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good  form  as  usual  in  1^98.  The  most  successful  Fancy  last  year 
was  Duchess  of  Albany,  which  was  shown  in  five  more  stands  than 
any  other  variety  in  this  section,  and,  with  two  exceptions,  Mrs. 
Gladstone  and  J.  T.  West,  more  frequently  than  any  other  Show  or 
Fancy  Dahlia  in  the  exhibition.  The  only  other  established  sorts 
unusually  well  represented  at  that  Show  were  Buffalo  Bill,  Peacock, 
and  Dandy.  On  the  contrary,  the  following  four  varieties,  Matthew 
Campbell,  Frank  Pearce,  Comedian,  and  George  Barnes,  have  never 
before  been  as  seldom  seen. 
There  are,  as  usual,  but  few  new  or  comparatively  new  sorts  in 
this  section.  Going  back  six  years  the  best  placed  is  Emin  Pasha, 
sent  out  in  1894,  which  has  risen  since  last  year  from  No.  11  to 
No.  10;  Goldsmith,  an  1895  variety,  makes  its  first  appearance  in 
the  table  at  No.  13;  while  S.  Mortimer  (1894)  and  Dazzler  (1893) 
remain  respectively  as  before  at  No.  14  and  No.  18. 
In  dealing  with  the  Pompons,  it  will  not  do  to  take  as  long  an 
average  as  eight  years,  as  we  have  done  with  the  Shows  and  Fancies) 
as  the  changes  in  this  section  are  so  much  greater.  Therefore,  in 
arranging  the  varieties  in  the  select  lists  which  follow,  the  different 
sorts  are  placed  in  the  order  of  their  respective  performances  at  the 
last  four  exhibitions,  the  newer  kinds  finding  places  according  to  their 
records  at  the  last  exhibition  only.  The  established  kinds,  which 
were  better  represented  at  the  last  show  than  at  any  of  the  previous 
three  exhibitions,  were  Bacchus,  Tommy  Keith,  and  Whisper,  while 
Phoebe  and  Sunshine  have  never  before  been  as  poorly  shown.  The 
following  varieties,  arranged  in  their  order  of  merit,  have  proved 
very  dependable  and  consistent  in  their  records  throughout  the  four 
years — viz.,  Bacchus,  Tommy  Keith,  Arthur  West,  G.  Brinckman, 
Captain  Boyton,  Whisper,  Eurydice,  Lilian,  White  Aster  (Guiding 
Star),  and  Isabel.  Of  the  newer  Pompons  the  following  were  as  well 
shown  as  at  the  previous  exhibition  : — Sunny  Daybreak  (1895), 
Nerissa,  Douglas,  and  Rosebud  (1896). 
There  is  at  last  some  indication  of  a  little  more  stability  in  the 
Cactus  Dahlia  section,  nevertheless  the  changes  are  still  so  great,  and 
there  are  so  many  new  sorts,  that  I  have  thought  it  best  to  arrange 
the  varieties  in  the  select  list  according  to  their  records  for  the  last 
exhibition  only.  It  may,  however,  be  interesting  to  many  growers 
to  have  the  different  sorts  in  that  list  arranged  according  to  their 
snow  DAHLIAS. 
Name. 
Raiser’s 
or 
Introducer’s 
Name. 
Colour. 
1 
32-9 
25 
Mrs.  Gladstone . 
1884 
Hurst . 
Palo  blush 
o 
26-0 
20 
Ti  T.  R:iw1iTlnrs . . 
1886 
Rawlings  . 
Clear  yellow 
.3 
24*4 
18 
John  Walker . 
1892 
Walker  . 
White 
4 
23-0 
12 
William  Rawlings . 
1881 
Rawlintrs  . 
Crimson  purple 
5 
22-6 
18 
r’nlnni<;f.  . 
1887 
Keynes  . 
Chocolate  and  fawn 
6 
22*4 
15 
Mrs.  Langtry . 
1885 
Kc^  nes  . 
Cream  and  crimson 
7 
21'3 
19 
of  Ynrlc  .  . . 
1894 
Keynes  . 
Lemon,  edged  salmon  pink 
|8 
21'0 
18 
Harry  Keith  . 
1886 
Keynes  . 
Rosy  purple 
9 
20-4 
2:> 
J.  T  M'^est  .  .  .... 
1887 
Rawlings  . 
Yellow  and  purple 
10 
17-8 
17 
Arthur  Rawlings  . 
1892 
West  . 
Deep  crimso.a 
11 
17'4 
17 
.Tnmpt;  . 
1871 
Kovues  . 
Purple 
12 
16-1 
13 
Maud  Fcdlowes . 
1889 
Fellowes . 
Pale  pink,  shaded  purple 
13 
15-8 
14 
1890 
Keynes  . 
Rich  cardinal 
14 
150 
16 
Tfpni’y  AValfnn  . 
1873 
Ke\  nes  . 
Pale  y  ellow  and  scarlet 
14 
150 
12 
.John  Hioklinnf  . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
Clear  bright  yellow 
16 
14-9 
9 
F.thol  Rrilton  .  . 
1880 
Keynes  . 
White  and  purple 
17 
14*8 
16 
William  Powell . f . 
1892 
West  . 
Primrose  yellow 
18 
14-6 
8 
Willie  Garratt  . 
1887 
Garratt  . 
Bright  cardinal 
19 
*140 
14 
Florence  Tranter . . . 
1896 
Tranter  . 
Blush  white,  edged  rosy  purple 
20 
13-9 
5 
Harrison  Weir  . 
1883 
Rawlings  . 
Yellow 
21 
13-5 
13 
T\rr.a  W.  Slflplc  . 
1886 
Keynes  . 
Blush  white  and  purple 
21 
13-5 
8 
Shirley  Hibberd  . 
1881 
Rawlings  . 
Dark  crim.son 
23 
13-2 
19 
Arthur  Ocock  . 
1892 
Rawlings  . 
Reddish  orange 
24 
13-1 
12 
Miss  Cannell . 
1881 
Eckforil  . 
Cream  and  crimson 
25 
12-5 
7 
Shotesham  Hero  . 
1895 
Fellowms . 
^7hite,  tipped  and  shaded  ros<' 
26 
*12-0 
12 
Hr  T\pynps  .  . 
1896 
Keynes  . 
27 
11-6 
12 
T.  J.  Saltmarsh  . 
1885 
Rawlings . 
Yellow  and  chestnut 
28 
no 
10 
Prinpp  of*  Dpnmarlc 
1881 
Fellowes  . 
Dark  maroon 
29 
lOO 
10 
Wrtrrinr  . 
1894 
Keynes  . 
(Scarlet 
30 
9-5 
9 
Chieftain  . 
1894 
Keynes  . 
Purplish  lilac 
31 
9-4 
8 
IVTfl  jp.st  ip. . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
White,  edged  purple 
32 
9-2 
9 
Rprfpntinn  . 
1889 
Fellowes  . 
Orange  buff 
32 
9-2 
16 
Vipfor  . .  . 
1887 
Keynes  . 
Dark  maroon 
34 
90 
6 
Hon.  Mrs.  P,  Wyndham . 
1881 
Keynes  . 
Pale  yellow  and  rose 
35 
8*9 
7 
(tPof^jp  R,awling« 
1882 
Rawlings  . 
Dark  maroon 
36 
8  6 
13 
rrnlHHnflpr .  . 
1881 
Fellowes  . 
Yellow  and  rod 
37 
8-4 
7 
Glowworm  . . . 
1889 
Turner  . 
Bright  orange  scarlet 
38 
8-3 
7 
Mrs.  D.  Saunders . 
1888 
Rawlings  . 
Pale,  edged  rose 
39 
80 
8 
Yircrinalp  .  . 
1893 
Keynes  . 
Blush  white,  edged  pink 
40 
7-8 
5 
Mr.  Glasscock  . 
1886 
Rawlings  . 
Purple 
41 
7'6 
10 
1887 
Keynes  . 
Deep  crimson  scarlet 
42 
7-4 
6 
William  Keith  . 
1888 
West  . 
Dark  plum 
43 
7-3 
4 
Alice  Emiiy  . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
Buff  yellow 
43 
7-3 
3 
Mrs.  Morgan . 
1893 
Fellowes  . 
Pale  ground,  tinted  rosy  purple 
45 
6-8 
3 
Queen  of  the  Belgians . 
1887 
Rawlings  . 
Cream  and  pink 
6-6 
3 
1877 
Turner  . 
Dark  puce 
46 
6-6 
4 
Earl  of  Ravensworih  . 
1883 
Harknoss  . 
Lilac 
48 
i  6-3 
4 
John  Standish  . 
1872 
Turner  . 
Crimson 
48 
6-3 
3 
1879 
Fellowes  . 
Puce 
50 
*50 
5 
Daniel  Cornish . 
1897 
West  . 
Terra  cotta 
*  New  varieties,  the  positions  of  which  are  dependent  on  their  records  at  the  1898  show  only. 
