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JOURNAL OP HORTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GARDENEE. [ December 5, 1865. 



Norwich (Marked or Variegated Yellow).— First. G. .T. Collinson, Nor- 

 wich. Second, W. Walter, Winchester. Vei-y Highly Commended, S. 

 Tomes, Northampton ; J. Wyim, Northampton ; G. F. Welch, Derby. 

 Highly Commended, W. Walter. ,„,„„. 



NoKWiCH (Marked or Variegated Buff).— First and Second, G. J. Colhn- 

 son, Norwich. Very Highly Commended, W. Walter; G. E. N. RawUnson, 

 Gloucester; .J. Heath.Landport. Highly Commended, G. Moore, North- 

 ampton; .J. . I udd.Newington Butts, London; G. Commings, Gloucester. 

 Commended, W. Walter. -,-,,,„,, 



Norwich (Crested or any other Variety).— First and Second, W.Walter, 

 Winchester. 



Belgian (Clear YeUow).- First, O. Nicholson, Landport. .Second, T. 

 Moore, Fareham. Very Highly Commended, T. Moore ; J. C. Walker, 

 Whitby. 



Belgian (Clear Buff).— First, T. Moore, Fareham. Second. O. Nichol- 

 son, Landport. Very Highly Commended, O. Nicholson; W. Phillips, 

 Basford, near Nottingham, ffighly Commended, T. Moore. Commended, 

 G. Han-ison. Canterbury. 



Belgian (Variegated or Marked Yellow).— First, O. Nicholson. Land- 

 port. Second, E. J. Troake, Redlands, Bristol. Very Highly Commended, 

 O. Nicholson ; C. Coles, Fareham, Hants. 



Belgian (Variegated or Marked Buff).— First, O. Nicholson, Landport. 

 Second, W. Phillips, Basford, near Nottingham. Very Highly Com- 

 mended, O. Nicholson ; C. Coles, Fareham, Hants. 



German or any other Variet? of Canary except Noewtch or 

 Belgian.— First, .T. Waller, Finsbury, London (.Jonqne London Fancy). 

 Second, J. Judd, Newington Butts, London (YeUow Manchester Copy). 

 Very Highly Commended, .1. Waller (Buff London Fancy) ; .J. C. Walker, 

 Whitby (Yellow Cinnamon Cock). Highly Commended, Miss H. Goddcn, 

 Southampton (St. Helena Canary) ; .J. .Judd (German Cock m full song) ; 

 J. C. Walker, Whitby (Marked Hen). Commended, S. Jones (Buff Varie- 

 gated Cinnamon) ; J. .Judd (Manchester Copy Cock). 



Lizard (Golden-spangled).- First, G. Hanison, Canterbnry. Second, 



F. W. Fairbrass. Cantcrburs'. Very Highly Commended, F. W. Fairbrass ; 



G. Harrison. Highly Commended, W. L. Chapman, Northampton ; G. 

 Harding, Ashton-under-Lyne. Commended, B. Pointon, Old Basford, 

 near Nottingham. 



IJZAED (SUver-spangled).—First, W. Phillips, Old Basford, near Notting- 

 ham. Second, .J. Waller, Finsbury, London. Very Highly Commended, 

 W. Walter, Winchester. Highly Commended, Rev. V. Ward, Canterbury ; 

 B. Pointon, Old Basford, near Nottingham. 



JoNQUE Goldfinch Mcle.— First and Second, H. Ashton, Manchester. 



Mealy Goldfixch Mole.— First. H. Ashton, Manchester. Second, B. 

 Pointon. Very Highly Commended, H. Simpson, Whitby ; H. Ashton. 

 Highly Commended. G. Harding ; J. .Judd. Commended, W. Walter. 



Linnet Mule.- First, J. Lingard, Ashton-under-Lyne. Second, G. 

 Butler, Walllngton. Fareham. 



Any other Variety of Canary Mcles.- First, W. Walter, Wmches- 

 ter (Siskin Mule Cock). Second, P. Nicholson, Landport (Greenfinch and 

 Canary Cock). -^. -^ ^ 



Group of Ten NoRivicn Canaries.— First, w. Walter, Winchester, 

 Second, G. Moore, Northampton. 



Grodp of Ten Belgian Canaries.— First, T. Moore, Fareham. Second, 

 O, Nicholson, Landport. 



BRITISH BIRDS. 



Bdllfinch.— Prize, H. Vine, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. Very Highly 

 Commended, A. W. Booker, Allerton, Liverpool. Commended, C. Carver, 

 Landport. „ , „ t-r- , , 



Goldfinch.— Prize, G. Butler, Wallington, Fareham. Very Highly 

 Commended, Capt. H. C. Fisher, the Castle, Stroud, Gloucester ; G. Har- 

 ding, Ashton-under-Lyne. Highly Commended, Miss Watson, Fair Oak 

 Park, Bishopstoke, Hants ; R. J. Ti-oake, Redlands, Bristol ; J. Judd, 

 Newington Butts, London. Commended, Miss G. I<icy. 



T.TNMPT — Prize, G, Cummings, Gloucester. Highly Commended, S. 

 Simmonds. 



Skylark —Prize, W. Walter, Winchester. Highly Commended, J. Judd, 

 Newington Butts, London. 



WooDLARK.- Prize, W. Walter, Winchester. Highly Commended, M. 

 Batehelor, Southampton. Commended, R. Noyce, Southampton. 



Robin.— Second, W. Walter, Winchester. 



Blackbird.— First, H. Vine, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. Second, T. 

 Bourne, Shirley, Southampton. Very Highly Commended, H. Kelson, 

 Southampton. 



Song Thedsh.— First, H. Vine, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. Second, K. 

 Ridglev, Swathling, Southampton. 



Starling.— Prize, H. Vine, East Cowes. Isle of Wight. 



Jay.— Prize, C. Carver, Landport. Commended, C. Dacre, Dunbridge, 

 Hants. 



Magpie. — Second, W. Walter, Winchester. 



Siskin or Aberdevine.— Prize, J. Judd, Newington Butts, London. 

 Very Highly Commended, J. Judd. Highly Commended, R. Bird, South- 

 ampton ; W. Walter. . ., . 



Any other Variety.— Prize, Master E. De L. Simmonds, Chileomb 

 Rectory, Winchester (Thrush, nestling). Highly Commended, R. J. 

 Troake, Redlands. Bristol (Mule between Greenfinch and Goldfinch); 

 O. Nicholson, Landport (White-crested Brown Linnet). Commended, R. 

 Ridgley (Tawny Owl. 



FOREIGN BIRDS. 



Cockatoo fLeadbeater or Rose-crested).- Prize. J. Judd, Newington 

 Butts, London. Highly Commended, F. Wheeler, Portsea. 



Grey Parrots.— First, W. H. Squibb, Southampton. Second, Mrs. 

 H. H. Gibbs, Southampton. 



Green Parrot.— First, Mr. A. W. Brooker, Allerton, Liverpool. Second, 

 H.Cuff, Newtown, Southampton. Commended, H. Scrivener, Bitteme, 

 Southampton. . 



Any other Variety of Parrots, Except Geey or Green — Prize, 

 W. Walter, Winchester (Bullow fiullen). 



Eoselle Paroquets.— Prize, H. Scrivener, Bitteme, Southampton 

 Highly Commended. W. Walter, Winchester. 



Pennant Lory.— Prize, C. Dunn, Fareham, Hants. 



Love Birds liu Pairs).— Prize. J. Judd, Newington Butts, London. 

 Very Highly Commended, Miss Wheeler, Southampton. Highly Com- 

 mended, W, Walter, Winchester. 



Australian Grass Paroquets (in Pairs).— Prize, J. Judd. Newington 

 Butts, London. Very Highly Commended, W. Walter, Winchester. 



CocKATEALS (in Pairs).— Prizc, J. Judd. Very Highly Commended, 

 Mrs. E. Harrison, Southampton. 



Java Sparrows.- Pri0e, C. T. Bell, Southampton. Very Highly Com- 

 mended, W. Walter, Winchester. 



Nonpareils.— Prize, C. T. Bell. Southampton. 



WiDAH Bird.- Prize, Mrs. E. Harrison, Southampton. 



Cardinals. — Prize. Mrs. W. Laev. Sonthampton. 



Popes.— Prize, C. T. Bell, Southampton. 



Bishops. — Prize, J. Judd. Newington Butts. London. 



Any other Variety of Waxeills (in Pairs). — Prize, W. Walter, Win^ 

 Chester (St. Helena). 



Any other V.uuety of Foreign Birds. — First, V/. Walter (Madagas- 

 car Bird). Second, G. Watts, Southampton (Turon Paroquet, from Western 

 Australia). 



A. Willmore, Esq., and W. Goodwin, Esq., of London, officiated as 

 Arbitrators in the above classes. 



FOREST FOWLS. 



I FiNi>, by reference to the Journal, that Jlr. Warner has 

 won the second prize at an exhibition with the Forest Fowl. 

 Your reporter has given them a new name — " Dwarf Black 

 Hamburghs." Mr. Warner purchased adult birds and chickens 

 of me for the express purpose of rearing young Pheasants. I 

 keep them myself for rearing chickens, and the blue birds for the 

 hackle feathers for fishing-purposes. Their habits ai'e quite 

 sufficient to prove the writer has made a mistake, it being well 

 known that aU pure breeds of Hamburgbs will not incubate. 

 There is not any strain of the Hamburgh breed in the Forest 

 Fowl ; they derive their name in the usual way, the original 

 stock being taken from the borders of the forest of Exmoor. — 

 H. Lewoethy. 



TAKEN TO BLACK BANTAMS. 

 Takixg them for all in aU, after having kept nearly every 

 variety of fowls, I do not think a more useful and ornamental 

 or less destructive breed of fowls can be allowed to take their 

 liberty as insect-foragers in a garden. Our poultry space here 

 is circumscribed, and the quantity we keep the mere shadow 

 of that which we had when we lived in Shropshire ; still the 

 yards here became so tainted, that we were fain to desist from 

 the pursuit, and in two years afterwards we found ourselves 

 overrun with woodlice, earwigs, and innumerable creeping 

 things, notwithstanding a constant warfare against them. The 

 rector was one of the first who was presented with some of Sir 

 John Sebright's Bantams, after that breed had been originated, 

 and we kept steadily to them for nearly twenty years, till from 

 high keeping, cfcc, they became quite as fine as the generality 

 of,fov.'ls then to be met with in a farm-yard ; and now our minds 

 again began to dwell upon the sort, but they had become much 

 degenerated. Accident came to our aid by casting us on the 

 Isle of Wight, where we were offered some Black Bantams, and 

 we closed with the offer at once. They had been bred by Major 

 Vemer, and by him presented to a young lady, to become a 

 constant source of vexation to her and her mother, on ac- 

 cent of akdy who lived next door to them at Ryde, repeatedly 

 complaining of the effect which Chanticleer's proclaiming the 

 dawn had on her nerves. The quality of the birds was as good 

 as it could be, but to provide aga-Dst degeneration Mr. Baily 

 was commissioned to procure a hen that be could strictly re- 

 commend ; and when the rector called upon him in Moimt 

 Street, Lord Bolingbroke happened to be there making a pm-- 

 chase of some Rabbits, to turn out on his estate, and he added 

 his approval with the rector's to Mr. Baily 's selection. 



From three such good judges the result is quite satisfactory. 

 We do not aim at diminutiveness, but hatch early in Juno in 

 order that the chicks may meet with no check, and attain their 

 largest size. We keep those that grow the largest, although in 

 this class of Bantams those who prefer them may easily choose 

 small birds, the liliputian appearing in most of the broods. 

 We have a minute cockerel rejoicing in the name of "Docl." 

 He was flattened hke a pancake when hatched, and I threw him 

 aside as being dead ; but a female hand rescued the castaway 

 and placed him in the foot of a wooUen sock upon a warm hob. 

 Soon hvely chirpings made us aware of his vitality. "Dod" 

 gi-ew up to become a pet ; he perches upon my shoulder at tea 

 time and at breakfast, and makes complainings in my ear un- 

 less I frequently supply him with bits of toast or bread and 

 butter. '• Dod " is not to be parted with ; I have a diminutive 

 pullet for his harem. His big brothers are becoming very pug- 

 nacious. 



I have an ulterior object in thus gossiping : I am a boe-keepor 

 as well as a poultry-keeper, and can well understand the feel- 

 ing of annoyance that your con-espondent Mr. Edw. Cadogan. at 

 page 245, experienced' when he returned home after a three 



