JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ January 13, 1870. 



I: K. Hejvie, Kirk-at.lv. 'J. 11. r.i'c-i-M'.ii, Melrose. 3, W. R. Park. 

 Am .mii; \ ...ii, I. .1. Brace. 2, M. Sanderson (Barbs). ?.. R. w. Hark 

 (Letz). he, J. Sponcc (Jncobinsl. e, A. I.n.-kliurt, KirkenMv i (tollers). Pouteb 

 Cock.— Cup. A. Wlntonr. he, M. Sanderson, c, J. Porteous, Edinburgh. 

 Carrjki: i i ' ; Iiiill. 



Canaihes.— ScoTcn Fancy.— Y'ellow Cocks.— 1, G. BLnnie, Perth. 2, J, 

 Rutherford. Alloa. 3. W. Muirhcad, jun., Alloa. Buff Coek.-l, W. (lilmour, 

 Alloa. 2. W. Muirhcad, jun. :;, .1. Sim, < ir.ihiun -'.mi. Vdlnv IIen.-l, J. Sim- 



Eon II. us.— 1 and 2, -T. Kemp. Yellow-Flecked Cocks.— 1, E. Aird. 2, J. 

 Kemp. 8. D. Sh-.-ht. Buff-Flecked Cocks.— 1, G. Adams. Musselburgh. 2. J. 

 Rutherford, All. -a. 3, .1. Rennet. Yellow-Flecked Hens.— 1, J. Lyall. 2. W 

 Gilmour. 3. J. Rutherford. Buff-Flecked Hen.—], D. Dun can. 2, J. Suther. 

 ford. 3, D. Mitchell. Goldfincu Mui.es (Yellow).— 1 and 2, Master D Laing 

 3, J. Trann, Dunfermline. Buff.— 1, Master D. Laing. 2 and 3, W. Kirk. 



Judges. — Poultry : Mr. R. Teebay, Fulwood, Preston. Pigeons .- 

 Mr. J. H. Framo, Overton, Carluke. Canaries: Mr. G. Creig, 

 Edinburgh ; and Mr. J. Mitchell, Perth. 



LEEK ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S SHOW. 



The third annual Exhibition of Cage Birds, Fowls, and Rabbits 

 took place in the Temperance Hall, Leek, on December 29th. The 

 Committee made choice of a very happy time for holding their Show, 

 it being the annual fair day, on which particular occasion many 

 Staffordshire lads and lasses assemble for the purpose of " hiring " 

 for the future twelve months. In consequence of this influx into the 

 town many delighted themselves with a visit to the Show room. 

 There were several pens of Game Fowls exhibited, and the first 

 honours were gained with a pen of Black-breasted Reds, belonging to 

 Mr. C. Heath. Mr. W. Carter took a first prize with a pen of Black 

 Spanish, and Mr. V. Poole took the first prize with a pen of Black 

 Red Game Bantams. For a pen of Bantams, irrespective of breed, 

 Mr. Wm. Tippler won the first prize. 



The Rabbits exhibited were good, and numbered about a dozen 

 entries. The prize for the Rabbit having the greatest number of 

 points was won by Mr. W. Hall, and the heaviest Rabbit belonging 

 to Mr. Charles Keats gained first honours. 



The following are the prizes awarded to the Cage Birds : — 



CANAnres. — Belgians (Clear Yellow). — 1, J. Austin. 2, H. Austin. 3,J. 

 Yates. Belgian* (Clear Buff).— ] and 2, J. Yates. Lizard (Golden-spangled).— 



1, J. Yates. Lizards (Silver-spangled).— 1, J. Austin. 2. H. Austiu. Coppv or 

 Crested— 1, J. Austin. 2, H. Austin. Norwich H'le.ir Y, How — 1. J. Yates 



2. H. Austin. 3, "VY. Carter. 4, J. Hassells. N~orj;ich(C\ ir Buff).— 1, J. Yates 

 2,J.Austin. S,W. Carter. 4, J. Hassells. Norm ted .. ll.nv).— 1 and 

 2, J. Yates. 3, H. Austin. Norwich (Crested Buff ).— 1. T. l • i, : .i,..,n 



1, S. Gaddings. 

 Judge. — Mr. Geo. J. Barneshy, Derby. 



THE GLASGOW PIGEON SHOW 



(North British Coltjmearian Society's). 



(Continued from page 19.) 



THE POUTER CLASSES— Continued. 



Haying in our last reviewed the Blue Pied and Black Pied Pouters, 

 we now claim attention for the Yellow Pied classes. Not many years 

 ago Yellow Pied cocks were very scarce ; but the attention bestowed 

 on this colour is now so fully rewarded that they may compete on 

 level terms with any of the standard varieties. In a class of more 

 than average merit, Mr. Montgomery took first prize, and also a high 

 commendation with a slightly hog-backed bird— a fault always to be 

 ■sedulously avoided, for no more disastrous defect can befall a Pouter. 

 His unnoticed bird was very lengthy in limb, and had figured pro- 

 minently in last year's prize list. Mr. Ruthven, the indefatigable 

 Secretary, succeeded as second. And why may not secretaries in the 

 hands of honourable judges compete for prizes'? To Mr. Ruthven on 

 this occasion is due the credit of showing the best-coloured bird in the 

 class ; a bird, too, in other respects comparing favourably with several 

 of its competitors. The depth and metallic lustre of the colour were 

 especially apparent in the hackle ; the markings were good, excepting 

 a foul feather or two m the bib, but the limb was, perhaps, open to 

 the exception, in common with several birds in this year's Show, of 

 being a trifle short in the lower joint. It is refreshing to notice that 

 a gentleman who, in the late plumage controversy rather sided with 

 the non-plumage breeders, is himself coming to the front with notable 

 colour and markings. Mr. Volckman claimed the third prize with a 

 bird of extraordinary size and crop, but doing its properties no justice, 

 being so terribly out of show. Like many large- cropped birds, he 

 seemed too lazy to display himself, but stood sulkily on his bl'ock 

 with pendant crop and milled feather till the last few hours of the 

 Exhibition. His very stout stocking-hooted limbs, if somewhat short, 

 are so well set and proportioned as to harmonise thoroughly with 

 bis great size, and they carry his huge crop when fully inflated to 

 advantage. 



Mr. Rose was so fortunate as to take the second prize in the young 

 cock class with a hen— a thick coarse bird, gay in crop and weak in 

 colour, but so far meritorious as succeeding against cocks. By far 



the best young cock in an otherwise meagre class was No. 83, shown 

 by Mr. Ure — a very taking bird of extremely erect carriage, compact 

 form, grooved back, and neat girth, with limbs of the right class, 

 stocking-booted and nicely set, but somewhat short for his length of 

 feather ; in colour fair, and bibbing good, but with a crop of inferior 

 size and not starting sufficiently sharply from the breast. 



Several Yellow hens might be singled out for description ; but, 

 briefly, the honours were allotted to Messrs. Montgomery, Volckman, 

 M. Stuart, Wallace, and Ure. Mr. Ure'B first-prize young class bird 

 (No. 89), we think, will prove to be a cock ; but by way of compen- 

 sation his excellent and almost faultless specimen, No. 337 or 338, 

 was not noticed. 



Some unaccountable mistake must have occurred in the judgment 

 of the old class, Mr. Montgomery's comparatively inferior bird, 

 No. 327, taking not only first prize, bnt the medal for the best hen in 

 the Show. Thick-shouldered, bull-eyed, washy in colour, gay in crop, 

 this bird was beaten by several in its own class, to say nothing of the 

 many immeasurably superior hens throughout the Hall. We imagine 

 that it was placed first quite by oversight or accident, and then on the 

 old-fashioned notion, that all other things being equal, a Yellow, 

 because of its scarcity, is the superior bird, it was allotted the medal 

 without further reference. But colour is a relative question, being in- 

 fluenced by fashion, supply, and demand. Yellow for the time has 

 ceased to be scarce, and all things being equal, a Red or a Black would 

 be entitled to the pre-eminence ; Red in particular standing much 

 in need of revival, not merely for its own sake, but as a means of 

 further improvement to the Yellow strains. 

 (To be continued.) 



THE HIMALAYAN RABBIT. 

 I do not set much store by Mr. Hudson's conclusion (see 

 page 535 of last volume) that hi3 Indian friend was talking of 

 Himalayan Rabbits ; certainly there is nothing to justify it in 

 what he has published in his letter. And as to his Shanghai 

 authority, even if specimens were brought thence and identi- 

 fied with ours, they would only show that the breed existed 

 there also, not that it was originally wild or indigenous. 

 Truly wild it cannot be, for as far as I know there is no wild 

 albino race of any animal, and the red eyes of this Rabbit show 

 that it is a true, though imperfect albino, and it may possibly 

 have been imported from England and become feral. However, 

 I know well how little reliance is to be placed upon the evidence 

 of the great majority of persons upon the similarity of breed ; 

 and with the highly respectable family of the " No Eyes " any 

 slightly pied white Rabbit would be "just the same kind of 

 Rabbit as yours, you know." I should be glad if Sir. Hudson 

 could procure a skin of one of these Shanghai Rabbits. I sus- 

 pect it will turn out to be no Himalayan ; and even if the breeds 

 be the same, their independent existence in China and England 

 cannot disprove the fact that they are originally a cross between 

 Chinchilla and Silver-Grey, as has been proved by experiment 

 here. — Duck wing. 



DR. PREUSS ON FOUL BROOD AND 

 INFECTION. 



(Continued from Vol. XVII., page 537.) 

 After the foregoing brief remarks on the natural history of 

 the most minute forms of fungus, we come to the important 

 question, How can their operations be arrested when they become 

 mischievous? 



It has been proved by the moBt careful investigations that at 

 the boiling point, 100° C. (212° F.), every fungus becomes in- 

 capable of budding or of propagating itself, and that it is 

 indeed effectually killed. This fact is already well known and 

 acted upon in househald economy. In order to preserve vege- 

 tables, fruits, etc., we first cook them, and thus destroy every- 

 thing like fungus-cells which may exist either in or near them. 

 If the vessels containing them are now hermetically sealed, no 

 new fungoid elements can enter, and the preserves are safe 

 against fermentation and mildew. 



Hallier cites the following experiment, which proves irre- 

 fragably that fermentation is conditional upon the presence of 

 fungoid elements. He boils a solution of sugar with the ad- 

 dition of some nitrogenous substance and pours it into two 

 flask3. To the first nothing is added, to the second some 

 fungoid elements only, and both bottles are hermetically 

 closed. The first bottle remains perfectly clear, the second 

 thickens, and fermentive fungus forms in and on the fluid, 

 whilst the sugar becomes decomposed. Thus it is seen that 

 the fungoid elements immediately commenced the process of 

 reproduction in the second flask, which by their absence was 

 rendered impossible in the first. 



