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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ September 25, 18G6. 



Transplanting Old Asparagus (Cotford).— We would advise you to 

 plant young rather than old Asparagus plants, as the latter seldom prove 

 satisfactory. If, however, you prefer the latter, March is the best time 

 to transplant, taking care to have the ground in order beforehand. You 

 may also fill up gaps in old beds at the same time, but, like planting old 

 plants elsewhere, this process is seldom satisfactory. When beds exhibit 

 many blanks it is better to dig them up in winter and force the roots, 

 having in the previous season prepared other beds to take their place. 

 This question aud answer were accidentally mislaid. 



Names of Fruit (Surrey).— Peach: Late Admirable. Nectarine: The 

 true Red Roman, not now esteemed, being a clingstone. Apples : 4, Ribston 

 Pippin ; 5, Old Nonpareil ; b\ Scarlet Nonpareil ; 7, Boston Russet ; 

 8, Herefordshire Pearmain. Pears: 1, Aston Town ; 2, Easter Beurre ; 

 3, BeuiTc- de Ranee; 5, Passe Colmar; G, Chaumontel ; 7, Knight's 

 Monarch. (A, X. O.). — Autumn Bergamot Pear. [A Subscriber, BalUn- 

 asloc). — Beurre d'Aremberg Pear. [John Middleton). — Nonsuch Apple. 



Names of Plants (G. L.). — 1, Acer negundo variegatum ; 2, Damna- 

 canthus ? (A. J. B. C.).— Eucomis punctata, it is not a native of Australia 

 but of South Africa. (A. M. R.). — Cupressus Lambertiana, we believe. 

 [A Lover o/ Ferns), — We cannot name Ferns from your descriptions nor 

 sketches, and the fragment sent was totally insufficient for determina- 

 tion, (li. O.). — Selaginellas are very difficult to name from small speci- 

 mens, and the following are only approximations : — 1, S. cuspidata ; 3, S. 

 Galeottii ; 4, S. stolonifera ; 6, S. caesia ; 7, S. Martensii ; 8, S. micropbylla ; 

 10, Cetcrach officinaruro ; 11, Asplenium trichomanes. (A Constant 

 Reader). — 2, Sedum album; 3 and 4, vars. of Sedum spurium ; 5 and 6, 

 Adiatitum hispidulum; 7 and 8, Cheilantbes tenuifolia or allied; 9, As- 

 plenium (Dirilazium, sylvaticum (?) (Margaret). — 1, Hypolepis anthrisci- 

 folia; 2, Aspidium molle; 3, Athyrium Filix-fteniina ; 4, Doodia media. 

 (A. X. O.). — 3, Funkia subcordata, or Hemorocallis japonica ; 5, Saxifraga 

 s;tnnrntosa. It is not possible to name with certainty plants not in 

 flower. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS in the Suburbs of London for the Week ending September 22nd. 



POULTRY, BEE, and HOUSEHOLD CHRONICLE. 



ROUGH NOTES ON ERRORS AND OMISSIONS 



IN THE POULTRY CLCB's " STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE." 



(Continued from page 231.) 

 The Ginger Bed Game Fowls.— The " Standard " here 

 describes the wrong sort as the Ginger Beds, the sort described 

 by the " Standard " being the Ginger Brown Reds, and not the 

 true Ginger Beds. 



Ginger Brown Reds. — Coch.— General colour a light brassy 

 yellowish red colour. Comb and face inclining to dark purple 

 or gipsy colour. Eyes, very dark blackish brown, or black, and 

 full. Neck-hackle, as general colour, thickly striped with 

 black. Breast, light ginger red brown. Thighs, the same. 

 The rest as in the Brown Reds and as in the " Standard." 



Hen. — General colour much as in the " Standard," though 

 it cannot certainly be called a ginger colour at all, being merely 

 a lighter shade of the Brown Red hen, of which this sort is only 

 a sub-variety. Comb and face, dark gipsy purple, darker than 

 the cock's. The " Standard " has described the hen's colour 

 well, but the colour is so near to the lighter Brown Red, that the 

 term Ginger Red becomes an improper term to use. 



The true Red-breasted Ginger Red " cuts out " lighter than 

 the last-mentioned bird, has red or yellow eyes, and yellow or 

 white legs, and the hen is of the real ginger colour on a light 

 ground. The cock is quite red, when red-eyed. 



Dcckwing Game Fowls. — Duckwings should be classed as 

 follows, as a rule : — Yellow Duckwing Game (yellow-skinned). 

 — 1. Willow-legged, dark red eyes (the prize sort). 2. Yellow- 

 legged, yellow or daw eyes (the true Yellows |. The Willow- 

 legged are sometimes Silver Duckwings. Silver Ductooing 

 Game (white-skinned). — 1. Blue-legged, dark red eyes. 

 2. White-legged, yellow or daw eyes. Not very common in 

 general. 



Yellow Duckwing Game. — Cock. — General colour a straw 

 colour. Eyes, red or yellow. Back, either straw colour or a 

 coppery colour. Wings with steel-blue bar. Breast, bluish 

 black. Tail, greenish black. Legs, willow or yellow. 



Hen. — General colour bluish silver grey pencilled. Breast, 

 pale fawn colour. The rest as in the " Standard. The Yellow 

 Duckwings are a yellow-skinned bird. There are also the 

 Mealy Duckwing Greys as well. 



Silver Duckwing Grets. — Coe7;. — General colour a silvery 

 or silver grey. Eyes, red or pale yellow, nearly pearl colour. 

 Back, silver grey. Wings, with steel-blue bar. ' Breast, bluish 

 black. Tail, greenish black. Legs, white or blue, but some- 

 times willow. The Silver Duckwings should be white-skinned. 

 Breast of the cock often of a clear mealy or silver colour. 

 Hen. — General colour bluish silvery grey, pencilled. Breast, 



silver fawn colour, or a clear mealy silver colour ; the rest as 

 in " Standard," and to match the cock bird. 



Birchen Yellow Game. — The description in the " Standard " 

 is much too promiscuous, the true Yellow Birchens being very 

 yellow in colour, with only yellow legs and yellow or daw eyes. 

 The Dark Birchens and the famous Dark Greys should have 

 been described here, being both exhibition birds, which the 

 Yellow Birchen is not, being now a rare bird. The Dark Greys 

 should not have been missed, being the hardiest and best of 

 all Game fowls, not excepting the far-famed and well-known 

 Brown Reds. 



The Pile Game Fowls. — Cock. — General colour bright red 

 and white, and not a chestnut red as in the " Standard," the bright 

 red birds being more spirited and better than chestnuts. Eyes, 

 bright red, all other colours (as yellow), inferior. Back, very 

 red-coloured, but a little piled or pied ; the reddest-coloured 

 and brightest-coloured Piles are best. Breast, with less red 

 than the hen's breast. Thighs, white. Tail, white, sometimes 

 a few red feathers. Legs, white only, being the true Cheshire 

 " Standard " Piles ; yellow, willow, and blue legs inferior. 

 Yellow-legged Piles, if red-eyed, are good birds, but yellow-eyed 

 are not. There are also lemon, orange, and ginger Piles, all 

 inferior to the Cheshire Pile, and all with yellow eyes in 

 general. 



Hen. — General colour white, veined and streaked with red. 

 Ereast, redder than cock's ; bright red the best ; the reddest 

 hens best ; less red than cock altogether ; the rest of the de- 

 scription as in the " Standard." 



White Game as in the " Standard," but legs white only, 

 and never yellow, willow, or blue. Eyes, bright red. 



Black Game as in " Standard," but often gipsy-purple in 

 face and comb. Legs as black as possible, bluish-black the 

 best. Cocks often brassy-winged. — Newmarket. 

 (To be continued.) 



DORKING POULTRY SHOW. 



There is an origuality about this proposed Exhibition which 

 commands a special notice. It is to be held at Durking in 

 December next, and no other gallinaceous fowls are to be 

 shown except Dorkings ! There are two cups, of the value of 

 £10 each, for Coloured Dorkings ; and there are three prizes 

 in each class for Coloured Dorkings, Blue-speckled Dorkings, 

 and White Dorkings. There are, besides, two prizes in each 

 class for Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys. 



We incline to encourage such single-variety exhibitions, but 

 fear that it may not tend to the enrichment of the Committee's 

 exchequer. At all events we are glad at this special distinction 

 for the fowl which is the very best for table purposes, and 

 which, we believe, was the variety introduced by the Romans. 

 Dorking was celebrated for its poultry more than a century 



