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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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variety,  is  Watchman  (Xo.  11).  It  was  first  clistribnted  in  1899, 
and  occupies  a  somewhat  similar  position  to  that  which  it  took 
in  the  analysis  issued  last  year. 
Pompon  Dahlias. 
The.se  miniature  Shows  and  fancies  are  year  hy  year  increas¬ 
ing  in  favour,  and  de.servedly  so.  Indeed,  as  regards  the 
effective  display  they  make  in  the  garden,  and  their  easy  ' 
culture,  they  run  the  singles  very  closely. 
I  append  a  list  of  varieties,  arranged  according  to  their 
average  records  at  the  last  four  exhibitions  of  the  Society  in 
all  cases  where  this  is  practicable.  Those  kinds  which,  at  the 
time  of  the  last  show  of  the  National  Dahlia  Society  were 
three  or  fewer  years  old,  are  indicated  by  an  asterisk :  1, 
Bacchus ;  2,  Nerissa ;  3,  Douglas ;  4,  P]mily  Hopper ;  4,  Sunny 
Daybreak ;  4,  Tommy  Keith ;  7,  Ganymede ;  7,  Lilian ;  9,  Dr. 
Jim ;  9,  Phoebe ;  11,  G.  Brinckman  ;  12,  Captain  Boyton  ;  12, 
Whisper ;  14,  Adelaide*  ;  15,  Madeline  ;  15,  Nelly  Broomhead  ; 
17,  Jessica  ;  18,  Buttercup* ;  18,  Darkest  of  All*  ;  20,  Arthur 
West;  20,  Ernest  Harper;  20,  Rosebud;  23,  Hypatia.  The  fol¬ 
lowing  can  , be  recommended  in  their  respective  colours  for 
general  cultivatioji  as  free-flowering  and  reliable  varieties : 
White,  Guiding  Star,;  YcUoiv,  Buttercup  ;  Amhrr,  Daisy;  Orange, 
Phoebe  ;  Bose,  Neri.ssa  ;  Bose-pink,  Thalia  ;  Scarlet,  Douglas  ; 
Crimson,  Arthur  West;  Bose-purple,  Little  Bugler;  2Iaroon, 
Douglas;  Nearly  black.  Darkest  of  All;  Fancy,  Tommy  Keith. 
Cactus  Dahlias. 
This  popular  section  is,  no  doubt,  regarded  by  the  majority 
of  readers  as  the  mo.st  important  of  ail.  Be  that  as  it  may,  we 
owe  it  a  deep  debt  of  gratitude,  for  it  is  undoubtedly  owing 
to  the  introduction  of  the  Cactus  Dahlia  and  its  rapid  improve¬ 
ment  that  the  interest  in  Dahlia  culture  has  in  recent  years  been 
greatly  revived  and  stimulated.  In  the  following  table  the 
leading  varieties  will  be  found  arranged  according  to  the  num¬ 
ber  of  times  they  were  staged  at  the  last  exhibition  of  the 
Society,  and  also  for  comparison  their  records,  v  here  available, 
for  the  two  previous  shows. 
SHOW  DAHLIAS. 
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Position  in  Present 
Analysis. 
Average  Number  of  . 
Times  Shown. 
No.  of  Times  Shown 
in  1903  in  True 
Relative  Proportion 
to  the  Average. 
Name. 
Date  of 
Introduction. 
i 
Raiser’s 
or 
Introducer’s 
Name. 
Colour. 
% 
1 
-  29-4 
38 
Mrs.  Gladstone . 
1884 
Hurst  . 
Pale  blush 
2 
27-9 
40 
R.  T.  Rawlings . 
1886 
Rawlings . 
Clear  yellow 
3 
23  7 
35 
John  Walker  . 
1892 
Walker  . 
White 
4 
22-1 
27 
Duchess  of  York  . 
1894 
Keynes  . 
Lemon,  edged  salmon  pink 
5 
20  0 
15 
J.  T.  West . 
1887 
Rawlings . 
Yellow  and  purple 
6 
18-9 
20 
William  Rawlings  . 
1881 
Rawlings . 
Crimson  purple 
7 
18  0 
15 
Colonist  . 
1887 
Keynes  . 
Chocolate  and  fawn 
8 
17-6 
25 
Arthur  Rawlings  . 
1892 
West  . 
Deep  crimson 
9 
17-5 
25 
Mrs.  Langtry  . 
1885 
Keynes  . 
Cream  and  crimson 
10 
16-9 
13 
William  Powell . 
1892 
West  . 
Primrose  yellow 
11 
16-0 
17 
Dr.  Keynes . 
1896 
Keynes  . 
Rich  buff 
12 
15-6 
15 
James  jCoeker  . 
1871 
Keynes  . 
Purf>le 
13 
15-1 
5 
Duke  of  Fife  . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
Rich  cardinal 
14 
14  9 
22 
Shotesham  Hero  . 
1895 
Fellowes . 
White,  tipped  and  shaded  rose 
15 
14-5 
18 
Florence  Tranter 
1896 
Tranter  . 
Blush  white,  edged  rosy  purple 
15 
14-5 
17 
Harry  Keith  . 
1886 
Keynes  . 
Rosy  i^urple 
15 
14'5 
•  8 
Maud  Fellowes . 
1889 
Fellowes . 
Pale  pink,  shaded  purple 
18 
14  4 
12 
Chieftain  . 
1894 
Keynes  . 
Purplish  lilac 
18 
14-4 
12 
Mrs.  W.  Slack  . 
1886 
Keynes  . 
Blush  white  and  purple 
20 
140 
18 
John  Hickling  . 
r  1890 
Keynes  . 
Clear  bright  yellow 
21 
12-6 
8 
Miss  Cannell  . 
1881 
Eckford  . 
Cream  and  crimson 
22 
121 
18 
T.  J.  Saltmash  . 
1885 
Rawlings . 
Yellow  and  chestnut 
23 
11-9 
12 
Henry  Walton  . 
1873 
Keynes  ...  . 
Pale  yellow  and  scarlet 
24 
11-6 
8 
Harrison  Weir  . 
1883 
Rawlings . 
Yellow 
25 
11-2 
2 
Victor  . 
1887 
Keynes  . 
Dark  maroon 
26 
iri 
8 
Goldfinder . 
1881 
Fellowes . 
Yellow  and  red 
27 
10-4 
7 
Prince  of  Denmark  . 
1881 
Fellowes . 
Dark  maroon 
28 
10-2 
13 
Virginale  . 
1893 
Keynes  . 
Blush  white,  edged  pink 
29 
lO'O 
7 
David  Johnson . 
1899 
Humphries  . 
Salmon,  shaded  rose 
29 
lO'O 
7 
Marjorie  . 
1896 
Fellowes . 
Fawn 
31 
9-2 
10 
George  Rawlings  . 
1882 
Rawlings . 
Dark  maroon 
31 
9-2 
7 
Willie  Garratt  . 
1887 
Garratt  . 
Bright  cardinal 
33 
8-6 
8 
Perfection  . 
1889 
Fellowes . 
Orange  buff 
34 
8-5 
5 
Arthur  Ocock  . 
1892 
Rawlings . 
Reddish  orange 
34 
8-5 
7 
Mrs.  D.  Saunders  . 
1888 
Rawlings . 
Pale  ground,  edged  rose 
36 
8-3 
8 
Daniel  Cornish . 
1897 
West . 
Terra  cotta  red 
37 
8-1 
7 
Shirley  Hibberd  . ’ 
1881 
Rawlings . 
Dark  crimson 
38 
8-0 
13 
Ethel  Britton  . 
1880 
Keynes  . 
White  and  purple 
*38 
80 
8 
Merlin . 
1902 
Turner  . 
Orange  scarlet 
38 
80 
3 
W  arrior  . 
1894 
Keynes  . 
Scarlet 
41 
7-9 
3 
Hon.  Mrs.  P.  Wyndham . 
1881 
Keynes  . 
Pale  yellow  and  rose 
42 
7-7 
8 
Mr.  Glasscock  . 
1886 
Rawlings . 
Purple 
43 
7-3 
5 
Mabel  Stanton  . 
1896 
Tranter  . 
Deep  yellow 
43 
7-3 
5 
Muriel  Hobbs  .  . 
1898 
Hobbs  . 
Yellow 
*45 
7-0 
7 
Gracchus  . 
1901 
Turner  . 
Orange  buff' 
46 
6.9  i 
8 
Majestic  . 
1890 
Keynes  . 
White,  edged  purple 
47 
6-7  ' 
5 
,  Crimson  King  . 
1887 
Keynes  . 
Deep  crimson  scarlet 
48 
6-4 
0 
Imiierial  . 
1883 
Keynes  . 
Purple  and  lilac 
49 
61 
3 
Diadem  . . . 
1888 
Fellowes . 
Deep  crimson 
50 
60  i 
8 
Earl  of  Ravensworth  . 
1883 
Harkness . 
Lilac 
50 
6-0  : 
2 
Glow-worm . 
1889 
Turner  . 
Bright  orange  scarlet 
50 
6-0  ' 
3 
Mrs.  Morgan  . 
1893 
Fellowes . 
Pale  ground,  tinted  rosy'  purple 
53 
5-4 
2 
1 
1 
Mrs.  Every . 
1896 
1 
Keynes  . 
White,  edged  lilac 
*  New  varieties,  whose  positions  are  dependent  on  their  records  for  the  1903  show  only. 
