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JOURXAL OF HORTICULTDBE AND COTTAGE GARDENEK. 



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whole class, or at least those birds which bore impostor stamped on 

 them. True ; but this crossing with cue variety and another to obtain 

 colonr, shape, or some other fancied excellence, has of late j'eard 

 become so mnch a matter of custom amonf» the Yorkshire fanciers, as 

 to have opened the door for a spurions species of judgment prejudicial 

 to the best interests of the admirers of this really very pretty bird ; 

 and the awards at most of our shows, and also where I have assisted 

 myself, have frequently been given to the fashionable modern bird 

 rather than to the true type, till at last colonr has become so much 

 the rage, that large Norwich birds which have taken prizes as such 

 liave also been exhibited, and successfully too, in the Yorkshire classes. 

 This has been done with the entire acquiescence of the fancy, each 

 man getting his turn as the Judge admired his particular speciality or 

 otherwise. This state of things, however, was sure to work its own 

 cure, and I brought the matter to culminating point by awarding the 

 prizes to specimens differing most widely in their characteristic fea- 

 tures. Of course all the intermediate men were much disappointed, 

 but the verdict was, "Served us right;" and I venture to predict I 

 have done a real good to a most beautiful variety of the Canary — the 

 true Yorkshire. To all whom it may concern I say. in prospect of 

 Middlesbrough, Stockton. Thirsk, and elsewhere, Don't enter Norwich 

 birds in the Yorkshire class, but put them in their right place, and 

 give the others fair play. And to those who may be wishful to breed 

 the Yorkshire variety in its purity. I would say. It requires no admix- 

 ture of the Jonque, for that is not its legitimate colour, nor is the 

 shape and carriage of the Norwich Canary that of the Y'orkshire. 



Goldfinches, Linnets, and British birds generally were well repre- 

 sented, and there was the prettiest collection of foreign birds I have 

 seen for some time. — IV. A. Blakston. 



Belgian (Yellow).—!. J. X. Harrison, Belper, Derby. 2, W. Needier, 

 Hull. 3, R. Kobinson, iIiddle3brou«h. 



Belgian {Buff).— 1, W. Needier. 2, R. Robinson. 3, J. N. Harrison. 



KORWICH (Clear Yellow). — 1, T. Irons, Northampton. 2, Moore & Wynn, 

 Northampton. 3, Pennock & Blacbstone, Whitby. 



Norwich (Clear Buffj.— 1, Pennock & Blackstone. 2, R. Simpson, 

 Whitby. S, Jloore & Wynn. 



Norwich '.Yellow, even marked). — 1, E. Mills, Sunderland. 2, Moore 

 and Wynn. 3. J. Bexson, Derby. 



Norwich (Buff, even marked). — 1, G. Gayton, Northampton. 2, Pen- 

 nock .S: Blackstone. 3, J. Yoang. Sunderland. 



Norwich (Yellow or Buff, uneven marked or ticked). — 1, R. Hawman, 

 Middlesbrough. 2, Pennock & Blackstone. 3, J. Bexson. 



Dun (Cinnamon). — 1, T. Irons. 2, J. Bexson. 3, Moore & Wynn. 



Dun (Buffi.— 1, J. Bexson. 2, T. Irons. 3, J. Young. 



Lizard (Golden-spanaled).— 1, T. Standfield, Stockton. 2, W. Needier. 

 3, Pennock & Blackstone. 



Lizard (Silver-spangled).- 1, R. Hawman. 2, S. McKew, Stockton. 

 3, J. Taylor. Middlesbrough. 



Canary (Dark or Grey-crested).— 1, T. Irons. 2, T. Armstrong, Brough- 

 toD. 3. Pennock i Blackstone. 



Canarv (Yellow or Buff-crested).— 1,W. Cotton, Middlesbrough. 2, T. 

 Irons. 3, J. Garbutt. Broughton. 



Canary (Clear Yellow Yorkshire). — 1, M. Burton, Middlesbrough. 2, 

 T. Armstrong. 3, J. Garbutt. 



Canary I Clear Buff Yorkshire). — 1, S. Hawman, Middlesbrough. 2, 

 W. Mountain, Ayton. 3, Porritt & Raw, F.nswarp. 



Yorkshire (Yellow, even marked).- 1, J. Taylor. 2, M. Burton. 3, R. 

 Hawman. 



Yorkshire (Buff, even mai'ked).- 1, J. Taylor. 2, \V. Needier. 3, M. 

 Burton. 



Canary (Yorkshire, uneven marked orticked). — 1, G. Garbutt, Brough- 

 ton. 2, W. McLachlin, Whitby. 8, T. Whitelock. 



Cage of Eight Canaries, not more than Two of each Variety.- 

 1, R. Harker, Stokosley. 2, G. Garbutt. 3. E. Barker, Whitby. 



MciE (Variegated Cioldfincb).— 1 and 2, .J. Young. 3, R. Robinson. 



Mi-LE (Dark Goldfinch).- l,Mooreii\Vyun. 2, M. Burton. 3, J. Yates, 

 Middlesbrough. 



Canary (Clear Green).— 1, M. Burton. 2, R. Fidler. 3, T. Tenuiswood, 

 Middlesbrough. 



Goldfinch (lloulted).—!, W. McLachlin. 2. J. Yonng. S, G. Garbutt. 



Linnet (Moulted).— 1, J. N. Harrison. 2, J. Young. 3, W. Maynard, 

 Ingleby Manor. 



Any other Variety of British Brars.- 1, W. Simonson, Stokesley 

 (Thrush). 2, S. McKew (Blackbird). 3, J. Cuthbertsoa, Stokesley (Bull- 

 finch). 



Any Variety of Foreign Bird.— 1, T. Bailey, Sowerby, Thirsk. 2, 

 T. R. Unthauk, Stokesley (Parrot). 3, Miss Cheveley, Ingleby Manor 

 (Madagascar Grossbeak). 



Judge.— Mr. W. A. Blakston, Sunderland. 



SATINETTE PIGEONS. 

 I TRUST you will give publicity to the facts which led to the 

 remark in my advertisement in respect to the Satinettes. 

 When I bought Mr. Noye'a stock, he expreasei to me that 

 " there were two pairs in the lot better than he ever had, in- 

 cluding the beat pair he exhibited at the Bingley Hall last 

 year." _ This remark led me to the conclusion that it was the 

 first-prize pair, and consequently I advertised them as such, 

 and though it was a misunderstanding, 1 am perfectly satisfied 

 that I possess the best two pairs he ever had. — H. Yarelev. 



that the prize list is most liberal. Prizes are given for poultry 

 (irjcluding separate rewards for Houdans, Ciuve-Crears, and 

 Li Fk'ches), Pigeons, cage birds, and even for cats. There 

 are eighteen silver cups, in addition to the money prizes, 

 which vary from £-5 to 10s. 



DoBLis Exhibition Pal.^ce Show. — In our advertising 

 eolumns may be seen the time of the holding this exhibition, 

 and whence to obtain full partioularB, but we must observe 



REVOLUTIONISING A BITE. 



Some time since, having introduced a stock of Ligurian bees 

 into our apiary, we found that to keep the breed pure we must 

 either banish all the old hives or else depose the queens, and 

 as the stocks were very strong and in frame hives we determined 

 to try the latter ; and how we managed this is what I wish to 

 convey to you. 



Mr. Woodbury having kindly undertaken to procure six 

 Italian queens, about the lOth of October we went over the 

 same number of hives, and set right any of the combs which 

 were not quite straight or confined to one frame. We then 

 made half a dozen boxes, to receive the queens we had a design 

 on, in the following way : They were about 4 inches square, and 

 in the bottom we bored two three-quarter-inch holes 2i inches 

 apart, over which on the outside was fixed a strip of zinc with 

 one tack, so as to open or close the holes easily. The top we 

 closed with a piece of glass hinged to the box nith a strip of 

 linen and glue. Having fixed a piece of sealed comb we placed 

 one of these over each hive, opening enough of space in the 

 slide-in honey board to admit the bees through the holes before 

 referred to. By these means we got all the loose honey cleared 

 up, and the pieces of comb firmly fixed in their places, and we 

 next day removed the boxes, none of the sealed cells having 

 been opened. The boxes so prepared were kept until we were 

 advised of the expected arrival of the foreigners, when about 

 an hour before opening the hives to hunt for the reigning 

 queens they were replaced on the hives as before, by which 

 means we secured the proper quantity of bees to keep her com- 

 pany during her captivity. This search for the queen is the 

 most difficult part of the work, and requires great care in ex- 

 amining each comb in order not to pass her over. It took us 

 two days to find the six, as we could only open the hives dtiring 

 the warmest part of the day for fear of chilling the brood. As 

 each queen was secured she was slipped into the prepared box 

 through one of the holes in the bottom, and this can be done 

 without the least risk of letting her escape ; and all the boxes 

 were then covered up with a board to keep out the light, and 

 placed in a warm room. To capture the new queens we used 

 a 7-inch bell-glass, and found it very easy to do so by removing 

 the cover from the boxes as quietly as possible in a room with 

 one window, and shaking the bees into the glass, over which 

 we placed a board, and, on reversing it, in every case we found 

 the queen in the cluster. Waiting until she was separated a 

 little from the other bees, we shifted the glass so as to leave 

 her outside, and put a wire cage (or pipe-cover) over her, 

 and then slipped a small piece of paper under it, having at the 

 same time enclosed two or three of the bees with the queen. 

 Taking the cage and paper we placed it on the desired place on 

 the comb taken from the hive which we wished her to rule 

 over, and drawing away the paper forced the cage into the sur- 

 face until its lower edge came in contact with the "partition 

 wall," as instructed by Mr. Woodbury in your Journal ; and 

 having replaced the comb, left it until next day.' On opening 

 the hives we found it was not safe to liberate the captives, so 

 had to leave them until the day following, when they were all 

 liberated and received as they should be. 



In conclusion, I have only to say that by following Mr. 

 Woodbury's directions in your Journal a novice will find it 

 easy to ligurianise any stock in a frame hive ; and the only 

 point on which I would at all differ from him is the time of 

 keeping the queens confined, which should be, I think, at least 

 two days ; but this may only apply to this time of year, when 

 the bees are not so lively as in the early part. 



I omitted to mention, that when the queens are all captured 

 the Ligurian bees may be all shaken or swept into the bell- 

 glass, and, being sprinkled with honey, may be added to any of 

 the stocks by placing the cup glass over the hive, from which 

 the slide has of course been removed. — Hibep.xian Bee. 



SPURIOUS HONEY. 



" A Manchester Man " makes some remarks in your issne 

 of the 4th inst., relating to my letter of the 28th of October, 



• We shall publish a drawing of the cage thus employed. 



