May  16,  1901. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
407 
Jess  years  old  are  seven  in  number.  Dr.  Keynes,  sent  out  in  1896, 
heads  the  list  at  No.  15.  It  has  risen  one  step  since  the  previous 
year,  and  for  the  last  three  shows  has  maintained  a  steady  record. 
Next  comes  Florence  Tranter,  another  1896  variety,  which  appeared 
in  no  fewer  than  twenty-one  stands  last  year,  or  even  more  frequently 
than  such  established  varieties  as  William  Rawlings,  Harry  Keith, 
and  Mrs.  Langtry.  In  the  last  analysis  it  stood  at  No.  26,  but  has 
now  risen  to  No.  16.  Shotesham  Hero,  an  1895  variety,  rises  from 
No.  22  to  No.  20.  Mabel  Stanton  (No.  36),  distributed  in  1896,  for 
the  first  time  secures  a  place  in  the  table.  In  Mrs.  Every  we  have 
still  another  1896  variety,  and  this  has  risen  from  No.  50  to  No.  46. 
Muriel  Hobbs,  sent  out  in  1898,  on  the  other  hand,  has  fallen  from 
No.  44  to  No.  51,  while  Daniel  Cornish,  distributed  in  1897,  will  be 
found  at  the  bottom  of  the  table. 
Rev.  J.  B.  M.  Camm,  although  the  oldest  variety  but  one  on  the 
list  of  Fancy  Dahlias,  still  retains  the  premier  position  it  secured  five 
years  ago — a  lead  which  at  present  is  scarcely  threatened.  At  the 
la't  exhibition,  however,  Mrs.  John  Downie  was  rather  more  frequently 
staged.  The  variety  last  named  and  T.  W.  Girdlestone  were,  moreover, 
the  only  two  Fancies  which  then  appeared  in  unusually  good  form 
On  the  other  hand,  Duchess  of  Alban v,  Mrs.  Blunders,  Dorothy,  and 
Frank  Pearce  were  shown  in  comparatively  few  stands.  There  were 
only  two  Fancies  in  the  table  which  are  five  or  less  years  old.  Gold¬ 
smith,  sent  out  in  1895,  has  risen  from  No.  8  to  No.  5  since  the  last, 
analysis  was  issued ;  and  Watchman,  an  1899  variety,  on  its  first 
appearance  in  the  table  takes  up  an  excellent  position  at  No.  10. 
Pompon  Dahlias. 
We  must  now  turn  our  attention  to  that  fascinating  section  the 
Pompons,  the  display  of  which  in  1900  was  unusually  good.  Unlike 
the  more  conservative  Shows  and  Fancies,  their  diminutive  repre¬ 
sentatives  are  of  a  more  enterprising  character,  and  therefore  an 
average  for  the  last  four  years  is  more  likely  to  place  them  correctly 
in  their  order  of  merit  than  if  a  longer  term  were  allowed  them. 
Treated  in  this  way  they  arrange  themselves  as  follows  : — Bacchus, 
Tommv  Keith,  Nerissa,  Emily  Hopper,  Phoebe,  Captain  Boyton, 
Sunny  Daybreak,  Whisper,  G.  Brinckman,  Douglas,  Dr.  Jim,  Arthur 
West,  Donovan,  Ganymede,  Lilian,  Distinction,*  Eurydice,  Snow¬ 
flake,*  and  Clarissa.  The  varieties  marked  with  an  asterisk  were  sent 
out  in  1899,  or  subsequently.  The  only  change  worth  mentioning 
since  the  last  analysis  is  the  improved  position  of  Sunny  Daybreak, 
which  has  risen  from  No.  11  to  No.  7.  For  general  garden  cultivation  the 
following,  in  their  respective  colours,  can  be  confidently  recommended: — 
White,  G.  Brinckman  ;  yellow ,  Sunny  Daybreak,  Clarissa,  and 
Whisper  ;  orange ,  Pnoebe  ;  rose  or  pink,  Nerissa  ;  scarlet,  Bacchus  ; 
crimson,  Arthur  West ;  maroon,  Douglas  ;  fancy,  Tommy  Keith. 
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Walker 
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Colonist  . 
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Keynes  . 
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Duchess  of  York  ,, . 
1894 
Keynes  . 
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William  Rawlings  . 
1881 
Rawlings. 
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J.  T.  West  . 
1887 
Rawlings 
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Harry  Keith... . 
1886 
Keynes  . 
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Mrs.  Langtry  . . . 
1885 
Keynes  . 
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Arthur  Rawlings  . 
1892 
West  .... 
11 
169 
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Duke  of  Fife  . . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
12 
168 
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1892 
West  .... 
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165 
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Keynes  . 
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Maud  Fellowes  . 
1889 
Fellowes 
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Dr.  Keynes  . 
1896 
Keynes 
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Florence  Tranter  . 
1896 
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John  Hickling . 
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Keynes  . 
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Mrs  W.  Slack . .  . 
1886 
Keynes 
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Harrison  Weir . 
1883 
Rawlings 
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Henry  Walton . . . 
1873 
Keynes  . 
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Shotesham  Hero . 
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Fellowes . 
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Keynes  . 
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1894 
Keynes  . 
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Arthur  Ocock  . 
1892 
Rawlings. 
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Shirley  Hibberd . 
1881 
Rawlings. 
27 
11-4 
16 
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1885 
Rawlings 
27 
114 
6 
Willie  Garratt . 
1887 
Garratt  . 
29 
106 
13 
Goldfinder  . 
1881 
Fellowes 
29 
106 
19 
Victor  . 
1887 
Keynes  . 
31 
105 
17 
Prinoo  of  Dfinmark’  f*t . . . 
1881 
Fellowes  . 
32 
93 
6 
1894 
Keynes  . 
33 
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10 
George  Rawlings  . . . 
1882 
Rawlings 
33 
88 
10 
Virginale . . . 
1893 
Keynes  . 
35 
8-3 
10 
1889 
Fellowes . 
36 
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1896 
Tranter  . 
37 
79 
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Majestic  . .  . . 
1890 
Keynes 
38 
7-8 
6 
Hon.  Mrs.  P.  Wyndham  ...  . 
1881 
Keynes  . 
39 
76 
10 
Mrs.  D.  Saunders  . 
1888 
Rawlings 
40 
7-5 
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Mr.  Glasscock . 
1885 
Rawlings 
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Turner  . 
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1887 
Keynes  . 
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Alice  Emily . 
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Fellowes  . 
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1896 
Keynes  . 
47 
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Earl  of  Ravensworth .  . . 
1883 
Harkness 
48 
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1877 
Turner  . 
48 
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1 
1888 
West  .... 
50 
5-6 
4 
Queen  of  the  Belgians  . 
1887 
Rawlings 
51 
4 
1898 
Hobbs  .... 
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1879 
Fellowes  . 
53 
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1897 
West  .... 
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Colour. 
Pale  blush 
Clear  yellow 
White 
Chocolate  and  fawn 
Lemon,  edged  salmon  pink 
Crimson  purple 
Yellow  and  purple 
Rosy  purple 
Cream  and  crimson 
Deep  crimson 
Rich  cardinal 
Primrose  yellow 
Purple 
Pale  pink,  shaded  purple 
Rich  buff 
Blush  white,  edged  rosy  purple 
Cream  and  crimson 
Clear  bright  yellow 
Blush  white  and  purple 
Yellow 
Pale  yellow  and  scarlet 
White,  tipped  and  shaded  rose 
White  and  purple 
Purplish  lilao 
Reddish  orange 
Dark  crimson 
Yellow  and  chestnut 
Bright  cardinal 
Yellow  and  red 
Dark  maroon 
Dark  maroon 
Scarlet 
Dark  maroon 
Blush  white,  edged  pink 
Orange  buff 
Deep  yellow 
White,  edged  purple 
Pale  yellow  and  rose 
Pale,  edged  rose 
Purple 
Bright  orange  scarlet 
Deep  crimson  scarlet 
Buff  yellow 
Pale  ground,  tinted  rosy  purple 
Deep  crimson 
White,  edged  lilac 
Lilac 
Dark  puce 
Dark  plum 
Cream  and  puce 
Yellow 
Puce 
Terra  cotta  red 
