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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ November 11, 1875. 



Pelabgosicm Losing Colour {G. B.).—It is due to want of light, and 

 want of heat and moisture, kg as to secure free growth. The plant will not 

 recover its high leaf- colouring until spring, when with Ireeh growth the 

 colouis will be good. Keep rather dry during the winter, and repot in spring. 



Illustrations of Plumieeia alba and bicolor (Idem). — P. bicolor is 

 a sjnonyme of P. alba, which is figured in Jacquin's " Stirpium Americanom." 

 PJumieria tricolor in the " Botanical Register," pi. 510. Ihe specimens had 

 no number. 



Ranunculus and Anemones Planting (F. fl".).— The Turbans &hould be 

 planted between now and January, and the Persian varieties of Ranunculus 

 from January, and Anemones from now to February, just as you \ii&h for au 

 early or late bloom. "With fine named varieties the latter-mentioned date is 

 preferable. 



Heating with Peat (TT. IK). — We have no experience of heating with 

 ordinary peat turf, but the compressed peat answers well for stove hot-water 

 boilers with hot-water pipes for diffusing the heat, and in all probability 

 ordinary peat turf would answer. A email stove boilerwith a flow and return 

 2- inch hot-water pipe would, along the slides of the house all around, probably 

 meet your requirements, but we do not kuow of any stove or furnace specially 

 constructed lor consuming peat. Perhaps some of our readers may have 

 espeiience on the matter. 



Catching Rabbits (W. TK).— We know of no trap bat the bos one with 

 the table in the centre letting loose the spring doers, and these placed at the 

 mouth of their burrows may take some ; but a far better plan is to turn a 

 muzzled ferret into the burrows, with a rabbit net over each of the bolt.holes 

 &3 well as the entrance. 



Blight on Peach Tbees {J. P. of York). — We presume green and black 

 aphis is meant by green and black blight, either of which may be destroyed 

 by syringing with tobacco juice diluted w'th six times its volume of water, 

 holding m solution 2 ozs. of soft foipper gallon. The trees being young, and 

 we presume weak, would be improved by giving a liberal dressing of manure, 

 which we would give now, and pointing-iu with a fork, but not disturbing the 

 roots, treading firm afterwards if a light eoil, and mulching for at least a 

 jard from the trees all around, with short rather littery manure 2 or 3 inches 

 Ihick. 



Forcing Azalea amoena, Lily of the Valley, Spirjea, and Deutzia 

 {d Subscriber). — You may place them all in heat now ; the Azalea and Lily 

 of the Valley especially, giving the latter the benefit of a mild bottom heat 

 if you have it, and the Azalea a temperature of 55^ from fire heat, and 10^ 

 higher by day, which will suit Lily of the Valley, placing it near the light. 

 Spin^a japonica and Deutzia gracilis ought not to be started until the middle 

 ■of December, and they are better if not placed iu heat until the early part of 

 January. They require to be brought on gradually. 



Winter Temperature for Various Plants (Idem). — Euphorbia splen" 

 dens, Gloxinias, Gesneras, Coleus, Begonia, Poinsettias, Stephanotis, tic, 

 lequire a temperature of 55^ — 50^ night, 65'— 60= day, the lower temperature 

 being in severe weather, and with sun and air 70= to 75" by day. The plants 

 should only have water to maintain them fresh. If you wish them to grow 

 the temperature should be 5 higher upon all the temperatures named, but 

 the cooler and drier they are kept with safety to the plants the better they 

 vill do when subjected to heat and moisture. 



Bunches of Grapes from One Eye (Hortus). — We do not consider the 

 terms "joint'' and "eye" are synonymous. Two eyes or more, as in the 

 shoot sent to us, may proceed from one joint, and the bunches of Grapes on 

 ths shoot were twins, each from a separate eye united at their bases. We 

 cannot insert more. 



Climeebs for North Wall (M. M. 2*.).— Evergreens are Ivy and Cjto" 

 Qeaster microphylla. Deciduous are Ampelopsis Veitchii and A. hederacea. 



Violas (A. B. C). — There is no necessity to replant them ; they will bloom 

 again nest year, whether left where they are this year or removed. 



Names of Fruits. — [We do not reply to communications through the post, 

 and we cannot name more than six fruits at onetime.] — (W.H.Boig). — Beauty 

 of Kent. (Vesta). — 1, Doyenne Boussoch ; 2, Vicar of Wmtfield; 3, Winter 

 Nelia; 4, not known. (W. E.). — Reinetie du Canada; 2, Lewis's Incom- 

 parable; 3, Dumelow's Seedling. (St. Vincent B. Down).— l,Gu\tlenB.eixiette; 

 a, Five-crowned Pippin; 4, English Codlin; 5, Pearson's Plate ; 6, Feam's 

 Pippin. Pear No. y, Beurrc Ranee. (OjJ'ton). — Marie Louise. 



Names of Plants (H. IT.).— Coriaria nepalensis. (FT. G. Gree}t).—'RoBa, 

 Yiridiflora. It was portraited in this Journal some years since. 



POULTRY, BEE, AND PIGEOU OHEONICLE, 



taking EecoD<3, and third again going to a fair pair of Blacks. 

 Altogether the Cochins were a great feature in the Show. 

 Bralimas were beautiful, the Darks being wonderfully good, and 

 Mr. AnBdell'fl birds well to the front. Mr. Percival sent a good 

 pen, and so did Mr. Pritchard, but nothing could fight against 

 the winning old cock. Lights were only three pens in number, 

 but the quality was very fair indeed, the winners walking-in 

 easily. Fulish were only a small collection. Fine Silvers, 

 really good iu crest3, won, we believe, the extra for this section ; 

 and Golds took second and third, there not being much between 

 the quality of the two latter pens. French were two nice 

 classes. Old birds came oS best in Cruves, though Mr. Knight's 

 chickens were well-grown birds. Soudans were very good, and 

 the winners rightly placed. The Variety class was conspicuous 

 for a capital pen vf Malays and some very pretty Sultans. We 

 are pleased to find this extremely ornamental variety so generally 

 looking-up, and to see so many new fanciers for Miss Watts's 

 old friends the Serai Taooks. By-the-by, we believe this 

 lady first introduced them, and then we believe they had five 

 toes ; we mention it, as there is at present a doubt as to the 

 necessary number. Game were splendid classes. The Duke of 

 Sutherland sent a fine team, as too he did in Hamburghs, and 

 his birds were certainly shown in beautiful condition. A Black 

 Red cock took the extra, and we think deservedly, though the 

 winning Brown Bed was a grand bird and in admirable feather. 

 We again saw here one or two fine undubbed cockerels, and 

 shall expect this class at the Palace to be a most interesting one. 

 There was a nice pen of Piles shown, which took the China 

 extra iu Classes 18 and 19. Game hens were all good, and we 

 much liked the first-prize Black Red hen. In Duckwings the 

 quality was not over good, the first-prize pen coming easily to 

 the front, second and third being moderate. Hamburghs were 

 very good ; the competition was mostly between a few yards, 

 and the prizes were for the most part fairly distributed. We 

 believe the extra went to Golden-pencils, but are not certain ; 

 if so, we think they had it properly, as the pullet was certainly 

 a gem. Blacks were good, and the winners all of good colour. 

 The Silver-pencils were very even in quality, all the prize birds 

 being of great merit. Silver-spangles were a capital lot, and 

 the winners seemed well placed. The second-prize pen was, we 

 hear, the same pen as won that honour at Oxford ; if so, we 

 think they looked better here even than there. Bantams were 

 all good, but the classes were not large. Perhaps, as a class, the 

 Variety class was the best, for the Laced and White-booted were 

 very good. There was also a tidy pen of Pekins here. Blacks 

 were good, and the winners well placed. We saw, too, a very 

 stylish pen of Duckwings in the Variety Game class. Ducks 

 were a fine lot, and Mr. Walker literally marched-in, and had a 

 regularly good turn. His birds were all good and nicely shown. 

 In Variety Ducks pretty Mandarins won first, and good Black 

 East Indians the third place. Geese and Tui-keys were good 

 though not large classes. We furnish full awards below, though 

 we are not certain as to the correctness of the awards in the 

 extra prizes. The Local classes contained some good birds, as 

 also the Selling classes. 



HANLEY POULTRY SHOW. 



This Exhibition was held on the 3rd and 4th inst. We were 

 sorry to find so few entries, but the Show has never seemed 

 wall patronised, yet the Committee issue a schedule with plenty 

 of classes and good prize money. The poultry Judges were Mr. 

 John Martin and Mr. Hutton, and their awards seemed to give 

 general satisfaction. The quality was certainly good through- 

 out the Show, and though many of the classes were small 

 winning was by no means easy. 



Dorkings had two classes, and the Coloured were quite a nice 

 collection. The pair which won the extra were really capital ; 

 the pullet a great beauty. In Whites we believe the second- 

 prize bird was the cup Alexandra Palace cockerel. Somehow he 

 is not quite our fancy, though a smart bird. A nice pen of 

 Silver-Greys were first, and Whites again third. Spanish made 

 a nice class, and the winners well selected, and looked well. 

 Cochins were a good lot in quality. A very fine pen of Whites 

 here won the extra. We believe it was the cup pen at Edin- 

 burgh; if so, the cock has improved. Buffs were a nice lot, but 

 nothing equal to what there was at Oxford the week before. 

 Partridge were very fine. A capital old cock won first with 

 a neat hen ; second also good, as too was Mr. Tudman's pen. 

 In the Variety class a pretty pair of Blacks were first. Cuckoos 



Pigeons had li'2 entries, and in some of the classes the quality 

 was very good. The Carriers, in which Black and Dun won 

 respectively, were a capital lot, as also the Pouters, which were 

 first Black and second Blue, although the system of cock and 

 hen in one pair showed less to advantage here than in any 

 other. In Dragoons first were Blue and second Yellow. This 

 was a fair class. Antwerps were well placed, the second, 

 though once good, having seen their best days. English Owls 

 were not a good class, and the winners rather plain, the first 

 Blue and second Silver. Pen ,03 (Thresh) we thought very 

 good. Owls any other were mostly Whites, and well placed. 

 Fantaila a nice lot, as also the Nuns. Turbits we thought bat 

 moderate. Barbs were really grand, and Blacks won the prizes. 

 In Tumblers the first were Almond and second Black Mottle, 

 which we preferred ; the former, though good in colour, were 

 rather plain-headed. Iu the Variety class Grey Frillbacks were 

 first and Blondinettes second. The Pigeons were very badly 

 placed as to light, and it was surprising the awards were so well 

 made under the circumstances. 



Cage Birds were placed on the centre table of this room, and 

 as in the case of Pigeons, the light was very bad. Plain Belgians 

 were a very good class, the first a stylish good-positioned bird; 

 the second a Buff, losing only iu want of condition. Crested 

 Belgian were not as f osd, being a little coarse. Yellow Norwich 

 were all of the highly-fed variety, the three first-named stand- 

 ing quite out from the rest; only the winners in Buffs being of 

 high merit. The Variegated were very good in colour, and the 

 winners Yellows. Next to the Belgians Lizards stood well for 

 quality, both classes producing birds of great merit, though the 

 awards did not go iu all cases to the most highly-peppered 

 birds. Of Mules there were but four birds in the two classes, 

 the first iu both cases being even four-pointed birds. Gold- 

 finches were a good lot in all respects, but the moulted Linnets 

 did not show to advantage, not being as forward. 



