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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
(Jvrv 13 1895, 
в move, re се the heal 2 э м would 
get me into a narsery. is answe “No, 
Lat v on, upon = leaving the pear I "аква him 
tor @ character, which ne also refused to give me, 
v the resale — ad to turn ont, and 
he bad. Now 
know is, if sach a thing 
vigi to be? I think it 1 is scandalous that young 
gardeners should be so treated; and what is more 
trying to anyone thau to know that after having 
done his duty, а "character " is denied him? 
deners would only act up to the motto, " D» unto 
giving young men much needed encouragement. 
Н, M. C. 
TOO MANY PANSIES.—-It has been said with some 
0 
of a noted 52 soteh d orist, and I 
show varietiea, selfs, yellow сий and whi 
grounds; and includin n new varieties offered 
oo ub; show final 
ieties of Pansies, M to 
venture to say, and І think it is rege if any sub- 
nti ance has aglish show 
Pansies qe buy last twenty yea е fac; is, 
the show s во closely тешсе hes а few types 
se of the self, 
даг 
self, E the "central blotch, _ the absence of 
from th deepest velvety maroon and velvety black, 
through ‘als claret, crimson, pale claret, mulberry, 
purple, and shades of viol et to the  paleat tint; the heal 
the whites dir эг in purity, Of course, those w 
i the v 
atness, 
де, and * 1 and sym- 
pra P the blotch, are the 1 
white 
arts 
the exhibition 
of the Pane and Vile S че 
re, and those ere 
exhibited are brought u j^ 
peg heres &nd especially the Sc ak — — 
Years H mith and other suburbs had 
their P. owr, and many grew for competition, 
There were no fancy Pansies in t days, and the 
Viola, as we now it ing p 
hen came that baleful time—more 
than a им ago—when a ki i 
infeated d 8 an it in southern 
parts 
We want a revi 
of the show Panay ; wh thse. diem Pie and 4 
Society will bring it pags ран ns to be - The 
nt of the fan у Раму pank at an opportune 
ine Having more tenacity of life, being more 
лиса іп ES and sens in constituti 
soon won its way into О 
the divisions of type which rib tha 5 eder a 
show varieties, 
€ 2 = —.— # аме siza at oed 1 
texture, smoothness, i ( а 
. 
| si 
die Ss 38 of variation to > shar А 
defied distinctive lines, bu: yet not so assertive 
growing tendency towards the Malay type, which 
-— self evident as in the case of the 
arieties, But a list of чн so-called distinct 
— is —Ó appalling. 
this number would be more than ample, and yet 
addition is more certain than 3 
i wa good ti me se 
Pansies for summer and autumn display. ough 
eed of fias strains of the show varieties ie not 
be procured. 
can 
of jane varieties are mor 
n in pan 
-— friable soil, soon germinate in a gent 
hen kept close in a cold frame. It prie 
into other boxes, the s3edlings яо 
for planting опг, and if care‘ully "oed 
soil adhering to their г roots, quickly establish them- 
selves, Оле secret in successful ни aad Viola 
growing during summer, is to hav eret of deed 
manure а little way below the dish, and giv 
appropriate soil and an open spot, the Pansy will 
stand a chance of being seen ab its best, R. D. 
8.—Тһе growing of О lions to a large sizə is 
Meer by some abre as а great, achievement, 
although they are unanimous ia atating that big bulbs 
are neither cider in the us sing, or long keeper 
sior, an 
month. To дай 
Potato- Oaions and Shallots aut a quantity 
land chat У r^ the shade, B; 
departure this seaso Oaion sowiog, when 
about the middle of March I found the ground 
froz»n to a depth of 2 feet, except about 9 
fashion, the drille eim. been covered with aspen’ 
1 room- bed ma but not trodden at first, 
emple, Carron uM В. 
USES FOR JADOO FIB3E.—Ferns of many 
kind 8 ines proved to do n well in this irm 4. ia 
t points to it 
walls of ferneriee "behind 
y weather as we have 
had lately. W, Т., Вира оп, 
OCE POULTRY 
By Harrison WEIR. 
copyright.) 
(Continued from vol, rvii., p. 164 ) 
Tue Indian Game, as a coloured fowl, comes next, 
as of much excellence for “table purposes.” It is of 
the Malay type, but with much shorter legs, and of a 
more sturdy appearance, р is apt, like the Malay, to 
be rather n the hocks or heel, thus 
awi ng in som 
gree The 
is firm, | short in fibre and ‘in quantity, that on 
breast, being somewhat dry b y ecmparison with the 
old Eaglish Game, and iu some cases i hat 
hard, owing probably to the almost, entire lack of fat 
on that portion of the Бойу; which defect, for defect 
it is, is somewhat atoned by the excess on the 
back and the abdomen, The feathers are short, hard, 
and close, and of varied colouring, some being very 
led 
with black, with black and golden 2 5 вет 
are of a rich bay colour, each feather ing wh 
termed ен laced with black. Thi еме 
о be the proper “ exhibition т inte 
dia W like myself, mach prefer th, j 
of “ phe pangle,” which gives а far brighter 
to length of limb, there is also 
ce, As to 
much to be барин the short legi and thighs being 
far preferable as a quality for a table fowl, As 
layers they are very inferior to Mi ien fowls, and 
incorrigible “ sitters.” As “fighters” in the poultry- 
yard, * are only surpassed by the Game and 
М alay 
The Tindhih as a table-fowl has high claims for 
equalled, with the excep'ion of its black legs. 
O.herwise it is good, and is gaining steadily in the 
estimation of the public. Iam not al'uding to the 
long-legged, gawky, flamingo-type of birds that is 
now affected—what are termed Langshan fanciers— 
but the shorter-legged and far more compact sort. 
sqaare-made birds are more hardy, less liable 
to leg weakness, are more fleshy, and arrive at 
maturity much earlier than their storky ” brethren, 
and are in every way more desirable. 
The breast meat of the слугу is of the whitest. 
description, and of a rich aud excellent flavour, 
When well selected, and аах of form sought 
for and obtained, it is often preferred by some to the 
coarser kinds of Dorking. 
Taey are excellent layers, of fair siz>, and о 
high colour, varying from а a deep brown- chocalate to 
consec 
8 are hard 
hath withstanding the cold far better than most 
T 
Tae black-coloured variety is tha most common 
though now there аге whites and blues claiming 
a. notice and favour. 
(To be continued.) 
TREES AND SHRUBS. 
MAGNOLIA WATSONI. 
Tuts Meran ie f new hardy Magnolia has lately 
been in bloom at Gunnersbury, The leaves 
glabrous, ей У аан tapering at the - 
into a longish petiole, The flowers, which are p 
duced with the leaves, are 5 inches across,of à delicate 
eream colour, the three outermost segments obovate, 
spoon- shaped, somewhat fleshy, and of dull rosy-pink 
colour. A figure ia given in the Gardeners’ Chronicle, 
vol, xvi, 1894 р, 189 
SOCIETIES. 
NATIONAL ROSE. 
nual — of — 
Cry 
h 
despondent forecasts this season a 
st prize in this wg райана einst 
stand of blooms of the 
* ierit 
Possible in such a season, and, albeit, ie qud 
specimens in every 
instances 
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