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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ February 29, 1872. 



auswered the luirpose very well, but on the whole I iireferred 

 using the super over a smaller hive. I find that it is merely 

 a cxuestiou of season or fertihty of queeu, whether the outer 

 combs 1 and 10 are used for breeding or fur houey. One 

 year they will be filled with brood and the nest witli honey. 

 Of course, if you give them twelve or foiu'teen combs there will 

 be less chance of the outer ones being occupied with brood. 

 My own hives, which are long and narrow, the combs rimniug 

 crosswise, were last summer filled with brood from end to end, 

 in all cases where the houey of the 3'ear before had been eaten 

 out, as well as from side to side. Some of these hives are 16 or 

 17 inches long in the clear. If the summer had been prolific 

 in honey the outer combs, as the year before, would have been 

 full of honey. Latterly I have shortened the length of these 

 hives by a couple of inches, preferring to force the bees to 

 store any excess of honey in the supers. But I do not find, 

 even when the queen breeds in the supers, that it makes any 

 practical difference in the amount of egg-laying that goes on 

 below.— B. & W. 



Ventilating Hives. — In the Journal of February 8th 

 Mr. Bevan Fox mentions perforated zinc j^laced on the top of 

 the hives to let out the damp air. I quite agree with him. 

 All my bees are alive in the wooden boxes that had the per- 

 forated zinc on their toj^s, but in one without the ventilation 

 the bees are dead. The combs in it appear greenish and 

 mouldy. The floor-board appears dry, but slightly mouldy. — 

 BuBTOJi Joyce. 



OUR LETTER BOX. 



Appealing fhoji the Judges' Decision {An E.i-hlJiifov and Couimittn- 

 vian). — The rule, "No appeal from the iL 11 H f il .■ ■T-mIl^.'v ^l,;ill !,-■ .Mtor- 

 tamed upon any grounds whatever," Olil. I ; i 1 hi III il- n; i-IiLd 

 exhibitors. If fraudulent trimming, ]ii,; nil fi i. Mii,-nu 



sickle feathers are di^'ected uu prize bii'd'-. > ■■ ■ :i aH - : ■ >■ i iid,.M -. ;iir -.iiic, we 



uM 1 



thheld, for tlic t'xhibu<n-s have violated auuther 

 list do equity. 



iiw. — jVIt. J. Wallier says that he had oiily just 

 (ill thrust thrim;,'h his comb, and that nothing 

 ihl; vjiil-: tin 111 id was in his possession. The 



I I ''iii-d, because trimmed, say the 



.lii.y should all have examined 



"WmTEHAVi-.-: ]'-..-l,\ };v SF£ 



received the cm-k tlmt liirl ;i ) 

 was done in the way uf tvLmui 

 other two exliibitt>i;t whose bir 

 same about their binls. It is 

 their bii-ds before they sent th- 



DiAURHCKA IN Hens {A Lovtr of Puultry).—'We do not like your feeding. 

 We tried Curn Exchange sweepings, and found them expeiisi\o and misatis- 

 factoi7 food. You never know what they contain. We cannittle for toppings 



niddlings. If you will give t 

 ui the morning, table scraps <>r In 

 the moiTiing meal in the eveni 1 1 _ , i 

 your fowls will get well. If y. .u ■ 

 all die. Let them have cabba^^i' li ;i 

 whenever they cannot have the gia.st 



^i|.;r.1 



No 



■Odi 



th water 



M petition of 



I'l -.timulauts, 



■ lit they will 



LL gi'cen food, 



iod of gi-owing 



Spanish Cock's Comb Undeveloped [E. H. fl.).— Sell him ; he will make 

 little, because a Hhrivelled comb in a Spanish cock is indicative of intenial 

 disease, and is a symptom of *' black rot," to which this breed is subject, and 

 from which they never recover. 



Brahma Cock [Bi-uhma). — In all competitions of animals it is an axiom 

 that, as the best is not too good, that which is faulty is not good enuugh. 

 You wishto breed prize birds. You will not do it'with a cock that has two 

 capital defects — vulture hocks and lop comb. Take him from the hens at 

 once, if you have not done so akeady. 



Breeding Spanish Fowls (TT. E. S.).—A Spanish cock with a lop comb 

 is woithless, so is a Spanish hen with an upright one. There is a proverb — 

 " A whistling girl and crowing hen 

 Are neither good for ; ards or men." 

 Tit bi> I I ' 1 1' 1 i i.tri^ both parents must be so. The comb of the cock must 

 ^ ■ 1 ' ' ' ■ I li;tt of thr hen must lop over. The crowing hens are only 



^'" '^ ' I ill be got rid of at once. They do not lay, and the ap- 



P"^" ;' Ml III. I, I SIX is caused by internal mptui-es that render- laying im- 

 posjiibl. ■. Spiiuish are more prone to this fault than any other breed, and when 

 we see a hen's comb go up we put her in the pot. 



Desired Fowls {Digitatvi).~The fowl that wUl come nearest to your de- 

 scription is the Brahma Pootra, because it realises the last requirement— raost 

 easily keep. A fence 3 feet high wiUkeep Brahmas in confinement. Kpani'^h 

 Hambiu-ghs, and Creve-Cceurs are all handsome, they are excellent layers, but 

 do not Bit. We know no fence that will confine either of them. The only way 

 ed-in at top. 



TO Queensland (K. M. H.).~lf your- friend takes tlie 

 oed not ship as much food as if they went alone, because 

 aps from the steward, and .syLUire them food in odd bits. 



.^p thon 



To guanl ugiiinst aufidents you will do 

 bushels uf bai-ley, and two bushels of -i , 

 will help you to keep them in health u 

 from time to time make it grow in your . 



-Size of Woodbt 



■Kclf with fom'teen 

 cau take it. It 

 I rape seed, and 



think y. Ill mv mi-taken in sup' 

 your district, or any other, to 

 meut yon keep your colonies n 

 would find that yom- ten-frame 



^ (•'. Z^.).— Yon ha<l better 

 bour, of Regent Street, London, who will be able to 

 Italian queens or with stocks, and will also give von 



ms as toyuur subsequent metlin.l ..f procediuT'. 'We 



i and honey-yield usually being proportionately 



the smaller ones, both f 

 larger. 



Painting Straw Hives, &c. (i>.).— We have a strong objection to painting 

 straw hives, though Mr. Payne and others recommend it. We have tried 

 both that and covei-ing them with Roman cement, and the bees did not thrive 

 well under either. The latter was. huwever, much the more palpably injurious. 

 Ml-. Payne recommended the hive to be painted stone colour. We do not 

 know the maker nor the price of the Cambridge Hive. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, 



Camden Square, London. 



Lat. 51° 32' 40^^ N. ; Long. 0' 8' 0" W. ; Altitude 111 feet. 



REMLiEKS. 

 21st. — Very fine all day with fine sunset. 

 22nd. — Early part rather cold, but Haj all day, though not so hright as 



yesterday. 

 23rd. — Heavy rain from 6 to 9 .\.m., damp morning, and very dai-k, cleorecl 



ahollt noon, shower at 4 p.m., but luie evening. 

 24th. — Bainy and dull morning, rather finer in middle of the day, but showery 



and damp. 

 25th. — Bain in the moniiug and about 5 P.3I., sunshine in theBiiddle of the 



day and evening. 

 26th. — Rainy moi-uing, fine about noon, daik in early afternoon with partial 



showers, wind changed to uoi-th. 

 27th. — Fine bright day though rather cold, a slight shower about 11 a.m., but 



all else bright and diy. " Queen's weather." 

 Although the sun is now gaining power, its influence is at present quite 

 superficial, as will be .seen by comparing the average temperature in sun with, 

 that of previous weeks, and then similai-ly compai-ing the temperature of the 

 soU.— G. J. Si-MO.NS. 



COVENT GARDEN MAIIEI5T.— FEBRnABT 28. 

 Prices of rough out-door produce have somewhat receded, and the supply 

 continues heavy, orders from the northei-n markets having failed to clear out 

 the dealers' stands. Hothouse fi-uit is sufficient, although the supply of Pines 

 is rather limited, but we are still having some fjue fruit from St. filicbael's, 

 which takes then* place, the quality being vei-y superior. 



FKUIT. 



Apples is: 



Apricots doz. Mulberries ib. 



Cherr 



Chestnut 



Currants 



Black do. 



Figs iloz. 



Filberts lb. 10 



dbs lb. G 



lb. Nectarines. 



bushel 10 20 Oranges 



Pears, kitchen., 



dessert 



Apples.... 



1 



spbe 



Grapes, Hothouse lb. 12 Stra\vbe_ 



Gooseberries quart Walnuts bushel 10 25 



Lemons li*100 7 10 ditto VIOO 10 2 



VEGET.H.BLES. 



Beans, Kidney per 101 3 5 



Broad bushel 



Beet.Rcd doz. 10 8 



Broccoli bundle 9 16 



Brussels Sprouts.. 4 sieve 16 3 



Cabbage doz. 10 16 



Capsicums VIOO 



Cai-rots bunch 6 



Cauliflower doz. 2 5 



Celery bundle 16 2 



Coleworts.. doz. bunches 2 4 



Cucumbers each 10 3 



pickling doz. 



Endive doz. 2 



Fennel bunch 3 



Garlic lb. 8 



Herbs bunch 3 



Horseradish bundle SO 4 



Leeka bunch 2to0 4 



Lettuce doz. 10 2 



Mushrooms pottle 10 2 



Mustard & Cress, .punnet 2 



Onions bushel 2 4 



pickling quart 6 



Parsley per doz. bunches 3 4 



Parsnips doz. 9 IB 



Peas quart 5 



Pctatoea bushel 2 S 



Kideey do. 3 5 



Radishes., doz. bunches 6 10 



Rhubarb bundle 6 10 



Savoys doz. 9 16 



Sea-Kale basket 10 2 



Shallots lb. 4 9 



Spinach bushel 



Vegetable Marrows. .doz. 



POULTRY MARKET.— Febbcaky 1 



id the spurt given by the Thanks; 



d. 



Large Fowls 4 to 4 6 



Smaller ditto 10 



Chickens 3 3 6 



Goslings 7 7 6 



Ducklings 5 5 6 



Pheasants 



3 has taken place. "We do not thilik 



s. d. s. a. 



Partridges to 



Hares 



Rabbits 15 16 



Wild ditto 9 10 



Pigeons 9 10 



Guinia Fowl 3 3 6 



