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find full instructions in tho " Forii Manual," publittheU nt oiiroftifio. It 

 %vill suit ynu. You can hftvo it froo by post if yoii Bond eixty-Xour 

 postn^o Mtuinps to our olHco with ytmr uJiirort!*. 



Mki.on Leavks ScoRcnKD (//()rfrn«)t).~Therp is no red spid<>r on tho 

 loaf Hent us, nur can we perceive nny trnco of tlie Icuf hnvinR boeu in- 

 fested witli tlmt insirct. Wo think tho lout has hevu floorched by tho 

 sun's rays actiii(T powerfully on it whilnt wet, or from want of air durini^ 

 the early part of the day. The b'af irt tho thiIlnp•^t and most rusted wo 

 ever saw. Give nioro nir, nnd affitrd alight shado from hright sun. 



Wateuino Plants in a Greenhouse (/•'. K. yl.).— Tho bfst time for 

 watering i)lants at this season in a groenhouso or elst-whero is in tho 

 evening, bs the plants havo the full benofit of the water for repairing the 

 waste through evajioration during the day, and tlie moisture jirodiiced 

 by watering is very benclieial to tho plants at night, ub they then inhale 

 moisture. 



Red Spider on CnccainERS (C. R).— Wo suppose your bouse is heated, 

 nnd in that rase we would havo the pipes warmed tn Ifif)^, not more, and 

 paint them whilst at that heat with a composition of Kulphur. brought to 

 the consiHtency of paint by a solution of soft soap, 4 o7,s. to the gallon of 

 water. The house should bo shut np close and the pipt-s noated on every 

 part with the sulphur eomposition, applying it with a brush. A few light 

 sprinkliDg** over the pipch it is well to give after they are coated with the 

 sulphur conlpo^itiou, water being employed of the same temperature as 

 that of the bouse, or rather of the pipes, so as to raiso a good nteani in the 

 house, and th'-rou'^hly impregnate tho atmosphere with Bulphur fumes. 

 This should be done in tho eveninc, nnd a good watering given to the 

 plants, and a thorough syringing in the morning. The* back wall (if any) 

 should be painted with the same composition as the Hues or pipes. We 

 would further ndvisa your syringing with soot water, made by pouring 

 thirty gallons over a peclc of fresh soot, stin-ing it well, and syringing 

 with the liquid when it becomes clear. The liquid well stirred up may be 

 also used for watering the plants, and is an excellent manure for them. 



STorpiNG Melon Plants {Idevt). — Tlie shoot on which the fruit is 

 produced, after ln;ing once stopped, should havo the points of all succeed- 

 ing growths taken out at the first joint above where last stopped. If the 

 plants are weak tho shoots may be allowed to make two or three leaves, 

 then take out tho points of the shoots. Without good foliage there can- 

 Dot be tine fruit. 



CuTTiNO OFF Wood above Qraft (A. J? ).— The union of stock and 

 graft being complete, and the graft growing froely. you may cut away tho 

 wood of tho stock opposite thu grift quite close to it now, Imt wo prefer 

 iloing it the last week iu Juno or beginning of Juno. It should bo cut off 

 Hhtyiugly, tho knife beiu:^ drawn towards the graft, and the face of tho 

 out will then slope from, instead of at) at present to the graft. 



RGPOTTiNa Peach Tkees C*. /'.)— You may Tepf>t your Poach trees 

 now if you do not value the fruit on them. Bo sure thoy are well watered 

 lirst, and tho potting done (irmly. 



Pelaroonttim Seed f.S/ifr'ioiirH-"!.— Pelargonium seed sown in pans and 

 covered lightly with fmo soil will, on being placed in a hotbed of C5- to 

 SO'', produce aoodlings within a fortnight. 



Veruhnas im Poor Dry Sou- (7'^■^^:).—Mulc^l tho bed or beds all 

 over witli an inch thickness of leaf mould or short manure mixed with 

 an equal quantity of soil. Give tlie plants a good watering onco or twico 

 a-week with guano water, 1 oz. being dissolved in a gallon of water. 



Watering PRAni and Nectarine Trees d'trm). —The trees may havo 

 a thorough watering with guano water, at tho rate of I oz. to tlie gallon, 

 once every week in dry woatlier, and fortnightly in moist weather, until 

 tho fruit commences ripenint'. A good syringinc witli water every even- 

 ing in hot dry weather will bo of groat benellt, discontinuing it after tho 

 fruit commences rijiening. 



Insects (C. M.), — Your Pe^icb and Apricot loaves have their under Bidea 

 gnawed by the caterpillars of one of the case-hearing Mollis, Ooleophora 

 hemerohiella. We know no other remedy than hand-picking and buming 

 the small luoveablo cases and their inhabitants. (If. F. H.).—\Ve found 

 no insocta^n!the smaGhod box which contained your gnawed Laurel leaves. 

 We suppose thoy have been attacked by tho caterpillar of some Moth; 

 but in tho absence of more precise information we can only recommend 

 careful examination of the trees.— W. (Stockport).— It is one of tho milli- 

 pedea, Julus pulchcllns. It is foaud on the roots of Beans, Cabbages, &c. 



Names of Plants tP. Kcir ton). —VnssiQora (Tacsonia) raanicata, {A 

 Comt'int ijfafier).— Callistemon lanceolatus. [H. H. P.).—\, Veronica 

 chamiedrys ; '2,Cotonea9termicrophylla ; 4, Asphodelusluteus. f W. S. IT.). 

 — 1, Cydonia japonica; "2, Pnlygala myrtifolia grandiflora ; 3. Mesembry- 

 anthemum formosum; 4, M. attonnatum. (A CoTistant Subscriber).-^ 

 1, Leptospermum aooparium ; 2, Fabiaua imbricata. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS in the Suburbs of London for the week ending .Tune 2nd. 



POTTLTRY. bee, and HOUSEHOLD CHRONICLE. 



PACKING EGGS IN SAWDUST. 

 As there generally seems to be great disappointment in the 

 hatching of eggs that have travelled, and some correspondence 

 has arisen on tlie materials best suited for packing them, I 

 send you the result from thirteen Black-breasted Red Game 

 eggs I received from llr. Wheeler, of Carlton, Notts. They 

 travelled a distance of 140 miles, and yet produced eleven 

 good strong chickens, and were packed in sawdust, which that 

 gentleman tells me is the material he always uses, and which 

 he con.aiders has no superior. It certainly has the advantages 

 of cheapness, cleanliness, and being readily procured. — Con- 

 stant Beader. 



BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY'S j 

 POULTRY SHOW. j 



A MOST excellent Exliibition of both Poultry nnd Pigeons in con- 

 nection with this Society, commencefl on the 1st inst.. at Falmouth. 

 The long distance separating Falmouth from the midlanrl and northern ' 

 tlistricts may have exercised an nnfavourable iniluence as to the nnm- I 

 ber of entries, yet in another way it told well, for tboupb these dis- j 

 tricts contain many of our principal poultry yards, no doubt can exist 

 that the expenses of carriage to so distant a locality weeded out in 

 most of the classes the majority of indiiJerent specimens that so com- 

 monly help materially to make a show great in numbers rather than 

 in good qnality. \Ve noticed, however, birds that were the recipients 

 of first prizes from places so far distant as Hull and Sunderland. 



It appears this season's moult will be a very early one — in fact, not 

 a few of even the prize birds betrayed symptoms of fast-approaching 

 change of plumage. Spanish fowls were excellent, though as might 

 reasonably be expected at this season, they were not shown in the 



really faultless condition they might have been at an earlier date. 

 liurkini/s were in similar condition, and some few proved very gonty, 

 though the majority were certainly good birds. In Cochin- Chinas the 

 Buffs were the best shown, Partridge-coloured were next, and White 

 ones were of fair-class quality. Brriliwaa were good, especially the 

 Dark ones, though many bad commenced their moulting. G'^nie were 

 well shown as a whole, and tho Uamhiirr/hs were especially good. 

 Fulanrh, except the Golden, were as good as could be wished for. The 

 "Any other variety" class contained as good Andalusians, White 

 Spanish, and Black Hamburgbs as we have seen for some time past. 



Dncls, Gee.li', and Tin Leys were especially good, and the variety 

 class for Ducks was of a very superior character indeed. The classes 

 for single cocks were not heavily filled, but the birds sent were good. 



The division of the Show for Pi'if't'ns was never so well filled at any 

 former meeting of the Bath and West of England Society as on this 

 occasion, and it remains a matter for consideration whether, in the 

 " Variety class " especially, some additions to the jirizes in future 

 years might not with both justice to exhibitors and benefit to the 

 receipts of the Society be allowed. 



The very efficient services of the poultry Stewards, Dr. Brent and 

 Mr. Bush, left undone nothing that was necessary for the perfect wel- 

 fare and comfort of tho birds exhibited, nnd as the weather was very 

 propitious everything passed off most satisfactorily. 



Spanish.— First and Third, E. Jones, CUfton. Second, T. Bamfield, 

 Oifton. 



Dorkings (Coloured!.— First, R. Trevithiclc, Havle, Cornwall. Second, 

 Col. H. B. Lane, Lilr Hill, Kraclmell. Third, L. Patton, Taunton. Highly 

 Commended. L. Patton ; Cr.l, H. B. Lane. 

 DoHKlNos (White).— Second, Mrs. E. J. Hartwell. Bridgwater. 

 Cochin-china (Cinnamon and Bufll.— First. W. A. Taylor, Manchester. 

 Second. A. G. Crewe, Helston. CornwaU. Third. Col. Stnart Wortley, 

 Grove End Road, London. Highly Commenilcd, J. 11. Dawes, Moseley 

 Hall, Birmingham. Commended, J. Ralph, Perranarworthal, Cornwall; 

 Hon. Mrs. Sucden, Wells. 



Cochin-China (Brown and Partridge-leathered).— First and Third, J. 

 Stephens, Walsall. Second, H. S. G. Stephenson, Lympsbam Rectory, 

 Weston-super-Mare. 



GocHiN-Cm.vA (White).— First, H. Loe, Appnldurcomhc, Godshill. Se- 

 cond, J. II. Nicholls, Tangier. Lnstwithiel. Third, F. Haworth, Hasling- 

 den, Lancashire. Highly Commended. H. Huhson. Walsall. 

 Bkahma Pootea (Dark).— First, J. K. Fowler, Prebendal Farm, Aylea- 



