THE 



JOUKNAL OF HORTICULTURE, 



COTTAGE GARDENER, 



COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, 

 BEE-KEEPER. AND POULTRY CHRONICLE. 



A JOURNAL OF GARDENING, RURAL AND DOMESTIC ECONOMY, BOTANY, AND NATURAL HISTORY. 



CONDUCTED BY 



GEORGE W. JOHNSON, E.R.H.S., and ROBERT HOGG, LL.D. 



TTIE FRUIT AND KITCHEN GARDENS, by Mr. .7. Robeon, 

 Gardener to Viscount Holmesdnle, M.P., Linton Park ; ami 

 Mr. E. Luckhurst, Egerton House Gardeus, Kent. 



THE FLOWER GARDEN, by Mr. G. Abbey ; " Ayrshire Gardener ; " 

 Mr. T. Record, Gardener to Colonel Lloyd, Lillesden ; and Mr. J. 

 Wills, Ashburnham Park Nursery, King's Road, Chelsea. 



GARDENING CALENDAR, by Mr. William Keane. 



POULTRY-KEEPING, by Mr. J. Eaily ; E. Hewitt, Esq. ; and 

 L. Wrigut, Esq. 



PIGEONS, AVIARY BIRDS, &c, by "Wiltshire Rector; W. A. 

 Blakston, Esq., and others. 



'E. & W. 



and 



LIBRARY 

 NEW YORK 

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<JAi<LIEN. 



VOLUME XVIII., NEW SERIES. 

 VOL. XLIIL, OLD SERIES. 



LONDON : 

 PUBLISHED FOE THE PROPRIETORS, 171, FLEET STREET. 



