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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ May lit 1876. 



tbem), are very hardy at all timaa, and well np to all the daties of a fowl. 

 The Himburt^h-f are very haa^isotne. The Game are aimired by all. Xoa 

 have done wisely in pntfing the dung heao in the fowl's raa. It ia very valu- 

 able to tbeu: health. We advise either Game, Malay, Spangled Hambargh, 

 or Hoadan. 



CRtivE-CtzuRs' LEGS SCALY (A Cotistant Reader). — Rub them, with mercarial 

 ointment Give more green food. 



Sex in Pigeons (Cantab).— Yonr Pigeons are either two cocks or two 

 bene, mo3t probably the former, as, bad they been of opposite sexes, they 

 would have paireii; or, if two ben^, and being kept withuut a possibility of 



a ne3t, and laid eggs in it, with, of course, no result. 



Tbi-nl of Italian Bees iF. J.), — See what " B. & W." says upon tho 

 subject in the currnut number of the Journal of Horticulture. Certainly, if 

 the driven bees remain in the bive into which you uave put tbeaa, it is oertiiu 

 that their qaeen is with them. In this case you should gtve the new queen 

 to the parent hive. We would by all means advise you to wait to for^'O your 

 swarm till the bees begin to bant,' out. In the event of tbeir swarming bef oro 

 you drive them thw Italian qucoQ should still be giveu to the parent hive, 

 only in this case you must be prepared for a second swarm In due time, with 

 which she may, go ofi. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 



Camden SqoAHE, London. 



Lat. 5P 32' 40" N. ; Long. 0" 8' 0" W. ; Altitude. Ill feet. 



Italians which has been bo liberally bestowed upon them else- 

 where, or is there pomethiDg in the climate of this country 

 which does not suit them ? Mr. Pettigrew, as all know, is more 

 than sceptical as to their superiority over the common English, 

 but simply because no sufficient evidence has come before him 

 to convioee him of it, as certainly he knows nothing about them 

 from personal knowledge himself. 



It would be highly de-irable if we could collect the opinions— 



or, I should rather say, if we could ascertain the practical know- ^^ ^ ^ _^_ _^ ^_ ^ _ 



ledge — of bee-keepers throughout the country on this important i getting a nrnte, they would very probably have played at pairing, have made 



subject. Mr. Pettigrew has challenged a trial of the respective ' 



merits of the two species. Why should this not be accepted? 

 although I doubt the practicability of his particular plan. 



Thus far I had written when the last number of the Journal 

 was brought in by the postman. There I regret to read what 

 Mr. Pettigrew has allowed himself to write on the subject before 

 us. It is too bad for anyone to speak of people of whom he 

 knows no evil in the contemptuous language indulged in. 

 There are as honourable and as trustworthy persons to be found 

 in America as in England. I for one protest with all the in- 

 dignation the case deserves against the use of such language, 

 which is as unchristian as it is unjust. No man repented more 

 truly than Dickens of the language used hy him iu his earlier 

 days, and subBequently he fully retracted it when he came 

 to know our transatlantic cousins better. The Journal of Kor- 

 ticulture fiuds its way to America. Pray let my remonstrance, 

 and your approval of it (editorially) find an equal circulation 

 there with Mr. Pettigrew's unjustifiable expressions. And pray 

 who are the "quack dealers iu England " of whom he tells us 

 there were " one or two some ten years ago ?" At that time 

 I had some pare Italians from our excellent and lamented friend 

 Mr. Woodbury, who distributed them largely. Is it of him that 

 Mr. Pettigrew speaks ? I protest again against the bad taste, to 

 Bay the least, which prompts such reckless writing. It were 

 sufficient for Mr. Pettigrew to say that he does not [know the 

 Italian bee, and that he has never given it a fair trial. 



It is this trial I want to know about. Has anybody in the 

 three kingdoms given these bees any such fair trial as has been 

 given to them iu America? If not, it is mere prejudice or 

 peevishness which dictates the offensive writing to which I 

 object. Let us have some such trial if it can possibly be had ; 

 but for such fair trial we must have more than the feeble ex- 

 perience of bee-keepers who have merely introduced two or 

 three stocks into their apiaries. Pit half a dozen of the one 

 against the same number of the other, and let this be done iu 

 several parts of the country, and we shall then know the truth. 

 — B. & W. 



I ciNNoT pass Mr. Pettigrew's article last week on " Hives 

 and Ligurians " without a word of protest, and regret that that 

 gentleman should publish his opinion that gentlemen who 

 differ with him in apiarian experience are " quacks." The in- 

 troduction of the Ligurian bee in England and the invention of 

 the frame hive is mainly due to the late Mr. Woodbury, who 

 was an honoured contributor to this Journal before Mr. Petti- 

 grew became author of a bee book. I, in common with many 

 other readers, always welcomed Mr. Woodbury's articles, and 

 learnt to look upon them as practical and veracious ; aod al- 

 though, perhaps, enthusiasm might occasionally have highly 

 coloured some of the good qualities of the new bee, there is no 

 justification for the term " quack." Mr. Pettigrew says he is no 

 inventor and has no hive peculiarly his own, and yet there is a 

 hive known as the Pettigrew. Its size makes it a very good 

 hive for a skep, but this virtue is shared by almost all frame 

 hives, whose other advantages are in my opinion countless. I 

 can thoroughly endorse " B. & W.'s" able exposition of American 

 opinions of Ligurian bees. Mr. Pettigrew has told us he has 

 never kept Ligurian bees, and therefore I consider that he is 

 an incompetent judge in the matter. Abundance of evidence 

 as to their superiority has been published. — John Hunter, 

 Eaton Mise, Ealing. 



[We think that Mr. Pettigrew will regret that he wrote, as 

 much we regret that we overlooked, the strong expressions 

 which he used. Let the subject now be banished to the cave 

 of silence. — Eds.] 



German Paste. — Stale wheaten bread, J lb. ; pea meal (not 

 pea flour), .1 ; blanched sweet almonds, 1 oz. ; lard, a piece as 

 big OS a walnut ; and a teaspoonful of honey or treacle. The 

 bread can hardly be too stale, half of which crush into powder, 

 and soak the remaining half in cold water, which squeeze out 

 as much as possible; pound the almonds, and mix all together; 

 dry before a hot fire, but do not bake it, and add a pinch of 

 mawseed. ^__^ 



OUR LETTEB BOX. 



liiiiiTED Space por Fowls iScvn-ycare Subscriber).— '^oa may choose 

 from Hamburshs (Pencilled or Spangledi, Crcve-Offlara, Houdans, Game, 

 or Malays. The laat-namcd, if you like their appearance {and many admire 



8rd.— A very fine day, but still rather cold. 

 4th.— Beautiful diy throughout, but wind easterly and oolo. 

 5th.— Rather hazy early, but a very fine day and night. 



6th.— A very fine day; rither Btorm-like in early afternoon, but very fine 



after, "aud a aplandid night. , .t j. „„j 



7th.— Cloudy tiU noon, but very flno all tho remamder of the day ana 



8th.— Fine 'morning, a very fine bright day, bat with a cold north-east 



9th.— liother very bright fine day, but still tha cold wind prevailing prevents 

 the wurmth we expect at this season. - „ t^ ^ 



A dry rainless week, hi^h birometer, and north-easterly wind, irosc on 

 grass on foor nights.— G. J. Ssmons. 



COTENT GARDEN MARKET.— May 10. 

 LAEOE importations of vegetables are now arriving from France, as are 

 also Apricots and Cherries, the last-oamed being very inferior as yet. A lair 

 demand has been experienced for Strawberries, but the supply of Grapes « 

 far in excess of the demand, fully double the usual quantity bemg sent from 

 the Channel Islands. Peaches and green Gooseberries have made tneir 

 appsarance. 



Apples J sle^o 1 



Apricots dozen 



Cherries 11>. 



Chestnuts bnshel 



Currants i sieve 



Black do. 



Figs dozen 



FUberta lb. 



Cobs lb. 



Gooseberries quart 



Grapes, hothouse.... lb. 6 



Lemons «► 100 



Melons eacn 



a. s. 

 6 to 5 

 



FRUIT, 



d. 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Mulberries lb. 



Nectarines dozen 



Oranges ¥^100 



Peaches dozen 



Pears, kitchen.... dozen 



dessert dozen 



Pine Apples lb. 



Plums ) sieve 



Quinces bushel 



Raspberries lb. 



Strawberiies oz. 



Walnuts bushel 



ditto VIOO 



s. d. s. d. 



OtoO 







Artichokes dozen 



Asparagus ^100 



French bundle D 



Beans, Kidney.... 1.* 100 1 



Beet.Rel dozen 1 



Brocco'i bundle 



Brussels spronts i sieve 



Cabbage dozen 1 



Carrots bunch 



Capsicums t- lOJ 1 



Cauliflower dozen I 



Celerv bundle 1 



Coleworts.. doz. bunches 2 



Cucumbers eaoh 



Endive dozen 1 



Fennel bunch 



Garlic lb. 



Herns bunch 



Horseradish bun. Ho 4 



Lettuce dozen 



Frenoh Cabbatje .... 1 



B. a. 



4 0to6 



VEQETABLES. 

 d. 



Leeks bonch 



Mushrooms pottle 



Mustard & Cress punnet 

 Onions bushel 



pickling quart 



Parsley doz. bunches 



Parsnips dozen 



Peas quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney do. 



New lb 



Radishes .. doz. bunches 



Rhubarb bundle 



Salsaly bund<o 



Scorzonera bundle 



Seakale basKet 



Shallots lb. 



Spinach bushel 



Tomatoes dozen 



Turnips bucnh 



d. s. ( 

 4ta0 

 



Vegetable Marrons 



