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JOURNAIj of HORTICULTTJKE A:NI> cottage gardener. [ September 22, 1868. 



out of the joints of tbe bncks. In your small house an 18-ineh btove would 

 give heat enough, but the Arnott principle in the fire-box must be departed 

 fiotn. This will not be of tonuequence in ho smjll a house. The feeding- 

 door may be on hingea ; the draught-door should slide. 



Naming F>:rnp (G. P. if.).— To name forty species would take a large 

 portion of a day, and we cannot spare the time. You are not far from 

 Foot's Cray if you live at the Kent Stroud ; and, if so, go to Mr. Sims, 

 nurseryman there, and ask him to let you compare jour specimens with hia. 

 Names op Fhuit [W. JT.).— 2, Williams' Bon Chrt-tien ; 3, rotten. 

 Names op Plants.— Some of our correspondents are in the habit of 

 sending small fragments of plants for us to name. This requires from us 

 such a great expenditure of time that we are compelled to say that we 

 cannot attempt to mime any plant unless the specimen is perfect in leaves 

 and flowers. (Jr. W. M.). — 1, Athyrium Filis-famina ; 2, Polypodium 

 phegopteris : 3, Athyrium Filix-ftrminn depauperatura ; 4, Poiysticbum 

 aculeutum ; 5, Lastrea ipmula. {C. M. M.). — Fteris aquilina in the seedhng 

 state. {E. S., Hampton).— \t ia a Canna, but there are now so many con- 

 tinental ■varieties grown th;it we cannot, without means of compaiison a: 

 band, attempt to say which. 



POULTEY, BEE, and HOUSEHOLD CHRONICLE. 



BEAHMA rOOTEA MSEITS. 

 In your paper of September 8th, I was very glad to notice 

 an article ii'om " Y. B. A. Z.," on the relative merits ol' 

 Brahma Pootra fowls at the vai-ious poultry shows, as com- 

 pared with other breeds. In this pai't of England — viz., the 

 north, they have never been classed separately at any shov/ 

 this season, except the Halifax and Caider Vale ; and as proof 

 that they ov\g-ht to ttdre theii- station on an equality 

 amongst other breeds I submit yoit an abstract from the 

 catalogue : — 



Brccrh. jVo. of Amount offered Amount ohtained 



entries. in prizes. b'/ ent/ics. 



£ s. d. £ B. d. 



Spanish 17 3 iO 2 11 



Dorkings 10 3 10 ...„ 2 17 



Cochins 34 3 10 ...M .t 2 0, 



Brahmas 21 3 10 3 3 



Game (Black-breasted) 29 3 10 4 7 



Game (Ducliwing) 19 3 10 2 17 



Game (Any variety) 18 3 10 2 14 



Polands ) ■; 3 10 2 5 



Gold-pencilleii Hamburghs. 17 3 10 2 11 



Silver-pencilled Hanibui t,'hs 13 

 Gold-spangled Ilnnibuivhs 12 

 Silver-spangled Hamburghs 14 

 Any other distinct breed 



You see by the above that the excluded Brahmae stand 

 third on the list as being- profitable to agricultural and 

 poulti-y societies. They have not previously had the chance 

 to come forward, and yet when the inducement is oS'ered 

 how fieely they respond. This, I am sure, ought to in- 

 fluence compilers of schedules. 



I have kept Brahmas ibr the last ten years both in England 

 and America, and I have come to the conclusion that they 

 are the most profitable fowl any amateiu- can keep ; and for 

 the table I consider there are none to equal them, and yet 

 they must be excluded from pJmost all poultry shows as a 

 class. Have they not been sufficiently long before the public 

 to merit better treatment ? and have they not stood their 

 ground, yea, and worked themselves up steadOy but surely 

 against all difficulties thrown in their way ? But I antici- 

 pate for Brahmas a brighter prospect for the future. They 

 wiU eventually stand at the head of all breeds ; at least that 

 is my opinion. — A Yorkshire PouiiTRY-FANCiER. 



EASINGWOLD AGEICULTUBAL SOCIETY'S 

 POULTEY SHOW. 



The thii'd annual Shov? of this Society was held at 

 Easingwold on Tuesday, September loth, and considering 

 it is a young Society and the district it is in, there was a 

 fair show of poultry. 



The following is .a list of the awards ; — 



Spanish.— First withheld. Second, J. H. Dee, Easingwold. 



Dorking.— Prize, F. Wailes, tasingwold. 



Cocbin-China. — First, J. Jackson, Crayke. Second, — Naylor, Oswald- 

 kirk. 



Game (Any vaiietyl. — First, Lady Julia Wombwell, Newburgh Park 

 (Brown Reds). Second, J. Wilson, Upperly, Easingwold [Black Redsl. 

 Chickens. — First, J. Bell, Thornton-le-Moors. .Second, K. Midgley, Slierifl- 

 huttOD. 



PoLANDR.— First, S. Flint, Primrose Hill. Easingwold. 



Hamburghs (Golden-spangled;.— First, L. Mankfield, Thirkleby. Second, 

 R. Windsor, Alnplelorth. 



Hambdrghs (Silver-spangled).- First, Mrs. Tarbotton, Cawton, Gelling. 

 Second, L. Manfleld, Thnkleby. Highly Commended, G. Hodgson, Kas- 

 kelfe. 



Ani other vAun:TT. — First, H. Thompson, Sheritfhutton. Second, J. P. 

 Wardman, Easingwold. Chickens. — Fust, W. J. Ware, Skirpenbeck, 

 Second, J. Bell, Thoralon-le-Moors. Highly Commended, F. Wailes, Beacon 

 Banks, Easingwold. 



GtKSK.— First, F. Wailes. Second, J. Jackson. Commended, W. Temple, 

 Kaskelfe. Goslings. — First, J. Jackson. Second, W, Temple. Highly 

 Commended, K. Wood, Yearsley. 



Ducks.— First, E. Brown, Easingwold. Second, T. Dinsdale, Easingwold. 

 Highly Commended, Miss Kirby, Osgodby. Ducklings. — First, J. T. Uob- 

 inson, Thormanby Hill. Second', K. Batty, Tollerton. 



Turkeys.— First and Second, J. Batty, ^tillington Lane, i*t)»/^s.— First, 

 I. Daston, Crankley. Second, W. J. Ware, Sliirpenbeck. Highly Com- 

 mended, W. Milner, Thornton Hill. Commended, J. Jackson, Crayke. 



The Judges were Mi'. Alexander Cattley, York ; and 

 Mr. George Barker, Scarborough. 



DOUBLE-SIDED WOODEN HIVE. 



AVouLD a bee-hive of the follo^"ing description be likely to 

 answer in this variable ebmate for an out-door apiary ? — viz., 

 an inner hive made of wood 1 inch in thickness, eight-sided 

 of course (the size of the hive may be made according to taste), 

 ■with an outer hive made also of wood three-quarters of an inch 

 in thickness, but large enough to admit of a space inside 

 1 5 inch wide all round after the inner hive is placed in it. The 

 two hives to be fastened together by means of pieces of wood 

 screwed to the bottom, and also to the top of the edges of 

 each hive ; the space between of 1 .J inch to be filled with 

 sawdust, the bees of com-se occupying the inner hive only. 

 I have devised this kind of hive, not being satisfied with the 

 straw hives we buy in this part of the country (Hants). 

 Where can I obtain a prime swarm of Ligurian bees in the 

 spring r — An Old Subscriber. 



[There can be no doubt of a liive of this descrii)tion being 

 an efficient nonconductor, but if made with such thick 

 wood it would be exceedingly hea\'y and clumsy. We think 

 that on tliis account it would be best made of half-inch wood 

 thi'oughout. For information respecting Ligirrians write to 

 T. AVoodbury, Esq., Mount Kadford, Exeter.] 



LONGEVITY OF A QUEEN BEE— FOUL 

 BEOOD. 



In rejjly to " A Hampshire Bee-keepek," as to the age 

 of a queen bee, I beg to say that there was no supposition 

 in the case, and to answer him in the aifirmative, it is 

 beyond my skill, but, perhaps, I might answer liim in the 

 negative. 



He says that he uses the fungus at all seasons of the year. 

 Need we then wonder at his short-lived queens ? Although 

 they appear to recover from the stupifying, I fear it is onl.y 

 a partial recoveiy, and that untU he uses a more humane 

 mode of managing his bees he may expect very little 

 success. No scientific bee-master that I know ever kills or 

 fumes his bees. 



The best hives I have this season are three, in which the 

 queens' ages are three years and foiu' years old. In the 

 middle of June these hives weighed only 25 lbs. ; but the 

 weather setting in fine, on the 17th of July I took from each 

 20 lbs. of honeycomb, and again on the 2Cth of August I 

 took on an average from each 38 lbs. of heather honeycomb, 

 besides leaving two of them 33 lbs. each, and the other 

 52 lbs. 



I would veiy gladly bargain with " A Hampshire Bei- 

 keeper" for one of those queens I have mentioned, for the 

 pm-pose c^f experimenting upon, and I shall expect and be 

 glad to hear of his having queens proving themselves fertile 

 at more than two years old. 



I have ah-eady stated that foul brood arises from the 

 queen producing more than the bees are able to attend to 

 when a change of the weather takes place ; but although 

 this I consider the most general cause, there are other 

 causes producing the same effect. 



For example : In August, 1857, I saw several instances of 

 foul brood, which arose from the extreme heat and the want 

 of ventilation or extra room : consequently, almost the 

 whole of the bees evacuated their hives, and clustered on 

 the outside, thereby leaving their young unattended. The 

 result was a polluted hive. 



Again : I have seen the same disaster occnr when bees had 

 been induced by feeding to breed earlier than they were 



