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ouos vorv rich anil buttery ; but on sovornl occnBiona wo also fonnii in 

 both rasofl, thou^Ml finolarno fruit, that Ihoy had not Ibn usual molting 

 Inflcinufliiesfl, evou when troatod in moat ciiaea allko. Wo wonbi bo in- 

 cUnod 1 1 Rivn ant^li trees tht* slu-ltor of jjlass until protty w.'U Rwollod, and 

 then cxpoHo thorn to tho full buu nut of dours, or with tho kUhs romoved. 

 Wo havo littlo fiiith in k'rowing any Poars under ulna^ to take to markot, 

 iiS a proUtablo eiicculation, but wo may be mistaken. 



Soot Water (O. UaijliA).~T<i havo clear eoot walor fnr syringing, Ac, 

 you will oftsily got rid of tho thick scum, and tho muddy ttppearanco of 

 the water, il you prepare t!io soot just a^ yon would do sulphur before 

 mixing. Neither will mix freely with water if used at onco in a *lry atato, 

 but will do so readily onou!,'h if tirat made into a paste, by us'nff only as 

 much water as will suffice for the purpose. The more thoroughly every 

 particle is thus wetted, the more easily will it mix with a littlo water 

 afterwards. For .'ommon pm'poays. after sifting tho soot fine, we thus 

 mix it with enoui^h of water to wet it, but if the barrel Is empty, wo place 

 the Boot in tho bottom with n quart or two of water, and make it into a 

 paste with an old birch broom briskly nsed. Tho broom is kept in action 

 every few pailsfuls of watyr that aro added. Thia will sccuro the mixing 

 of tho soot with tho water, but not make it clear quickly. To clarify it, 

 add a littlo fresh puwdorod limo— say a pound for thirty gallons. In from 

 twenty-four to thirty honrs, often sooner, there may he a little scum on 

 the surface, which m"iy easily he removed, but all beneath until you conio 

 near the bottom of tho vessel, will bo as bright and clear as culouied 

 brandy. 



Calceolaria Aurka plobibtjnda {G«n<fimus).— There is no particular 

 liability iu the Calceolaria Aurea floribunda to cnrl, canker, or decay, hut 



all Calceolarias aro liable to these evils, and somelimea from causes 

 which we cannot discover. Generally Calceolarias suffer more from oyor- 

 kindneea than from any neglect. Our temporary beU were quite a sight 

 lioforo wo bn)ke-in upon thfim for final planting out; but even among 

 thujn wo fouud sonio with bhicklwh, dlBoiHtid leaves, which wero dis- 

 carded. These wero planted ati cuttings at the end of October in a cold 

 pit, H Inch apart, and not raoro Ihan ouo In throe or fonr bnndrod failed. 

 Tbeso wero thinned out into earth pita unl trenches in ISIarch, and pro- 

 tected for a time with mats c r calico. It is well to exchange cuttings of 

 these, instead of always propagating from your own plants. 



L\wN Mowers {A Suh:trribt'r).—li does not much signify which is OBOd 

 at tho Palaco~probal)Iy both, for both aro good. 



Insects ON Aspauagus (Edward Power). — The small insects sent as 

 having committed so much havoc in yonr Aspftragus beds are the minnte 

 Podura fimetarin. They occur in great numbers wherever decaying 

 vegetable matter abounds; but wo have no proof of thoir taking tho 

 initiative by attacking henlthy plants. We believe your Asparai^us nhoota 

 wero ailinji from some other structural cause, and wero then roaortod to 

 by tho Podurx. — W. 



Names of Plants fff. ,7.1.~AzaIea pontica, garden varieties {9) ; Vibur- 

 num lantana. (W. PhillipH).~\, Myosotis arvcnsia; 2, Veronica ofHcinalis ; 

 3, Geranium moUo. (Zfjnoram(w).~Lepidium draba. {Clapham, Sou(/i).— 

 1, Adiantum cuneatum ; «, Doodia caudata ; 4, Nephrodlum decursivo- 

 pinnatum ; 2 and 5 launibers mixed), ABplenium flaccidum, the much- 

 divided frond; and A. orectuin, the simply pinnate one. {E.D.O.N.)» 

 —1, Asplenium furcatum; L', Onychium japoulcum. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS in the Suburbs of London for the week endiug June 1st. 



POULTRY, BES, AND PIGEON GHaONICLE. 



BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND POULTRY 

 SHOW AT SOUTHAMPTON. 



All parties intimately conversant with ponltry shows expect some- 

 thing of a high character at the meetings of the Bath and West of 

 England Agricultural Society, and certainly these anticipations are 

 more than realised, on an inspection of tho specimens now open to 

 public view at Southampton. 



The number of entries have veiy considerably increased, and the 

 superior quality of nearly every pen is a matter worthy of the greatest 

 congratnlation. Happening so near the time we go to press, our ob- 

 servations aro somewhat more brief than we couM wish them to have 

 been, and which the circumstances so richly deserved. Everyone who 

 baa witnessed fonncr meetings of this Society, knows full well the com- 

 pleteness of all the arrangements, perfection regardless of outlay, 

 ruling all the proceedings. The tent in which the poultry and Pigeons 

 are invariably exhibited is not only of colossal fcize but replete with 

 every comfort necessary for the well-being of its inmates. 



The iS/jani'yh first meet the eye of visitors, and throughout the whole 

 classes devoted to those birds good specimens abounded, though, as is 

 well known, just after the principal breeding season Spanish fowls 

 show, perhaps, to a greater disadvantage than any other breed what- 

 ever, unexceptionable condition being the great feature in show birds 

 of this variety. They were, as before hinted, gi-and birds, and Mr. 

 Jones may be proud of his position in a competition good throughout. 

 Grey Doflaiuj^i were very good, but enlarged feet were sadly prevalent, 

 which improved arrangements may usually obviate as to their roosting 

 places, and more especially still in cases where an nnlimited grass run 

 is open to them. The C'oclwi classes were capital, and proved one of 

 the most publicly attractive in the tent. Some good Black ones were 

 shown in tho extra class, which variety are daily becoming more rare. 

 In Brahmas a somewhat gener.il- remark among visitors existed, as so 

 many being more or less paralysed, and not a few ruptured ones were 

 shown, otherwise excellent — Ihe results, no doubt, in many cases of reck- 

 less over-feeding, p. cock in the Dark-feathered ones, and a hen in the 

 Light ones, being especially prominent in these failings. Game were 

 all good, but fast losing hard feather. The Homhiiriiha though ad- 

 mittedly in numbers somewhat short of the customary entry were 

 decidedly good, and the Polish were remarkably praiseworthy. French 

 FokJs stood well, bnt the Houdans are fast losing size and weight ; the 

 Creve-Cceurs, on the contrary, proved advancing. Our previous re- 

 marks on the cock and hen classes apply generally to the single-coek 

 classes, of which there was a good display. • 



Mrs. Seamons, cloeely rivalled by Mr. Fowler, stood first in Ayles- 



burys, and in Geese reversed their respective positions. Aylesbnry 

 seems the very home of domestic waterfowl, and the astonishment of 

 visitors at the development of size, and " theii' notions" of the means 

 of its attainment, proved both laughable and unique. A pen of Eoueu 

 ducklings were well worthy of the position they attained in a class 

 with some of the best adults in tho kingdom. Tud-eya were very 

 superior, and the Bantams were beyond expectation. 



The I'ir/eons were throughout excellent. Almond Tumblers, Tum- 

 blers of any other breed. Pouters, Fautails, Owls, Barbs, Tnrbits, and 

 the variety class generally, worthily call tor especial mention. 



It was a matter of regi-et that just about the time of public admis-_ 

 sion a heavy thunderstorm passed over, with a great downfall of rairj 

 nevertheless there was a very fair attendance of visitors, and a fino 

 week will do much to ensure this Society a most productive meeting. 



Spakisu.— 1, E. Jones, Clifton, Bristol (White-faced). 2, Rev. J. De L. 

 Simmons, Chileomb Rectory, Winchester. 3, J. Stevens, Walsall. 

 he, E. Jones ; H. Lane, Bristol. 



Dorkings (Coloured).—!, J. Smith, Shillinglea, Sussex. 2 and 8, J. 

 Martin, Claines. he, J. Clitt, Dorking; Mrs. General Dunn, Inglewood, 

 Hungerford; H. Humphrey, Ashington, Hui-stpierpoint ; J. K. Fowler, 

 Aylesbury, c, Mrs. A. C. Thvnne, Penstowe, Stratton. 

 'Dorkings (White).— 1 and'2, Mrs. J. Hartwell, Bridgwater. 



Cochin-china (Cinnamon and Buff).— 1 and 2, H. Mapplebeck, Wood- 

 field, Moseley. 8, Miss J. Milward, Newton St. Loe. he, Hon. Mrs. 

 Sugden, Wells, c, Capt. Robin, Fontenay, Jersey. 



Cochin-China (Brown and Partridge-feathered).- 1 and 2, J. Stephens, 

 Walsall. 3, J. K. Fowler, Aylcsburv. he, Capt. Robin. 



CocnlN-CnisA (White).- 1 and he, G. Shrimpton, Leighton Buzzard. 



2. Mrs. WiUiamson, Queniborough Hall, Leicestershire. 8 and c, Messrs. 

 H. & S. Cooper, Walsall. , ^ 



Brahma Pootra (Dark).- 1, H. Dowsott, Ploshey, near Chelmsford. 

 2 and 3, Mrs. A. C. Thynne, Penstowe, Stratton. 



Brahma Pootra (Light).- 1, F. Crook, Forest Hill, Kent. 2, H. M. 

 Maynard, Holmewood, Ryde, Isle of Wight. 8, J. Pares, Guildford. 

 he. Rev. N. J. Ridley, Newbury. 



Game (Black-breasted and other Reds).— 1, W. H. f tigg, Netheravon, 

 near Amesbury. 2, P. H. Jones, Fulham. 3, Rev. G. S. Cruwys, CruwyS 

 Morchard Court, Tiverton, he, S. Matthew ; H. Loe, -ippuldureombe, 

 Isle of Wight ; Capt. G. Price, Taynton. 



Game (Dnekwings and other Greys and Bines).- 1, S. Matthew. 2, H. 

 Loe. 8, Rev. G. S. Cruwys. c, Duke of Sutherland, Trentham Hall, 

 Stoke-on-Trent! „ .,,, , 



Game (Any other variety).—!, S. Matthew. 2, J. Pares, -GuUdford. 



3, Rev. G. S. Cruwys. • , „ .„..^. 

 Hamubrghs (Golden-penciUed).— 1, Duke of Sutheriand. 2, F. Pittis, 



jnn., Newport, Isle of Wight. 3, W. L. Pembcrlon, Warwick Square, 

 London. „ ^.^^. . 



Hamburghs (Silver-pencilled).- 1 and 2, Mrs. Allsopp. 3. F. Pittis, jnn. 



Hambceohs (Gold-spangled).—!, Duke of Sutheriand. 2, J. Medway. 

 3, J. F. Loversidge, Newark, Notts, c, S. & R. Ashton. 



HAMBunoHS (Silver-spangled).- 1 and 3, F. Pittis, jun. 2, J. Newick. 

 c, Mrs. Pettat, Micheldevcr, Hants. 



Polish (Black with White Crests).—!, T. P. Edwards, Lyndhurst. 2, Mrs. 

 E. Procter, he and c, D. Mutton. 



