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JOURNAL QF hqeticulture; AND cot?;agb PA^p^i^jf^y 





Waues aki> PniCES IS ACBmii-iA (^uhn Z.atrran«).— We have made 

 inqatriun of a reliable nutliorit)-, but we ehall not have replica until at 

 least six monthK luivo paHKcd. 



Strxnuixo I>i.\NTa TN Town GAnnEHn ili. W. S.).— Syringing the 

 foUa^u o( plants iu ti>wn Kardens itt Tery dofirnblo, as it frees the leaveti 

 of dit^t and t^outy deiH)i«itM to a ^oat extent, and tund^^ to Icttseit the evils 

 consr^ncnt on tlio execsnivo evaporation or cxhaliition to which plants 

 ID towns arc liahlo from the dryuesu of tho atmosphere. A (^ood H>*riD|L(* 

 ins, therefore, iu the evonlni;; of hot drjr dayn will, iu a great degree, 

 aeutroliso the bad cITectH of a towa atmosphere on plautt). 



TuLii'H CoLOLULrsa {SUbnQuth).—'Y!o can only nttribnto tho want o' 



colour in the Tulips to tho soil beiriK very rich, made ho most liktly by 

 b^avT drefl>)lnR« of mannr«. One thine \* certain, tfap plants are in ihoA 

 exceudlnftly TifloruuB couditioa wlilch iudueus double tlouura. Would 

 you kiiitUy favour us with partirulnrit of huil and oultivaliou |iritcti>ed, 

 uiul tho name of the varit-ty '.' Surely it i-* of the Parrot wection, and that 

 known ati UcUo Jautie, or Tulipa lutoa major. 



Double Vioi.kts (ft. Tf.).— The ftowen* were loo much withered to form 

 any opinion of thoir merit<<. Could you not itend a plant lor the Floral 

 Committoo to examine niid rep<^rt upon ? 



Name« or Plants {P.I. iV-rirMut,— PaRsifloraprincop^. {G. SlaUh).^ 

 Asplonium trichomano3, Uymouupbylluiu Wil/^nnj, K<T'it''11:t e»iii>M, 



METEOROLOGiaiL OBSERVATIONS in the Suburbs of London for tho Week ending May r,th. 



POULTRY, BEE, and HOUSEHOLD CHRONICLE- 



RAILWAY CHARGES. 

 Amongst the many who have supported ilr. Hinton's inde- 

 fatigable exertions to obtain a reductiou of charges, I have 

 failed to observe that any poultry association through any one of 

 its officers has given any advice or opinion upon tliis important 

 question. Now, I think that opinions should be obtained as far 

 as practicable from different poultiy committees, or, to bring 

 the matter into a smaller compass," I should say through the 

 secretary or chairman, who themselves are able in many cases 

 to give a vast amount of information upon this subject. My 

 own opinion is that all poultry committees throughout the 

 kingdom should take up this matter with a determination to 

 use their best endeavours to obtain a uniform tariff of railway 

 Charges. I am led to believe if they did, that in many cases of 

 failure success would attend their exertions. It really is a 

 matter equally for the fidl consideration of the promoters of 

 shows themselves as it is for exhibitors ; and I may suggest 

 to llr. Hinton the consideration of obtaining committees' 

 opinions, and further, in forming deputations to any railway 

 company, the desirability of selecting gentlemen who represent 

 some of the principal shows — say one-half should be composed 

 of exhibitors and one-half of promoters. If some such plan as 

 this were adopted I feel assured that success must attend the 

 labours of those who are desirous of seeing this evil of exces- 

 sive railway charges reduced to a uniform scale. I can only 

 add, I should be at all times pleased to assist in promoting 

 such a result, and to give any information desired upon as ub- 

 ject which all jioultry-keepers must foci a great interest in. 

 —Philip W.wuibn, Uoh. Sicretanj oj the Hampshire Poultry 

 Show, Southampton. 



2udly, I will undertake the whole of tho correspondence and 

 arrangements of this proposed show, and I have no donbt as to 

 its success if proper care be exercised. 



3rdly, It would be well if those who feel inclined to assist 'ni<J' 

 in the attempt would communicate with me at tho address 

 below as soon as possible. M'ith their assistance I have no 

 doubt this project of a poultry show in Gloucestershire can be 

 brought to a pleasant and most successful issue, although at 

 first it appears an arduous task. — \V. B., Journal nf Horti- 

 culture Ofice, 171, Fleet Street. 



IN 



PROPOSED POULTRY SHOW 

 GLOUCESTERSHIRE. 



It has long been a matter of remark amongst all poultry 

 cxliibitors that so few poultry shows have been held in the 

 south of England. Tliis remark I have repeatedly seen ex- 

 pressed in the columns of your Journal bv correspondents. To 

 these correspondents and the southern breeders of poultry I 

 would address tliis letter, as concerning them and their in- 

 terests most nearly. 



I propose with their assistance to institute a poultry show in 

 a town of Gloucesterthirc. The circumstances connected with 

 this undertaking I will briefly but plainlv class under headings 

 as follows : — 



_ 1st, There is a sum of money required, say £40, to begin 

 with. This, with tho amounts received for entries and the 

 admission of visitors, will be sufhcieut to allow of tolerably 

 liberal prizes being offered, and to pay the expenses of a 

 country show, such as I would piopoaeu ,j :, ' ,, ' 



HGMCEGPATHIC TREATMENT OF DISEASE IN 

 POULTRY. 



Tnr. German "learned" poultrj- fancier, Dr. Gauss, a fol- 

 lower of Nolan in many respects, treats at great length on 

 disease iu poultry. It is quite a study, but in several cases, 

 after enumerating all manner of remedies, he mentions a way 

 of curing disease in poultry after the fashion of the celebrated 

 Hahnemann, the first discoverer in the realms of homoeoputby. 

 The suggestion may be worth a triid, the physic prescribed 

 being easily procured from any homa>opathic chemist. 



In '■ cold in the eye," one or two doses of aconite have been 

 attended with the best result. 



In " infiammatio epidemica " (of the vent), a dose or two of 

 nux vomica has been of speedy effect. 



In "the pip or thrush," he ridicules the scraping of tha', 

 tongue, and recommends a few homwopaihic grains of " spon- 

 gia" as a medicine, which would cure the bird without an^' 

 operation becoming necessary. '' 



Nothing is said iu regard to the way of feeding during the 

 'treatment, except to abstain from stimulants. 



So far homiiiopathy. He says in other respects, " In Ger- 

 many the swelling of the crop is cured in a few hours by 

 simply rubbing the tongue at night with salt, and giving the 

 bird some pieces of garlic to eat. By swelling of the crop is 

 not meant the hardening of it, but its swelliug caused by 

 fluid matter, akin to roup." I treated Creve Caur fowls in this 

 way, and restored them entirely ^sithin two days, repeating 

 the experiment no more than once, their crops having swollen 

 to the size of a man's fist. He gives a caution also against 

 coffee-grounds, thrown away near a sink, as a deadly poison to 

 poultry. 



Lice are immediately expelled from the plumage of poultry' 

 and Pigeons by letting a few drops of turpentine-oil run 

 through tho feathers down from the necV. 



Birds suffering from the "worm" [gapes?] are effectually 

 cured in Germany by dipping a few pieces of bread iu spirit 

 of turpentine, and forcing them down the throat. The tur- 

 pentine is absorbed into the system, and destroys every 

 worm without foil. " But," the author continues, " above 

 all, separate a diseased bird at once from the others, and 



