February 20, 1873. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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Havers (2): G. & J. Mackley (2). c. G. Cox ; Moore & Wynn (2); J.Martin; 

 CoUmaun & Aldt-n i2) ; G. & J. Mackley. 



Norwich (Yelitiw, with Clear Grey or Dark Crest).— 1 and 3, W. Havers. 2, 

 Colliiibou A: Allien. 



Norwich (BuQ, with Clear Grey or Dark f'rest).— 1, Colliason & Ahlen. 2 and 

 3, G. & J. Mackley. r'i£, H. Gibbd. South Brent ; W.Walter: \V. Huvers; G. 

 anil J. Mackley. /tc, \V. Waller ; \V. Hhvith ; .1. Goode, LeiCeBter. c, G. Cox; 

 W. Havers ; Cuiliuttuu k Al.len ; G. & J. Maekh-y. 



Bel(3i*m ( Jiear and Ticked Yeliowi.— 1 unU 2. J. Doel. 8, J. Rutter. Sunder- 

 land. rhc.J. Doel; H. Gibbd (2): C. J. D. Ciirver, Laiulpurt ; T. Dove; S. 

 Buntinjjr: J. Kutter (-2). he, J. N. Harrisou, Belper. c, W. Harley, Bow; J. N. 

 Harritiun. 



Belgian- (Clear and Ticked Bnffi.—l, H. Gibbs. 2. J. Doel. 3, S. BuntinfT- 

 Extras. J.N. Harrison, vlic, J. Doel (^i; C. J. D. Carver; S. Bunting; J. 

 KuHer )2l. he, T. Dove. 



Belgian (Varietsated ydlow).— 1, 2, and 8, J. Rutter. vhc, S. Bunting; W. 

 Harlej ; J. >' Hiirrison. 



Belgian (Variegated Buff).— 1 and vhc. J. Rut'er. 2. J. Hayes. 3, T. Dove. 



London Fancv (.loDque).— 1, — Brodrick. ChucUeigb. 2aiid3,J. Walltr, fins- 

 bury, vhc, T. Claik. >uti.'n (2). he, J. Waller (3;. c, J. Price, pjmlico; X. 

 Maun; A. JohoBon, HorwleyduWD. 



Li'NuiiN Fancy (Mealyl,— 1, — Brodrick. 2 and 3. J. Waller. 1'?(C, T. Mann ; 

 J. Mc.Millin, Horusby )vi). hc, T. Clark (.') ; J. McMillm (H) : J. Waller. 



LiZAKDS (With Broken Cans and fied \Vm»;a and ladsi —1, \V. W. Fairbrass, 

 Canterbury. 2, A lams & Ather&ueb. S, G. i'uck^v-pod, Nottint:b:nn. Extra 3, 

 Adams J: Athersuch. hc. Adams 4 Atherauch; M. Burton; G. Tuckwoud. c, 

 "W. Watson, jun ; G. Tuckwood. 



Yorkshire (Miirked or Variegated).—!, J. Stevens, Middlesbrough. 2, W. 

 Barnes. London. 3, .L Brown, jun., Peurith. vhe, L. Belk. Dewabury; J. 

 Brown, jun. : G. & J. Mackley. 



Cinnamon (Jonque).— 1. L. Corti. London. 2 and 3. J. Waller. Extra 3. J 

 Stevens, rftc, Mo..re & W>iiu : W. CorUeu, Dartfor.i (.;) ; S. Tomes; W. Ca&tle. 

 Camberwell ; J. Waller W. Walson, jun., Darlington; J. N. Harrison. hc,J., 

 Doyh (2). c, Mo ire & Wynn. 



Cinnamon iBufif) -1 aud -j, J. Waller. 8. Moore & Wvnn. vhc. F. R. Tebbitt. 

 Leicester; J. Tear. Norlhauiptoii ; J. \\ aller (2). he. J. Waller (21; J. N. 

 Harrison, c, W. Stanford, Northampton; G. Cox; S. Tomes (ill; J. Waller; 

 J. Doyh. 



CINNAMON (Marked or Variegated).—!, S. Tomea. 2, L. Belk. 3. G. Cox. 

 rftc, Moore & Wyun; S. Tomes; L. Belk; J. .>leven8; J. Brown, jun. hc,C. 

 Castle; J. Baxter. Neweasile: W. Barnes. e,A. bkiuuer, Faveroham. 



Anv other Variety of Canary. — 1 and a, J. Smethurst, Poletlcld, Pre&t- 

 wicli (Clear Gobi and t-ilver LizarJ). 2, T. Dove (Golden-spangled Lizardi. 

 Eitra2. F. R. Teb'jilt; T. Dove. «, .1. Smetbuist. Kxtra 3. L. Belk (Coppy); 

 J. Stevens (Y'elbiw Coppy). vhc, Moore A; Wynne (Crested Cinnamon) (^|; 

 Fawcett & Auderton, Baildon (Buff Coppy and Clear Yorkshire); J. Martin 

 (Buff-crested Cinnamon); U. Ritchie, Darlington (^ilver-snau^fled LizarJ). hc, 

 C. Holasw-.rlh, Bradford (Yorkshire YelNiw); W. Wall--r (riilver-spangled 

 Lizard); W. W. Fairbra-^s (Goldeu-apangled Lizard), c. Dr. Greene {(iolden 

 Green): L Belk (Clear Yellow Green); W. W. Fairbrass (Golden and Silver- 

 Bpangled Lii:ard) (5). 



MULES. 



Goldfinch (Evenly-marked Yellowj.~l and S, J. Doel. 2. R. Hawman, 

 MiddlCBb 'rouffh. Eictra 3, J. Baxter. I'^ic, J. Doel; W. Stephens ; J. Brown, 

 jun. /iC.W. Walter. 



Goldfinch lEveuly-marked Buff).— I, J, Doel. 2, .T. Rob^on, Bcdlington. 8, J. 

 Baxter, vhc, J Dod (J): R. .^oole; J. Stevens: G. iJ. I^lackley (2). hc, W. 

 Waller; W. Barnes ; F. Schwciss. c, MjoreA Wynu ; M. Burton ; W. O. Hayes, 

 "White St., S.E. ; G. T. Hi^rnsou. 



Goldfinch (Any other claaa of Yellow).— 1 and vhc, J. Doel. 2, J. Goode. 

 Special and a, J. Brown, juu. 



Goldfinch (Any other class of Buff) —1 and vhc, J. Doel. 2, R. Hawman. 

 3 and ap^cial 2, O. & J. Mackley. Special, J. Brown, Jan. he, M. Burton ; J. 

 Price ; W. Barnes. 



Goldfinch (Dark Jonqne).— 1, E. Stansfield. 2, S. Tomes. 8, W. Barnes. 

 vhc,G. Cox; J. Baxter; S. Bunting. hc.K. Stansfield ; G. Cox; M. Burton, 

 Middlesbo ough {!) ; J. Goode. c, M. Burton ; T. Muldoon, Grafton St., Fitzroy 

 Sq. ; J. Baxter. 



Goldfinch (Dark Mealy).— 1, G. & J. Mackley. 2. G. Cox. 3, Moore & Wynn. 

 vhe, E. Stansbeld. Bradford (2) ; T. Dove ; S. Bunting, hc, Moore & Wynn ; K. 

 Hawman. c. W. Waller. 



Linnet.— 1, J. Stephens. 2, J. Spencer, South Shields. 3, J. Doel. vhc.'W. 

 Htttton, Baildon ; J. Brown, jun c, J. Doel; B. Lancaster. 



Any other Variety.- 2, E. Stansfield- Equal 2. J. Brown, jun.; G. & J. 

 Mackley. r/ic. B. Lancaster {2}. iic. E. Stanbtield ; Mrs. C. Long. 



Norwich (six in one Cage). — 1 and 2, Moore A: Wynn. Extra a and 3, G. & J. 

 Mackley. i^hc, S. Tomes ; W. Walter ; W. W. Fairbraso ; D. Sbosmith, Canter- 

 bury, fic, B. Wluttiiker ; G. i J. Mad ley. 



Belglan (Six in one Cage) —2. H. Gibhes. 



LiZAKDs (Six in one Cage) —1, W. W. Fairbrasc 2, J. Martin, Salford. 8, R. 

 Ritchie, vhc, V. Ward, Hythe ; R. Ritchie; G. & J. Mackley. c, W. C. W. 

 Selkirk (2): C. W. Hooke. 



GitLDFiNCH (Six in one Cage).— 1 and 3, J. Doel. 2, E. Stansfield, hc, G. & J. 

 Mackley. c, J. Baxcer. 



BRITISH BIRDS. 



Blllfisch.— Prize. J. Drake, Ipswich, hc, T. Willsher, Chichester, c, G. 

 Cox; G.i; J. Mackley. 



Goldfinch.— erize. J. N. Harrison, /ic, H. Gilbert ; H. Pigeon, Redland, 

 Bristol, e, N. Walter, City Road; B. Laucahter; T. Willsher; J. Goode ; H. 

 Pigeon. 



Linnet.— Prize, W. Carrick, Middlesbrough, vkc, G. & J. Mackley. hc, J. 

 Stevens. 



Redpole or Siskin.— Prize, J. Drake. Prize. G. »&: J. Mackley. hc, Collin- 

 son & Ald-n; G. &.J. Mackley. c, W. Walter. 



Skylaug.— Prize, W. Walter, he, J. S. Benton, Rochester, e, J. Watson ; G. 

 and J. Mackley. 



Robin.— Piize, G. Brown, Northampton, hc, J. Drake, c', L. Cosavella, Clif- 

 ton Street, E.C. 



Blackuird.- Prize, G. & J. Mackley. he, W. Holman. 



Song THhUSH. — Equal Prize, T. Land, Norwood; J. S. Btnton. I'/tc, A. 

 Skinner. 



Starling. — Prize, W. Huttou. 



MAr.i'iE.— Prize and vhc. Mims M. A. Robinson, Sydenham, he, G. Arthur. 



Jay. — Prize, G. A: J Mackley. 



Jackdaw.— Pi ize, S. Kiaher, Peckham. 



Any oiher Variety —Prize, J. Pratt, Edgware Road (Brown Blackbird); G. 

 Geermg, Brightun (Hied Blackbir^l); A. Skiuuer. vhc. J. Young, Nottinti Hill 

 (Cole. Blue, and Marr-h Tits) ; G. Cox {Chaffinch ); T. WilUher (Yellowhammer). 

 ftcand c, Mrs. W. Mostyn (Reed Sparrows and Challincb), 



BIRDS OF PASSAGE AND MIGRATORY BIRDS. 



Blackcap.— Prize, J. Y'oung. i^hc. L. Cossavella 



Nightingale. — Prize, L. CossaveUa. vhc.li. Coram ; L. Cossarella. he and<r, 

 R. F. Sawyer. 



Whitf-throat, or any other Species of Wardler.- Prize, L. CosBavella. 



Any oTHtE Variety.— Prize, J. Y'oung (Great Grey Shrike). 

 FOREIGN BIRDS 



Cardinal.— iifd-ftcad^-rf.— Prize and kc, T. Newmarch & Sons. 



Nightingale— r/rpiHian.— Prize, W. Walter 



Waxbills.— Prize, S. K. Owen, Brixton, c, W. Walter. 



Spakrows.- Jara.— Prizp, C. A. Steain, Peckham Rye. Itc, T. Newmarch and 

 Sons (2). Coral-necked.— Prize, W.Walter, hc, S. R. Owen. Diamond.— Ptize, 

 G. T. Harrison, c, A. Johnson. 



DovF.s.—Sma/i.— Prize, A. Johnson. Barbary or iltn^?.- Prize, J. Lutchford . 

 Norwood. 



Love Birds.- Prize. G. & J Mackley. 



pARAKKEi A. —Auittralian GraAif.-Pnze. Mrs. Miller. Norwood, he, G. T. 

 Harrison: W. Walter. c,A. U.Owen. Australian or liraatl.taiUd. — Prizc, T. 

 Newmarch & Sons. Rin(i-neckt-d or Indian.— Pnze, A. Bell, hc, T. Newmarcli 

 and Sons: Mrs. Wilkinson. 



Pariiots or Parakeets.- .flnj/ other variety of 5m<(U.— Prize, A. Johnson 

 (Turquobine). 



i.'ockkteals -Prize. J. Groom, Camden Town. 



PAKKOTS.—A'nip.— Prize. F. Schwciss, Birmingham. Ori'u.—'\. F. Schweiss. 

 Birmiugliam. 2. G. Macdona. (irt-en, or any other variety of large, except 

 Grey.— I, W. Walter. 2, F. Schweis- (Lowry). 



CoCKATott.-Leadbeater or Iinsr'-breasted.—\, J. Battorehill. 2. S, .Fihher. 

 v^c, Mrs. N. BoLds. Lemon or Orange crested. — Prize, M. lieorge ; W.Walter. 

 he. F. Schweiss. Any othrr variety — Prjze, T. Newmarch & Sons. 



Any other Variety. — Equal Prize, T. Newmarch & Sons (Macaw); Mrs. J. 

 CrosH (Chilian Starliugi; S. R, Owen (Pair of Bengalcesl; W. Walter (Small 

 Red Lory), r/ic, H. King (Australian Magpie); A. Johnson (.A,ustraliau Banded 

 Finches and Collection of Australian l-inehes). hc, T. Newmarch & Sons 

 (Bronze Mannakins and Parbon Fmch): C. A. Stein (Brnzilian Satin Bird); W. 

 Walter {.Madagascar), e, A. .lohnson (Queensland Red-ohei^ked Finches); W. 

 Walter (fair of .--ingiDg Finches) ; T. Newmarch & Sona (Spice Birds). 



JuDGas. — Canaries : Messrs. G. J. Barnesby, Moore, audWill" 

 more. British and Foreign Birds : Mr. J. J. Weir, F.L.S. ; Mr. 

 H. Weir, F.R.H.S. Assisted by Mr. F. W. Wilson. 



DRESSING A CANAEY FOR EXHIBITION. 



In your issue of the fith iust. I read a letter on the above sub- 

 ject with niiuglecl feelings of astonishment and disgust. Is ifc 

 possible that such practices as those recommended therein are 

 in reality perpetrated? If so, I can only say that the sooner 

 Canary shows are brought to a close the better, as it is quite 

 evident that honest fanciers can have no chance of success. 

 Your correspondent, who I have frequently noticed acts in the 

 capacity of Judge, suggests that judges should have an interest 

 in birds sent for exhibition, and adds, "If he {the judge) be not 

 on your side he will slate you." This may in a great measure 

 account for the in-and-out judging that has taken place this 

 season, and which has caused so much dissatisfaction among 

 fanciers generally. I know several birds which in the earlier 

 shows were very successful i>rizetakers, but a little further on, 

 in the same company and with the same judges, or one of them, 

 have vacillated between lirst-prize winner and not being men- 

 tioned at all. The birds were shown upon each occasion in 

 faultless condition, but I know for a certainty that the judges 

 had no personal interest in them, and this would appear to be 

 the true key to the mystery of their being passed unnoticed 

 subsequently. I may here mention that a friend of mine pur- 

 chased from, a gentleman and an exhibitor, living not a hundred 

 miles from Derby, a Bufi Cinnamon cock. This bird was re- 

 presented by the vendor as having been exhibited at a show 

 where he was said t® have gained a second prize. To the 

 astonishment and mortification of niy friend he discovered, 

 after his moult in September last, a white feather in the centre 

 of his tail. Further comment, I presume, is needless ; the facts 

 speak for themselves ; and the sooner committees of bird shows 

 adopt more stringent rules and care in the selection of proper 

 judges to prevent these dishonest practices the better. — C. I>. 

 Halliburton. 



OUR LETTER BOX. 



Fo^vLS Egg-eaters, &c. (X. 1'. S.). — Quackery is doing much mischie' 

 among poultry. Pulverised Bpar and earthenware are as useful to your fowls 

 as a lifth wheel would bo to a carriage. You need regret no longer that you 

 have not given oyster shells, for they are worthless ; the same may be said of 

 coal ashes. Wood ashes are excellent, and make the test bath a fowl can 

 have, but coal ashes cause them much suffering and discomfort. It is always 

 considered that fowls first eat eggs for the sake of the Bhell, because they have 

 not access to the ingredients tiiat compose it. Lime is the principal ingre- 

 dient, and as there is much of it iu the hull of corn, they get some in that 

 way, but they should be provided with a heap of bricklayers' rubbish. If each 

 run is not provided with grasH, heavy sods of earth should be cut, covered 

 with growing grass. If they are to be had some lettuces should also be given, 

 but they must be given whole. Take away their trough, and let them hava 

 no food by them. Feed by hand morning and evening on slaked barleymeal 

 or ground oats; at midday give some whole maize or house scraps. This, with 

 the road grit, bricklayer's rubbish, grass and other green food, should keep 

 them in perfect health. If they are so they will not eat their eggs, but as it 

 is quite true that they become fond of the egg itself, you must try to cure 

 them. First, let them be watched, and as soon as the hen gives notice she 

 has laid, she must be driven from the nest, and the egg must be taken away. 

 \\'e have sometimes cured them by putting very hard composition e^gs in 

 their nests and about theii* haunts. They peck at them without making any 

 impression, and they turn them over and over till they give it up for a bad 

 job. 



Gajie Cock Catahrhed and Abscessed (7*. Andre\cs).—V^6 believe a 

 moderate use of stimulants will relieve the Dird, and it will be prudent to 

 precede them with a table spoonful of castor oU. Six hours after this has b«ea 

 taken give a small feed of stale bread steeped in strong ale, and continue it 

 for a few days night and morning. The disappearance of the snow will 

 probably be the beat medicine. The tumour or abscess may be removed by 

 opening the skm. It is not a eerioue operation, but although the birds do 

 not die, they become eyesores from the contraction that always follows, and 

 hey seldom do well. 



TuMoun IN Dorkings (O.).— We believe the sac or tumour you enclosed to 

 ns is merely the effect of frost. The wattle is the part that feels frost first in 

 a Dorking cock, then the points of the comb's serrations, and then the toes. 

 All cocks feel the frost in the comb or wattle more or less. We advise you to 

 leave them. They will get smaller, but will oiwaya be somewhat enlarged. 



