November 28, ISfli 



JOUENAL OF HORTICULTUBE AJ^D COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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aBEEN Rose (r. (J.|.— There is a Kreon Kose. and it was introducod 

 altout eight years since, by Messrs. Ouillol & Clement, of Lyons, nndor 

 the name ol Rosa viridillora. Kivo years since wo know it was cnltivatod 

 in this country, and looked Hlse a China Kose, all the petals briKlit Krecu, 

 but those in the coQtre palor than the outer. It was then called llose 

 Bengals vert. 



Robes poit Bkds (r*mi).— It would be better it you have dwarf Rosea, 

 only to have them on their own roots, as there will tlien bo no mistake 

 made about creepers as is often the ease. Wo have such kinds ad 

 General Jactiueminot, Jules Mar;^'ottin, Mrs. Itivers, Geant des Batailles, 

 Carolme do Stuisal, Baroune Provost, CheuedoK-, Souveuir do la Itoine 

 do I'Anglelerre, nod other,.i in the most robust health on their own roots. 

 We have not pegped them down, but simply cut away early in the season 

 any rampant fcTowth, so as to give tho plants a tidy bushy appearance, 

 only the vei-y coarse shoots were cut out in summer as they rob tho rest. 

 In winter tho Itosns aro pruned in close, and when wanted we ean add 

 manure. Hoses delight in a deep soil, so that any extra pains taken 

 before they are planted will be sure to benefit them. They ean bo pet^f^ed 

 down, iuxa if this bo done in summer while they are growing they will 

 strike root, but, in our own case, we prefer to lot tho Hybrid Pcrpctuttls 



grow as bashes, but some bods of strong.growing Bourbons omd others 

 aro pegged down and look all tho better for it. 



Names of FntjlTS.— (Pomona).— 2, I'earn's Pippin; 8, Coi's Orailg« 

 Pippin. (B. K.).— 1, Easter Bourre ; 2, Olon Moreoau; S, Beurr6 d'Arom- 

 horg. iW. L. Patlilfy).—l, St. Germain; 2, Jean do Witlo ; 3, Belle do 

 Noel. (A.JI. y. Kent).— Pram.— 1, Bourn- do Itonce ; 2, (ilou Morcean; 

 4, Passe Colmar; 6, Borgamot Esperen. Applet.— I, King <jf tho Pippins; 

 2, Striped Lincolnshire ; 4, Scarlet Nonpareil. (.S'. £.).--!, Uourre Diel ; 

 2, No Plus Mcuria; 3, Moeeas ; (1, Passe Colmar; 17, Lewis's lueompar- 

 ablo. (O. .V.I.— 2, Nelson Codlin ; 4. Hussct Nonpareil ; C, Golden llarvey; 



8, Nonosuch ; 9, London Pippin ; 11, Drap d'Or ; LI. Ord's. 



Names of Plants (D. C, EJglaston).-!. Davalliacanaricusis; 2, Athy- 

 rium Filix-fteniina ; 3, too imperfect ; 4, Pilea Rerpyllifolia. The leaf is 

 that of licgonin nrgyrostigma. (J. Jl.).—l. Adiantum cnpillus-Vcneris ; 

 2, Blechnum occidontalc ; 8. Adiantum curvatum : 8, Davallia canariensia ; 



9, Adiantum puboscons. Wo cannot spare the time to puzzle over such 

 scraps as the rest are. Correspondents requiring our help should not 

 give unnecessary trouble. The numbers should be fixed to each specimen 

 so as to bo at once legible. (A Young CfnriicniT). — Eriostomon myo- 

 poroides, Callistomon coceineua. (Annie).— I and 2, Polargoniom petals, 

 fallen ; 8, Linnm trigynum ; 4, Phlomis fruticosa. 



METEOROLOGICiU^ OBSERVATIONS in the Suburbs of London for the Week endmg November 25th. 



Snn. . . 19 



Mon. . . 20 

 Tues. . 21 

 Wed. . 23 

 Thora. 2S 

 Fri. .. 24 

 Sat. .. 25 



Mean.. 



BA&OUETER. 



Mai. 



29.894 

 29.5(;0 

 29.29M 

 29.170 

 29.454 

 29.63.1 

 29.311 



Min. 



29.461 



29.fi.19 

 29.859 

 29.255 

 28.833 

 29.347 

 29.179 

 29.186 



29.260 53.5' 



TBEBMOUETBB. 



55 

 57 

 68 

 68 

 64 

 61 

 47 



49 

 44 

 43 

 43 

 46 

 85 

 42 



43.14 



1 (t. dp. 



48 



61 



Bl 



61* 



51{ 



51 



60 



2 ft. dp. 



47 

 48 

 48 

 49 

 49 

 49 

 40i 



47.21 



Rain in 

 inches. 



S.W. 

 S.W. 



S.W. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 



s. 



.09 

 .10 

 .10 

 .13 



.00 

 .01 

 .07 



0.60 



GCKEBAL Re HARKS. 



Rain ; densely overcast ; showery ; heavy rain at night. 



Rain ; slightly overcast at night. 



Densely clouded'; showei-y; clear. 



Boisterous with rain ; strong gale; clear; much lightning at.mght. 



Very clear; overcast; flue. 



Very boisterous and showery ; clear at nifiht. 



Fine ; densely overcast ; rain ; fine ; starlight. 



POULTRY, BEE, and HOUSEHOLD CHRONICLE. 



JTJDGES OF GAJMK FOWLS AT THE 

 BIRIVUNGHAM SHOW. 



As to who " .JufiTiTiA" or " Exhibitok" may be, I will not 

 even hazard a conjecture, more particularly when the latter 

 party in his reply denies directly the correctness of " Justitia's " 

 asstmipfions as to personal idcntitication. These two gentle- 

 men, therefore, had, perhaps, better be left to enjoy their dif- 

 ferent opinions, so lonjj only as facts are not violated. Should, 

 however, '■ ExHrsiTOR '' ever indulge in mis-statements as to 

 facts of similar stamp to those of " Justitu," the duty would 

 at once be involved of pointing out with equal certitude such 

 error, regardless of the soreness of any one. 



It must, however, be evident to every canthd reader, that 

 " JnsTiTU " invariably evades and shrinks from facts without 

 consideration, though he himself throws out postulations most 

 vmresei-vedly — a habit wliich " Exhibitok " describes as pithily 

 as he does truthfully, when he writes, " That it not unfre- 

 quently happens, that persons most ready at insmuating 

 charges against others, are guilty of the alleged practices 

 themselves." " Justitia's " former statement, that dissatis- 

 faction with the Game judging at Birmingham merely existed 

 with " one or two disappointed exhibitors ; " and, again, in his 

 last letter, that " Had the Game .Judges been at fault, would a 

 mlitary complaint have been ^made ?" is quite opposed to facts, 

 as day by day becomes more and more conclusively evident. 



In my former letter I willingly gave credit to "Jostitia," 

 that he bad fallen into this " mistake, no doubt, unconsciously ; " 

 but admit that his present persistence in error, and undaunted 

 determination to support at all hazards a statement so dis- 

 tinctly controverted by facts, considerably shakes so favourable 

 a construction ; for an obstinate continuity in error, by any in- 

 dividual, surely betrays but little inchnation for its correction. 



No doubt, a very few weeks hence, events will enforce a far 

 more palpable refutation of the '■ soUtary complaint of one or 

 two disappointed exbibitors,'' referred to by " Justitia" in his 

 last letter, than he has any conception of, as, presupposing the 

 Birmingham aiTangements to remain the same as hitherto, 

 the meeiiog held two years back on the subject will be recapi- 

 tulated, with a last accession of numbers ; for the pubUc 

 osiniou of poultrj exhibitors is now so determinately fixed 

 aghinst the dictatorial appointment of the .Judges for so im- 

 portiBit a Show as the one at Birmingham, at the caprice of 

 aTty siujle individual, that it will be no longer tolerated. It is 

 not persoas, but tte system, that is the sole cause of complaint. 



and, beyond question, this plan of appointing arbitrators has 

 long since become obsolete in all other of the general appoint- 

 ments of society, wherever conflicting interests are in operation. 

 The decree by a single irresponsible individual as to the ]3ir- 

 mingham .Judges, to whom the all-important duties of awarding 

 valuable premiums is ultimately entrusted, is an error that 

 crept in, at the earliest institution of the Bii-mingham Shows, 

 and remains a practice of all others the best calculated to 

 shield intrigue. 



Speaking of the Manchester Show, " Justitia" expresses his 

 opinion, that " Mr. Jennison is reputed to be a shrewd man ot 

 business, and that hewishea his enterprise every success ; " and 

 adds, " it is to be hoped he wiU not accept any nominee, but 

 select judges of known ability and integrity, and at aU events, 

 not recur to the memorable Birmingham reijimc of 1862." 

 " Old Cochin "re-echoes this wish most heartily. " .Justitia's" 

 mind, however, may rest perfectly assured on these points, 

 that Mr. Jennison is a " shrewd man of business," and, con- 

 sequently, desires to satisfy, not oppose, the wishes of his best 

 supporters. Mr. Jennison's mode of ascertaining the desires 

 of poultry amateurs as to the selection of the Manchester 

 Judges, was at once '-shrewd," rational, and ot very easy ap- 

 pUcation, for Mr. Jennison's printed instructions to his exhibi- 

 tors, to vote on their " enti-y retui-ns " for whatever gentleman 

 each exhibitor thought most suitable to act honourably, up- 

 rightly, and satifactorily as umpires, formed the firm basis for 

 his future operations, and certain it is, that the obloquy now so 

 universally prevalent at Birmingham never yet attached itsell 

 to the Belie Vue Shows. 



On the other hand, however, I cannot for a single moment 

 agree with " Exhibitok," in even a desire that the Manchester 

 Exhibition should ever supersede the mother show at Binning . 

 ham. Let Birmingham alone, she is now quite able and as 

 certainly wilhng, upheld m so doing by the full force of popular 

 determination, to work out her own regeneration, without dis- 

 courtesy to any one. Whether the results should prove favour- 

 able or rmfavourable, so far as Bingley Hall only is concerned, 

 it certainly will obviate any repetition of these unseemly 

 annual disquisitions, though it will never jeopardise the as- 

 cendancy of the good old Birmingham Poultry Exhibition. It 

 will, on the contrary, insure its pei-manence, abrogate alto- 

 gether the present unnecessary mystery in the appoiritment of 

 umpires, by enlisting universal public confidence, in lieu of 

 the present distrust, and result in the still further advance- 

 ment of the Show at Birmingham. — Old Cochin. 



West Combekland and Nokth of England PonLTBV So- 

 ciETT. — We are informed that the Committee of the above 



