Ja2j U. 1867. ] 



JOURNAL OF HOBTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GABDENKB. 



Fabmvabd Cross.— FirBt, Col. Stuart Wortley (French!- Second, H. 

 Beldon (Poland). Highly Commended, Col. Stuart Wortley (French) ; T. 

 Hardy (Creve Cu-ur.) 



Docks (Rouen).— First, E. Leech. Second, J. Wright. Commended, 

 J. Wright. 



DucKB (Ayleahuryl.— First, E. Leech. Second, J. W. Harrison. Com- 

 CUOnded, II. Diiwgott ; .T. W. Earriaon. 



Ducks (Any other vjiriety).— Fir^t, Cup »nd Second, J. W. Ilarrinon. 

 Highly Commended, T. C. Harrison. Commended, J. W. Harri^iou (Black 

 fast Indian). 



Gekkk (Any colour).— First and Second, T. Hardy (Toulouse.) 



TuitKKYS (Any colour). — Prize, J. Smith, Grantham. 



FllEABANTS, AND ANY VABIETV OF ORNAMENTAL, FoREION OR DosrESTI- 



OATKn PorLTBY.— First and Cap, .1. W. Harrison (Peacock). Second, — 

 Bates, Spalding (Silver Pheisauts.) 



Sei-mng Class f Any Variety).— First, S. Beeheo, Walsall (Black Spanish). 

 Second, J. Laming (Blnck-hroastod Game). Commended, T. Dyson, 

 UiUilax ; 11. Dowsott {Ayleshurj* Ducks.) 



SWEEPSTAKES. 



Single Game Cock.— Prize. J. Fletcher. Commended, H, Snusball. 



Uau£ liANStAM Cock.— Prize. .1. W. Harrison. 

 PIGEONS. 



Carrters.— First, K. S. Smith, Boston. Second, J. W. Ilarrieon. 

 Highly Commended, H. Yardley, Birmingham; K. Fulton, Deptford, 

 London. Coninieudod. J. W. Hnrrison ; II. Fulton. 



Pouters.' First, J. E. Broward, Coventry. Second, R. Fulton. Highly 

 Commended, H. SnushaU ; E. E. M. Royds,' Rochdale. Commended, R. F. 

 Payling: H. Yanllev; R. Fulton. 



Barbs.— First and Second, K. Fnlton. Highly Commended, H. Vardloy. 



TOMBLERS.— First, R. Fulton. Hecoud. J. Percivall. Highly Commended, 

 A. St(»rrar. Commended, J. Ford, Moukwoll Street, London ; C. Cnwhurn, 

 Leeds; A. Dore, Leeds; H. Yardley; R. Fulton; F. Key, Beverley; J. 

 Hawley. Bingley, Yorkshire. 



Jacodinh. — First, E. Homer, Harewood, Leeds. Second, H. Yardley. 

 Highly Commended, F. Key; E. Homer. 



Fantails. -First and Second, H. Yardley. Highly Commended, J. W. 

 Harrison. 



Any other Distinct Variety. — First, Cup and Second, R. Fulton 

 (Blue and White Owls). Highly Commended, J. Laming (Hyacinths); 

 JI. Snnshall (Biuo Turhits) : E. S. Smith (Antwerps) ; R. F. Payling 

 (Yellow Turbitsl ; H. Yardley; E. E. M. Royds; J. Thompson. 



Selling Class (Any variety).— First, D. Young, Leamington (^'hite 

 Dragons). Second, H. SnushaU (Black Swallows). Highly Commended, 

 J. E. Breward (White Pouters) ; J. W. Harrison iPonters") ; H. Yardley. 

 Commended, H. Yardley ; R.Fulton (Shields); J. Thompson. 

 RABBITS. 



Heaviest Rarhit.— First, Messrs. Hanson & Wagstaff. Doncaster. Se- 

 cond, J. T. Jealous, Spalding. Highly Commended. J. T. Leaton. Spalding. 



Lop-eared.- First and Cup, M. Millington, York. Second. Messrs. 

 Hanson & Wagstaff. Highly Commended, Messr-s. Hanson & Wagstnff; 

 J. Taylor, Sheffield. Commended, U. M. Maynnrd, Rvde, Isle of Wight. 



Any Breed. —First, R. R. Wise, jun., St. Ives, iHunts. Second, J. 

 Taylor. 



Fancy Varieties.— First, R. K. Wise, jun. (Silver Grev). Second, J. 

 W. Harrison (Angora). Highly Commended, Master C. Vise, Holheach 

 iCbinese). Commended, H. Cawood (Himalaya); J. W. Harrison (Hima- 

 laya) ; E. E. M. Royds. 



CAGE BIRDS. 



Canary (.Vny variety of colour).— First and Second, E. S. Smith (Buii 

 and Yellow Belgian). Highly Commended, E. S. Smith (Variegated 

 rrosted) ; J. Tye, Spalding. Commended, Mrs. Bowser, Spalding (Yellow 

 Norwich.) 



Mule (Any variety).— First, E. S. Smith (Goldfloch Mule). Second, C. 

 O. Harvey. 



Ijnnet, Goldfincit, oe other English FmrcH.— Prize, E. S. Smith 

 (Goldfinch.) 



Blackbird, Thrush. Starling, Lark or other English Cage Bird. 

 —Prize, Mrs. Wilson (Thrush). 



Parrot. Parakett, Lorey, or other Foreign Bird.— First and Cage, 

 Rev. P. Toarle, Newmarket (Kim; Parrot). Second. E. 9. Smith (Parrot 

 nnd Cage). Commended, J. W. Harrison (Grey young PaiTot and Cage) ; 

 O. £. Storr, Spalding (King Parrot) ; J. Barnes, Spalding (Australian Lorey); 

 J. W. H. Tidswoll (Grey Parrot.) 



JuDOK. — Edward Hewitt, Esq., Eden Cottage, Sparkbrook, near 

 Birmingham. 



A TURKEYS REMONSTRANCE. 



It is but too plain that we hold no place in the affectionB 

 of your respected correspondent " Y. B. A. Z.," since he has 

 not included our class in his " Dottings at Salisbury." All 

 our pens entered for that show were not sent, but we had a 

 uoble representative there in the first-prize pen. 



Nor was the liberal accommodation provided for us at Salis- 

 bury less worthy of observation. One of the small paddocks 

 placed at our service there must have 1 een very acceptable to 

 our brother after his long journey from the sister iale. May 

 we be as fortunate at other shows. — A Tcbkev 'Wuo was at 

 Salisbdri. 



I Guilty ! Yes, I plead so to not having written of Turkeys 

 in my " Dottings ;" and although " mortals do rush in where 

 angels fear to tread," yet I do not like, even though " mortal," to 

 tush in on a subject I know but little about. But my friend the 

 " Tdrkey at Salisbcby " greatly misunderstands my silence. 



" No place iu my affections !" I cannot plead guilty to this 

 at any rate. If the answer is negative when Turkeys are in 

 feathers, it is verv fir from that when they are without them. 

 Let either of my Turkey friends that were at Salisbury, if they 



doubt the point, present themselves with a goodly necklao* of 

 sausages, and I agree to pay them every possible attention, 

 and I will show how fully I appreciate them. 



I will, however, supply the omission of giving great credit 

 to the Salisbury authorities for their capital arrangements as 

 regards the Turkeys, Geese, and Pucks. These had ample 

 room to move about ; and I particularly noticed that the first 

 prize Turkey had plenty of room to spread his tail, and evi 

 dently thought no end of that and himself generally. Long 

 may ho live to spread it. — Y. B. A. Z.j 



MAKING AN ARTIFICIAL SWARM— BEES 

 DESERTING A UNICOMB HIVE. 



A STOCK of Ligurians from Mr. Woodbury's apiary reached 

 me safely in May last, and they are now doing well. On the 26tb 

 of June I tried to make an artificial swarm, being afraid of 

 losing them, as I am often from home. I will describe the 

 plan I have pursued, and will you then say if I have done right ? 



I found the comb on which the queen was, and placed it in 

 another hive ; and as the parent hive was very strong, I also 

 took out a second comb, bees and all, and placed it in the same 

 hive in which I had put the one containing the queen. I then 

 lifted this hive away to a fresh stand a few paces ofl. I find 

 the bees in the parent hive in a great state of commotion, 

 having lost their queen, and the others accompanying the 

 queen do not leave the hive much. 



Have I done right? and may I expect a fresh queen to be 

 raised in the parent hive, or what am I to do ? I find them 

 hanging about in large numbers outside the hive. I may say 

 that I have had a super on the hive for a few days, but they 

 did not go up, although I inserted therein a piece of new comb 

 containing honey to entice them. 



1 have had a unicomb hive made, and pnt in it a swarm of 

 bees. For about fourteen days they have done well, bat, 

 strange to say, last night (2(Jth of June), about eight o'clock, 

 they took wing and flew away. They were retaken by a neigh- 

 bour, and to-night I intend replacing them in the unicomb. 

 What was the reason of their leaving ? and is it probable they 

 will stay when I put them in again :' — E. D. 



[In making an artificial swarm by taking out the qneen, yon 

 should have taken only the comb upon which she was at the 

 time, and which you should have carefully scrutinised, so as to 

 satisfy yourself that no inhabited royal cells were upon it, as, 

 if any such existed, the queen should have been shifted to 

 another comb. The remaining combs having been brought 

 together, so as to leave tlie vacancy thus caused on one side, 

 the old hive should have been shifted to a new position, the 

 new one containing the queen and the abstracted comb being 

 placed on the old stand. Managed in this way, the returning 

 bees would have made up a good swarm, which would have 

 built combs which the queen would have rapidly filled with 

 eggs, and all would have proceeded in the same manner as if 

 the swarm had issued naturally, whilst the young bees which 

 knew not their way back to the old stand, and must perforce 

 stick to their original domicile, would found royal cells and 

 raise a young queen. You had better, therefore, transpose the 

 two hives at once, and this will probably set matters right. If 

 you suffer them to remain as they now are you are very likely 

 to lose the original pure queen for want of a suflicient popula- 

 tii n, and any combs which may bo built in the old hive before 

 the bees have raised a young queen will have the vital defect of 

 being drone combs. 



There can be little doubt that some little violence is done to 

 the instinct of bees when they are compelled to build a single 

 large comb in a narrow space like the interior of a unicomb 

 hive, and this may be the cause of yours having been deserted. 

 Whether the returned bees may nltimately decide upon bearing 

 the ills they have, or determine upon again flying to others 

 which they know not of, is a problem which W6 find ourselves 

 unable to solve.' 



SWARMS UNITING. 



In December last I purchased two stocks of bees in common 

 straw hives, which 1 will designate A and B, the only diffe- 

 rence between them being that A was a little heavier, and it 

 also has a window. They progressed favourably daring the 

 winter, and on May 28th B swarmed, and my brother success- 

 fully hived the swarm (I will call this C). WhUe he was hiving 

 the bees A swarmed, and after flying about a dozen yards the 



