.  of  bunches 
234 
190 
180 
222 
228 
Cactus,  ,,  ,, 
432 
361 
297 
354 
357 
Cactus,  shown  singly 
— 
216 
216 
798 
672 
Singles,  No.  of  bunches  .. 
116 
131 
117 
126 
153 
In  the  above  list  no  account  is  taken  in  the  case  of  Shows  and  i 
Fancies  of  the  number  of  blooms  set  up  in  the  classes  for  three  | 
or  more  flowers  of  any  one  variety,  nor  in  the  case  of  the  Cactus  i 
varieties  of  the  exhibition  blooms  staged  in  vases.  ' 
Show  and  Fancy  Dahlias. 
At  the  last  exhibition  there  w'as  a  gratifying  increase  in  the 
number  of  Show  Dahlias  as  compared  "with  the  two  previous 
shows,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  number  will  be  still  further 
increased  this  year  when  the  exhibition  of  the  National  Dahlia 
Society  will  be  held  in  Westminster,  which  will  be  so  much 
easier  of  access  to  exhibitors  generally  than  the  Ci’ystal  Palace. 
It  is  also  to  be  hoped  that  the  weather  conditions  may  prove 
more  favourable  for  the  development  of  these  fine  exhibition 
flowers  than  has  been  the  case  in  recent  years.  The  increase- 
referred  to  camiot  be  regarded  as  of  a  spasmodic  character,  for 
I  find  that  the  number  of  Show  Dahlias  staged  in  1901  was- 
greater  than  at  five  of  the  previous  nine  exhibitions  of  the 
I  Society. 
In  the  accompanying  tables  the  positions  of  the  Shows  and 
Fancies  are  dependent  upon  the  average  number  of  times  each 
variety  was  staged  at  the  last  eight  exhibitions  of  the  National 
I  Dahlia  Society  in  all  instances  where  their  I’ecords  will  allow  of 
this  being  done.  In  the  case  of  the  newer  sorts,  which  are  com- 
I  paratively  few  in  number,  their  average  records  for  a  necessarily 
'  shorter  series  of  years  have  been  utilised. 
SHOW  DAHLIAS. 
1  Position  in  Present 
1  Analysis. 
i 
Average  Number  of 
1  Times  Shown. 
1 
1 
■No.  of  Times  shown 
1  in  1901  in  True 
Relative  Proportion 
to  the  Average. 
1 
Name. 
Date  of 
Introduction. 
Raiser’s 
or 
Introducer’s 
Name. 
Colour. 
1 
28-1 
29 
Mrs.  Gladstone  . 
1884 
Hurst . 
Pale  blush 
2 
26-1 
27 
R.  T.  Rawlings  . . . 
1886 
Rawlings  . 
Clear  yellow 
3 
23-4 
24 
John  Walker . 
1892 
Walker  . 
White 
4 
21-8 
22 
Duchess  of  York . 
1894 
Keynes  . 
Lemon,  edged  salmon  pink 
Chocolate  and  fawm 
5 
21-3 
16 
Colonist . 
1887 
Keynes  . 
6 
20-9 
20 
J.  T.  West . 
1887 
Rawlings  . 
Yellow  and  purple 
7 
19-8 
16 
William  Rawlings  . 
.  1881 
Rawlings  . 
Crimson  purple 
8 
17-6 
19 
Dnke  of  Fife . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
Rich  cardinal  * 
9 
17*1 
11 
Harry  Keith . 
1886 
Keynes  . 
Rosy  purple 
10 
17-0 
18 
William  Powell  . . . 
1892 
West  . 
Primrose  yellow 
11 
16-9 
13 
Mrs.  Langtry  . 
1885 
Keynes  . 
Cream  and  crimson' 
12 
16-7 
19 
Dr.  Keynes  . 
1896 
Keynes  . 
Rich  buff 
13 
16-6 
19 
Maud  Fellowes . . . 
1889 
Fellowes . . 
Pale  pink,  shaded  purple 
14 
16-4 
12 
Arthur  Rawlings . 
1892 
West  . 
Deep  crimson 
15 
16-2 
14 
James  Cocke’r  .  . 
1871 
Keynes  . 
Purple 
16 
14-8 
12 
Miss  Cannell . . 
1881 
Eckford . 
Cream  and  crimson 
17 
14-5 
13 
T^lor^nr.p  Tmiitpr  ...  . 
1896 
Tranter . 
Blush  white,  edged  rosy  purple 
White,  tipped  and  shaded  rose 
18 
14'2 
18 
Shotesham  Hero . 
1895 
Fellows  . 
19 
14-1 
11 
John  Hickling . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
Clear  bright  yellow 
20 
13-5 
16 
Chieftain  . . . . 
1894 
Keynes  . 
Purplish  lilac 
21 
13-4 
12 
Mrs.  W.  Slack . 
1886 
Keynes  . 
Blush  white  and  purple 
Pale  yellow  and  scarlet 
22 
13'3 
17 
Henry  Walton . 
1873 
Keynes  . 
23 
13T 
14 
Harrison  Weir . 
1883 
Rawlings  . • . 
Yellow 
24 
IIT 
9 
Arthur  Ocock  . 
1892 
Rawlings  . 
Reddish  orange 
24 
11-1 
13 
Victor . 
1887 
Keynes  . 
Dark  maroon 
26 
11-0 
17 
Prince  of  Denmark  . 
1881 
Fellowes . 
Dark  maroon 
27 
10-8 
15 
Willie  Gairrett . 
1887 
Garratt . 
Bright  cardinal 
White  and  purple 
28 
106 
1 
Ethel  Britton  . 
1880 
Keynes  . 
28 
10'6 
14 
T.  J.  Saltmarsh  . 
1885 
Rawlings  . 
Yellow  and  chestnut 
28 
10-6 
15 
Goldfinder . 
1881 
Fellowes . 
Yellow  and  red 
31 
10-5 
8 
Shirley  Hibherd . 
1881 
Rawlings  . 
Dark  crimson 
32 
9-8 
11 
Warrior . 
1894 
Keynes  . 
Scarlet 
33 
9-5 
11 
Virginale  . 
1893 
Keynes  . 
Blush  white,  edged  pink. 
34 
9T 
13 
George  Rawlings . 
1882 
Rawlings  . 
Dark  maroon 
35 
9-0 
i  17 
Mrs.  D.  Saunders  . 
1888 
Rawlings  . 
Pale,  edged  rose 
8-1 
1  13 
Hon.  Mrs.  P.  Wyndham  . 
1881 
Keynes  . 
Pale  yellow  and  rose 
37 
7-6 
3 
Perfection . 
1889 
Fellowes . 
Orange  buff 
38 
7-5 
9 
Daniel  Cornish  . 
1897 
West  . 
Terra  cotta  red 
38 
7-5 
7 
Mabel  Stanton . 
1896 
Tranter . 
Deep  yellow 
38 
'  7-5 
5 
Majestic . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
White,  edged  purple 
41 
7-3 
7 
Mr.  Glasscock . 
1886 
Rawlings  . 
Purple 
42 
■  6-8 
2 
Alice  Emily . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
Buff  yellow 
42 
6-8 
6 
Glow-worm  . 
1889 
Turner  . 
Bright  orange  scarlet 
44 
6-6 
6 
Diadem  . . 
1888 
Fellowes . 
Deep  crimson 
45 
6-5 
4 
Crimson  King . 
1887 
Kevnes  . 
Deep  crimson  scarlet 
46 
6-4 
9 
Imperial  . 
1883 
Keynes  . 
Purple  and  lilac 
47 
6-3 
3 
Earl  of  Ravensworth . 
1883 
Harkness  . 
Lilac 
48 
6-2 
4 
Mrs.  Morgan  . 
1893 
Fellowes . 
Pale  ground,  tinted  rosy  purplh 
49 
5-7 
5 
Mrs.  Every  . 
1896 
Keynes  . . 
White,  edged  lilac 
49 
5-7 
6 
Muriel  Hobbs  . 
1898 
Hobbs . . 
Yellow 
51 
5-4 
3 
Prince  Bismarck . 
1879 
Fellowes . 
Puce 
N 
