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JOUBNAIi OF HORTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ Febraary 4, 1875. 



chickens. The quality of the class may be better understood 

 when it is known that Mr. Harley's crack pen of Brown Reds 

 were only very highly commended. One otherwise grand Black 

 Eed had evidently been in the hands of the barber, treated for 

 fever, or what we cannot say, but the top of his head was 

 clean shaven. Spanish were unusually good, two fine pens 

 of open-faced chickens winning the prize and cup for the sec- 

 tion, and both from one yard; every pen was fit for a prize. 

 The Hamburghs were mixed classes, but the entries good; the 

 Spangles of fair quality; the Pencils really good throughout, 

 Gold being first and Silver second. Any other variety were 

 first Creve-CtEurs, and second Black Hamburghs. In Black 

 Bed Bantams there were some grand cocks, but the hens were 

 not good ; whOe on the contrary there were many good pens in 

 the next class, where Piles were first-and-cup and Duckwings 

 second, and in the following class Blacks were first and White- 

 booted second; and in single cocks the first was a Pile, small 

 and good in colour, and second Black Bose-combed. There 

 were some Black Reds in this class very good in colour, but 

 long in body and wing, and squirrel-tailed. The Cottagers' was 

 a nice class. Aylesbury Ducks were a nice lot, but the Rouens 

 a most extraordinary class, alike in size, with colour, marking, 

 and bills. Some very pretty little Calls won in the next class. 

 The Selling class was but poor. Turkeys were a good lot, the 

 winners of the Cambridge variety. Geese were very large and 

 good ; the first Grey, and second White. 



Pigeons had but few classes, the standards, such as Carriers, 

 Tumblers, &c., not being provided for. Pouters were first, the 

 first being White in grand show, large and fine in girth and 

 limb ; second Blues, equally large, but not so good in girth ; a 

 pair of most showy Blacks being highly commended, as also 

 several other pens. Nuns were a large and good class; the 

 winners very small. Fantails vierce poor, except the first-prize 

 pen. In Jacohins the first were Reds and second Yellows : this 

 was a good class. Turbits were in many cases fonl-thighed, but 

 the two winning pens were really good; first SheU-crowned 

 Silvers, faulty only in bars ; second Blues, with spike crowns, 

 but a little foul. English Oiols were a large good class; the 

 first Blues, and second Silvers. The Variety class had many 

 standard birds, the first going to an exquisite pair of Almonds, 

 second to Black Letz, and third to Dun Barbs. This was a 

 " hot " class. The Selling class, like the poultry, was very 

 poor. The point cup for Pigeons was won by Mr. Brydone of 

 Edinburgh. 



Cage Bikds were a very good show, much better in fact than 

 we have seen here before, the Scotch Fancy showing-up weU, 

 and being grand in style and colour. In Clear Don cocks the 

 first was a Yellow and second Buff, but both were Yellows in 

 hens, these being superior to the Flecked or Marked birds. 

 There were some capital Greens, the winners being in fact about 

 the best in the Show, the colour most perfect. Any other cage 

 birds were numerous and good, the first going to a Jonque 

 Variegated Goldfinch Mule of great beauty, second a moulted 

 Goldfinch, and third a Bullfinch, whUo aeveral good Goldfinch 

 Mules were noticed in the list. 



DoRKiNOB.— 1, D. Hardie. PrieethauRh. 2, T. Rainefl, Stirling, vhe, J. White, 

 he, G. Amos, Melrose ; W.Martin. Stranraer, c, Et. Reed. Canonbie. Chichens. 

 — Cnp and 1, D. Gellatly. Meiple. 2. O. Parlier, EiddeU. he. J. White; K. 

 Eeed. c, G. Amos ; T. Raines ; J. White. 



Cochin-China.—I, Mrs. W. Steven, Montrose. 2. W. Martin, r^ic, Capt. G. 

 F. Lyon, Kirkmichael. he, Mrs. W. Steven ; J. Wy«e, Falkirk; A. Hutchison, 

 Stranraer. 



Brahua Pootha. — 1 and 2. T. Raines, vhe, R. Maxwell. Dumfries; J. A. 

 Dempster. Stirling, he, J. Sandeman, Dundee, e, Capt. G. F. Lyon ; W. G. 

 Dnncan, Dundee. 



GiHS.— Cnp. W. Ormerod. 2, Miss M.J. Nelson, Cookshaw. 8, J. A. Mather. 

 vhe, D. Harley. EdinburKh. he, W. Younghusband ; W. Allen : J. A. Mather ; 

 Miss M. J. Nelson ; D. Harley ; J. Broaph ; W. Beveridge ; R. M'Adam. 



Spanish.— 1 and 2, Mrs. Gracie. vhe, H. Wilkinson, lie, Willoughby and 

 Pnrves ; Mrs. W. Steven ; W. Patersnn ; W. Martin, e, W. Paterson. 



Hamburghs.— fipan^^frf.-l. H. A. Clark. 2, G.Campbell, br, W. Martin ; H. 

 Pickles. Pencilled.— 1, D. Cheyne. 2, H. A. Clark, vhe, W. Linton; J. 

 Taylor, he, A. Pratt, c, D. Cheyne ; T. Dickflnn. 



Any othkr Vabiett.— 1 and vlie, W. R. Park. 2, H. A. Clark, he, T. 

 Baillie; J. Tayl.ir; W. Bearpark. 



Bantams.— /?Cfi8.—l, Miss M.J. Nelson. 2. G.Dowie. Anj/ other variety.— I. 

 R.H.Ashton. 2. A. G. Lindsay. *c, J. Taylor; R. H. Ashton; R. Yoale. e,J. 

 Falrbaim; Miss J. M. Frew; Wells & Sherwise. Any variety.— Cock.— 1,^. 

 M'Qregor. 2, R. H. Ashton. he, O. M'Millan ; J. Forry ; Miss R. C. Frew. 



Game Bantams.— ^7)i/ o//i^r rnriety.— Cup and 2, Miss M. J. Nelson, he, R. 

 Youle;H. H Tbomson. c. A. Hutton. 



CoTTAQEBB' Class.— 1, Mrs. Hinton. 2, Mrs. W. Allan, he, J. Beith; R. H. 

 Alhton. e, Mrs. Sharp ; Mrs. Wanph. 



Docks.- .^y/csfaurj/.— 1, — Dryden. 2, Capt. G. F. Lyon, he. Lord A.Cecil, 

 c, Lord A. Cecil ; Mrs. Dickenson. Ro>ieti.—l, D. Hardie. 2, W. Martin, vhe, 

 J.A.Mather; D. Hardi? ; Miss M IS. Nelson, he. J. Steel, c, Capt. G. F. Lyon. 

 Indian or Call.—l and 3, D. Hardie vhe, J. T. Cathcart. 



Sellino Cutss.-l, W. Linton. 2, R. H Anhton. c. W. Paterson ; T. Young. 



TtJRKKTS.— I. D. Hardie. 2, J. Allan, he. Earl of Haddington. 



Qeebe.—I, D. Hardie. 2, Lord A. CeciL he, D. Hardie; W. Brydone. c, G. 

 Hamilton. 



PIGEONS. 



PoUTEBS.— 1 and 2, J. Dye. he, A. Anderson ; J. Dye ; M'Gill Skinner (2) ; J. 

 E. Spence. 



Fantails.— 1, A. Crosbie. 9. A. Smith. 



Nuns.— 1, W. Brydone. 2, M'Gill Skinner, he, R. Laurie (21; W. Brydone; 

 E. North. 



Jacobins.— 1 and 2. W. Brydone. he, R. Raines. 



Tdhbits.—I, W. Brydone. 2. A. Crosbie. uhc, R. Laurie; W. Brydone. he, 

 R. Laurie; J. Dye (8); M'Gill Skinner. 



Owls.— English.— 1, W. Brydone. 2. J. Dye. vlic. H. li G. Brown, he, R. 

 Laurie ; J. Dye ; A, Anderson ; W. Brydone. c, A. Anderson. 



Any otheb Variety.— 1, W. Brydone, 2, A. Crosbie. 3. J. E. Spence. vhe, 

 J. Dye. he, A. Smith ; J. Dye ; M'Gill Skinner, e, E. Nortb. 



Selling Class.- 1. A. Anderson. 2, J. Dye. he, R. Raines: W. Brydone; 

 M'Gill Skinner, e, W. Ritchie ; J. Day (2) ; E. North (2) ; A. Huf.on. 



W. Brydone, Dunse, winner of Pigeon Cup. 



CAGE BIRDS. 



Y'ellow OB Buff Don.— Cocfc.— 1, Miss Hawkins. 2, R. Hunter, he, W. 

 Mirtle; J. Hardie; R. Hunter. e,T. Darling. Hen.— I, Miss Hawkins. 2, T. 

 Darling, he, R. Hunter (21; A. MasoB. c, A. Mason; A. Jack. 



Yellow or Buff-flkckkd Don.— Cocfc.— 1, W. Mirtle. 2, R. Hunter, vhe, 

 A. Mason; H. Mein. he. Miss Drummond; T. Darling. Hen.—l and c, R. 

 Hunter. 'J, A. Jack, he, T. Darling (a|; Miss Hawkins ; J. Hardie (il. 



Canary -(Jrfprt.—l, R. Hunter. 2, A. Mason, he, A. Jack, c, J. Hardie. 



Cage Bird.— l.T. Wilson. 2, J. Shiel. 3. J. Wishart. vhe, T. Frood ; W. 

 Douglas, he, T. Frood; J. Shiel, jun.; R. Beattie; T. Wilson; W. Speirs. c, 

 J. Crawford ; A. Drummond ; R. Moffat ; J. Laidlaw ; J. Wishart. 



Pabrots.— 1, Mrs. Paterson. 2, Mrs. Main. ]u:, W. Romanes, Melrose. 



R. Hunter, (ialashiels, winner of Canary Cup. 



Judge. — Mr. E. Hutton, Pudsey, Leeds. 



NATIONAL PERISTERONIC SOCIETY'S GRAND 

 ANNUAL SHOW 



AT THE CRYSTAIj PALACE, Tuesday, Januaby 26th. 



The notice of this Show which we now place before our 

 readers is perhaps somewhat impatiently looked for. We may 

 say that we fovmd it impossible to complete such a report as 

 the Show merited in the few hours by which it preceded the 

 issue of our last number. 



This Exhibition, for quality of the birds, their numbers, or 

 the perfection of the thousand and one arrangements necessary 

 to prevent a hitch, proves what rapid strides in popular favour 

 the National Peristeronic Society has made even during the last 

 year. New names, new studs of Pigeons will be very noticeable 

 in our description, and further indicates that amongst the 

 members are workiiig officers and a most energetic Committee. 

 The Show was held as heretofore in the tropical department of 

 the Crystal Palace, entering which, and following the rule of 

 the road, we turn to the left, and find ourselves at once before 

 the first of that long series of mahagony pens, so light and so 

 uniform, admiring the Barbs of Mr. Hedley and Mr. Heritage. 

 Some were specimens of the highest class. One young Red we 

 singled out in Mr. Hedley's pen as a bird of extraordinary 

 promise, and expect to hear of him again. Next are placed 

 Mr. Gill's Almonds, then three pens containing about fifty birds 

 of Mr. J. B. Jayne of Croydon, next Mr. Merck's contribution, and 

 lastly Mr. Heritage's and Mr. Johnstone's. These almond- 

 coloured birds formed a grand display if all the other Pigeons 

 had flown away. The barleycorn beak, the puny wattle, the 

 high forehead, the wide skull, the dolphin eye, the little 

 coquettish whisker were here to the heart's content, whilst 

 their variegated and bright feathers became resplendent as the 

 beams of light descended on them through the crystal roof. 

 Such a collection has not at any one time been seen before. We 

 were gratified to find our old but too neglected favourites the 

 Black Mottles represented by some good birds of Mr. Henning's. 

 Next is a pen of good clean-cut clear-feathered Baldheads of 

 Mr. South ; then some good Baldheads shown by Mr. Newman. 

 Mr. Clay of Manchester showed English and foreign Owls, the 

 first exceptionally good ; also some very slout Barbs, and a 

 magnificent pair of Dun Carriers. We preferred the hen, though 

 the cock is the hero of a hundred fights, and retains his prime 

 condition. 



This year Pouters were not remarkable for their absence, one 

 table extending the whole length of the Alhambra facade, and 

 containing compartments for thirty-one birds, was folly occupied 

 by twelve grand birds of Mr. Gresham ; fourteen shown by Mr. 

 GiU, including some fine Yellows, and half a dozen by Capt. W. 

 Hill, in the number a young Blue cock, every inch a Pouter, 

 and perfect inline and contour. Mr. Herbert exhibited Owls, 

 Magpies, and Turbits ; Mr. Stevenson also Tarbits of a rich 

 yellow tint, and Magpies. Nextisapairof Jacobins, Mr. Easten's 

 of Hull ; the close frill, the hood, the true-shaped Jack skull 

 here proved what skill and patience the birds had received 

 from their owner. Mr. Easten also sent some good Yellow 

 Turbits. In adjoining pens are Mr. Tegetmeier's Pigmy Pouters 

 and homing birds, classes in which he is pre-eminent. Then 

 comes a pen of Mr. South's Turbits ; the rich, clear, and deep 

 colour of these birds was so striking that we heard one good 

 fancier confess how one illusion had been destroyed : he has 

 hitherto felt confident he was first in colour for Red Turbits, 

 and now he saw he was a bad second. We now have to notice a 

 pair of that popular variety, the White Fantail, containing 

 twelve birds, the flower of Mr. Vander Meersch's famous stock, 

 and well they sustained his reputation. About two dozen bee- 

 hive pens for single birds filled the centre table, and they are 

 tenanted by young Carriers from the lofts of Mr. Hedley and 

 Mr. Heritage. The majority were birds of high excellence, even 

 for these days of Carrier development, and they formed a 

 prominent feature in the Show. 



Carriers, always the bird par excellence in the National Peris- 

 teronic gatherings, were represented here also by Col. Hassard, 

 who penned a couple of dozen Blacks and Dans, and who, true 



