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JOUBNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ KoTember 12, 1874. 



Shftokleton, 4, L. Belk. vkc, W. Evans. Clear Buff.— I, J. Shackleton. 2, J. 

 MeakiQ. 8, L. Beik. 4, Fawcett & Anderton. he, Fawcatt & Anderton ; J. 

 Meakin. 



CiNNAMOV.— Yei?oir.— 1, 2. 3, and 4. J. Adamfl. vhc. J. Athorauc'i & Son ; R. 

 Poole, Mildon. lie, U. Broadwater, NorwieU ; It P>'>ole. iJiiif.— 1, -i, 3, and 4, J. 

 Adams, v'lc, B Broadwater; Miaa A. Foul", Maldoo ; R. foule. 



Cinnamon.— Fan^^atcii Yelloto ~l, T. Tenniawojd. North Acklam. 2, L. 

 Belk. 3. \V. & 0. Burr.iston. 4, G. & J. Mackley. Variegated Buff.~vhc, J, 

 Atheraucli & Son- /ic, J. Wiiktnaon ; W. & C. Burniaton, Middleaborough. c, G. 

 and J. Maeklev (3). 



Any uTiiKR Vahiett.— 1 andu'ic, G. & J.Mackley. 2, T.Mann (Jonqae London 

 Fancy) .i, W. Hmton, Baildon (lirey Creat (Joppj). 4, J, Maakin (Ticked Plain 

 Head ManchriSttT). 



Goldfinch and Canary Mv^e. —Variegated YellotP.~l, R. Hawman. 2, J. 

 Goode. 3. W. & C Lurni^itoQ. vkc, G. & J. Mackley ; W. Hutton ; J. titevena. 

 Variegated Duff.-~1, Hampion & Chamberlio. 2, R. Hawman. 3, J. Stevena. 

 e,T. Teuniawooii; R. Poole. Dark.—l. J. Wilkineon. a, J. Atheraach & Son. 

 3, G. & J. Slackley. v'lc, R- Hawman. fee, W. Carrick ; T. Tenniawood; W.&O. 

 Bumiston; Hampton iS Cimnberlm. 



Linnet Mole.— 1 and 3. '. Speuce. 2. J Stevens, vhc, W. Hutton (2). 



JdvLE —Any other variety.— I, W. Hnttoa (Bullfinch and Goldfinch Mule). 



2, R. Hawman (Greeniinch and Canary Mule). 3, T. Tenniswood (Greenfinch 

 Mule) 



Six Norwich Canaries.— Irri».<pecfiue of colour. ~1. 2, and 3, G. & J. Mackley. 

 vhc. G. Gilmore ; Provart & Wiilia. he, Hampton & Chamberlin ; R, Poole; 

 H. Wright. 



Sis Norwich Canaries.— TiJ Members only of Vie Norwich Bird-breeding 

 Associations {except the Alliance).— I, W. Drake, Norwich. 2, W. B. Hoveli. 



3. A Frobt, Norwich. v,%c. — Andrews. Upper Heigham ; G. Aldham, Norwich ; 

 H. Warren, Norwich, he, iV. Hutchin, Heigham; A. Frost, c, F. Rant; J. 

 Wilsea, Norwich ; H. Warren. 



Six Norwich Canaries.— To Members only of the Noruiich Bird-breeding 

 Association.— 1. B. Broadwater, Tri>wBe Newton. 2, W. Raby, Norwich. 3, R. 

 Noiler, Norwich. vhc,H. Bartraoi. Old Walsingham ; R.Smith, Norwich; E. 

 Howard, Norwich; G. Sayer, Norwich. 



MiscELLANEOOS.— r/ic, A. Boatwri^ht, Bungay (six Mules). 

 BRITISH BIRDS. 



Bullfinch.— 1, G. & J. Mackley. 2. Knight & Spencer, 



Goldfinch.— 1, A. Boatwright. 2. W. & C. Biirniston. he, Provart & Willis ; 

 Knight & Spencer (2). c, J. C. B-amber, Preston. 



Linnet.— 1. Mrs. S. Royall, Norwich. 3 and he, W. Carrick. vhc, G. & J. 

 Mackley. C, T. Tenniswood. 



Redpule OB Siskin.— 1 and 2, G. & J. Mackley. 



Skylark— I, W. WaUer. Winchester. 2. T. Knight, he, Q. & J. MaeMey, 



BLACKBiaD.— I, G. & J. Mackley. 2, J. Batterahill, Well Street, London Docks. 

 e, G. & J. Mackley ; G. Smith. 



SONQ Thrcsh.- 1, Mrs C. Watson, Norwich. 2, G. & J. Mackley. 



Stablino.~1, G. & J. Maokley. 2, J. Drake. 



Magpie.— E^rize. G. & J. Mackley. 



Jackdaw — 1 and 2, G. & J. Mackley. 



Any othes Vahiety.— 1, G. & J. Mackley.' [2, W. Carrick. 



BIRDS OF PASSAGE AND MIGRATORY BIRDS. 



Blackcap.— Prize, E. Mirtia, London. 



Whitethroat, oe any Species of Warbler.— Prize, 0. A. Watts, Brixton. 

 FOREIGN BIRDS. 



CAnuittAXj.— Red-headed.— Prize, Miss R. A. Eel-si, Southwold. 



Waxbills— ^ly yarieiy.— Prize, W. Walter. 



Sparrows. — Jtiua.- Prize. G. &J. Mackley. CoraI-7ii;c&e(i.— Prize, W.Walt er; 



'Pi.RkKEe.Ts.-Aastraliaa Graw.- Prize, A. Ward, Norwich. 



Love Birds. —Prize, T. Hopkins, he, v\Ii33 E. A. Eeles. 



Cooketeals.— Prize, G- & J. Maeklev. he. W. Walter ; Bev. T. C. Hose. 



Parrots and PAaAKEETs. — Any ot'nr variety of simll. — Prize, G. &. J. 

 Mackley. 



Parakeets.— .4iis(raiiii;i or Broad-tailed.— Prize, Miss E. A. Eeles. vhc, W. 

 Walter; Mias E A. Eeles. 



PAHi.KKE.TS.—Rin,y-n£clced or Indian.— Prize, Miss H. Engall. Norwich. I'hc, 

 G. & J. Mackley ; J. Finch, Norwich ; S. Empson, Norwich ; Mrs. S. Royall ; C. 

 Coleman, Heigham. 



Parrots.- ffio-j.- Priz% Miss Bateman, Heigham Grove. yftc.E. Jarrett; J. 

 Drake; Rev. T 0. Hose. 



Parrots.— fifreere, or any other variety of larae.—\, — Walter. 



Parrots.- 6fr^y.— 1, J. Vallop. Oossey. 2. G. & .1. Mackley. 3, J. Wyer. 

 Norwich, c, W. Fetch, Norwich ; C. Watsoii, Norwich ; T. Loombe, Norwich ; 

 G. Pye. 



Cockatoo.— 4rti/ variety.— \,TA. George, Cable Street. London Docks (Lemon- 

 created). 2, G Evans (White). 3, W. Walter (Rjsa-breasted). 



FoREiGS Birds.— J«j/ other variety.— Prize. Rev. T. 0. Hose (Paradise 

 Parakeet), v/tc. Rev. T. C. Hoae (Blossom Head); Miss E. A. Eeles (Orange 

 Bishop). 



South Durham and North Yorkshire Fat Stock and 

 Poultry Show. — The schedule of prizes issued by this Society 

 ifl a moat attractive one. Altogether it coutains 117 classes. 

 For poultry the prizes are, first i*'2, second .il ; and Pigeons 

 and Rabbits have ^1 first, and 10s. second. The Show is to be 

 held at Darlington on December 16bh and 17th, and the entries 

 close on Monday, November 23rd. 



BOYLE'S PATENT SELF-ACTING HEAT 

 REGULATOR. 



This machine (%. 119) is so constructed that when once set to 

 any degree of heat within the limits of 40° and 200^ Fahrenheit, it 

 will maintain the same for any length of time without variation. 

 It is adapted to the control of hot- water pipea in hothouses, or 

 any other place; to the opening and shutting of stove-dampers; 

 and, in fact, to any use which requires a simple up-and-down 

 motion in connection with heat. Among other special uses are 

 those of incubators, plaut cases, Mushroom-beds, &c. In these 

 cases the use of the Self-acting Heat Regulator will be at once 

 allowed by all who have had experience of the annoyance, 

 anxiety, and failure of the attempt to regulate heat. 



The prospectus says that the Regulator will be found to act 

 perfectly untouched for an indefinite time, and there will be no 

 perceptible variation in the heat. The heat for an incubator it* 

 106", and it is impossible, the inventor states, that this heat can 

 ever be exceeded if his Regulator is used. The hen does not 

 impart 106* to the egg. The egg will always be found, if broken 

 under a thermometer, to be lOl*^, and the under side of the egg 



will be considerably cooler than the upper; and experience 

 shows that at 10(i'' constant heat (the heat of the hen} the eggs 

 will die either before or on chipping the shell, while at lOB^ 

 constant heat they die at once. These data are given from many 

 experiments with the patent regulator incubator. It has been 

 observed that nests made under the hedges, or in any wild 

 situation, produce more and stronger chickens than those cared 

 for iu baskets or boxes. Under the former circumstances the 

 under side of the egg must be much colder than the upper side. 

 Aud this agrees with the inventor's experience, who finds that 

 in eggs kept in a steady temperaturo, equal on all sides, the 

 chickens usually die on the nineteenth or twentieth day, and if 

 any struggle out they are very feeble. In the incubator it will 

 be seen that this natural irregularity of heat is carefully imitated. 

 Heating the egg from beneath — a plan often tried because of its 

 great facility — is directly subversive of the natural conditions. 

 The receptacle for the eggs in this incubator [fig. 120) imitates 

 all the conditions essential. 



Kg. 119.— Boyle's Heat Regulator. 



Front of box- 

 Steel lever. 

 Coauectinf,' pipe. 

 lodiarubbar pipe. 

 Glass U-tube. 

 Bowl for mercm-y. 

 Elastic joint. 

 Balance weight. 

 Pivot Ris-tap. 

 Stop-tap (^'as). 



L, Compensating Springs. 



M, Supply pipe. 



N, Guard. 



o, Connecting thread, 



p, ConneotioQ with gas supply. 



Q, Indiarubber oonaeotion with 



flame. 

 B, Gas lamp, 

 s, Tap for letting water out of 



the jacket. 



The next point for consideration in imitating Nature is the 

 daily cooling of the eggs for about twenty minutes, rather more 

 than less, when the hen leaves to feed. This must by no means 

 be omitted, and we do not think that eggs suffer from a great 

 deal of cooling (so that they get the full proper heat between 

 times); but they soon die under half measures, such as many 

 hours at 100"^ or 90'^. If the eggs be never cooled most of them 

 will die between the fifteenth and twentieth day, and all farmers' 

 wives are aware that a " hard sitter " does not produce a certain 

 brood. 



The next thing to imitate is the natural damping of the eggs 

 by the ground, the air, and slightly by the perspiration of the 

 hen. This must be attended to, for if it be attempted to hatch 

 the eggs without any moisture the chickens will in most cases 

 be found to hatch without absorbing the yolk-bag, or, having 

 partially absorbed it, will, on moving about, again extrude the 

 bag aud perish. On the olher hand, with too much moisture, 

 the eggs will addle. Daily sponging of the eggs is generally re- 

 commended, but the inventor prefers a gentle natural vapour. 



Finally, aa the hen kicks her eggs about regularly on return- 



