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JOUKNAL OF HORTICULTTTBE AND COTTAGE G-ARDENES. 



[ January 27, 1863. 



Climber not Blooming (</. C). — It is Jasminura campanulatum— a 

 very old stove plant that -will never thrive in a greenhouse. 



Various (ZT. A. Boyne). — Yon will see about Gladioluses in pots in an 

 answer to-day to another correspondent. Plant your Ashleaved Kidney 

 Potatoes at the beginning of March in light rich soil in a sheltered situ- 

 ation. You may safely nip off the tops of the over-tall Verbena cuttings. 



Orchard-house {Novice). — We see nothing against your system answer- 

 ing, except your ventilation. The 10 inches all the way along the front 

 will do ; but if you have no more than the two end lights at top, of 

 36 by 20 inches, then we also judge that the Vines, and more especially the 

 Peaches and Apricots, will be eaten up by red spider. Have a ventilator 

 at the apex equal to 10 or 12 inches all the way, and you may do, or as 

 is represented in Pearson on " Orchard-Houses," page 43. The bush Vines 

 would be as well not to be more than from 5 to 6 feet. 



POULTRY, BEE, and HOUSEHOLD CHRONICLE. 



HYBRID BETWEEN PHEASANT AND FOWL. 



As this subject has attracted notice in our columns of late, we 

 are anxious to give our own experiences in the matter. We had 

 seven hybrids that were the produce of one hen. A tame cock 

 Pheasant had been brought up in the yard with the fowls, and 

 chose as his mate a chicken of his own age, a rather small Brown 

 Dorking hen. They never, either of them, consorted with or 

 took any notice of the other fowls, but constantly wandered 

 away together. They lived in a rick-yard principally, jt was 

 bounded by that which is now becoming a scarce sight — a 

 hedgerow. The hen stole her nest there and brought out her 

 chickens. 



It has often been said that spangled fowls, whether Malays, 

 Polands, or Hamburghs, derive their spangled breasts from some 

 mixture of Pheasant blood. Nothing can be more erroneous. 

 The produce of these birds was neither Pheasant nor fowl, yet 

 so plainly a mixture of both that no one could be deceived as to 

 its origin. It was decidedly a hybrid incapable of breeding, yet 

 there was sufficient difference of size and even of appearance to 

 cause every one to call the birds cocks and hens. They were so 

 only in name. Not one had the comb of the fowl, nor the rich 

 red face of the Pheasant. The so-called hens took interest in 

 nothing. The cocks would watch the fowls all over the place 

 for the pleasure of sitting on the eggs, and we have often re- 

 gretted since that we did not, as an experiment, allow one of them a 

 few eggs. We have since seen so many curious mothers (?) that 

 we have no doubt these would have done very well. We will 

 attempt to describe them. The largest and finest bird was brown- 

 bodied, with black hackle and saddle, large pheasant-shaped body ; 

 head, eye, and carriage belonged to the Pheasant ; beak, five 

 claws, and tail, although long, made up of ten straight feathers, 

 belonged to the hen. Some of the smaller birds, called hens, 

 evidently threw back to the hen's forefathers, as they had most 

 unmistakeable Dorking plumage. None had fowls' tails. Most 

 of them had five claws ; several were speckled brown and white, 

 but there was not a pure Pheasant's feather, a spangle, or 

 a lacing among them. Some had the dark head and neck of 

 the cock Pheasant, but no approach to the colour, gloss, or 

 brilliancy of these, nor were they composed of the same Bmall 

 feathers. They were tame spiritless things. After the novelty 

 bad worn off they were hardly interesting, and we gave them 

 away. 



Some time afterwards we were offered another, which our 

 friend said was bred between a cock Pheasant and a Spanish 

 hen. We had our doubts, but the first sight dispelled them. 

 It was the finest bird of the sort we have ever seen, thoroughly 

 black all over, with the glossy tint of the fowl ; but having the head, 

 tail, shape, and carriage of the Pheasant. We should have liked 

 to have kept this one, but it was so spiteful we were obliged to 

 kill it ; no bird could live with it. This, again, had neither comb 

 nor red eye. 



In every instance that we have known, and we believe in 

 all other cases, the cross has been between the cock Pheasant 

 and common hen ; we have never known a fowl take to a 

 hen Pheasant. It is also absolutely necessary that the Phea- 

 sant should not only be a tame-bred bird, but that he should 

 be brought up with the hens he is intended to breed with. 

 With every help, knowledge, and contrivance crossing is sel- 

 dom accomplished. Crosses are almost unknown where birds 

 are in a state of nature, and those that have occurred have gene- 

 rally been among escaped tame birds in the neighbourhood of 

 keepers' houses. 



We have never met with a cross between a Partridge and any 

 other bird. 



MANCHESTER POULTRY SHOW. 



Prom accidental causes I am only this day (January 17th) in 

 receipt of your Journal of the 6th inst., where I observe at 

 page 16, when commenting on the above Show, the Judges are 

 accused of making a mistake in Class 65. Of course all persons 

 must know the very difficult and unsatisfactory position a poultry 

 judge occupies at the present day, and a " mistake " is very 

 possible, as it may arise from several causes ; but with regard to 

 the pen of fowls in question (presuming it as implied that the 

 first and second prize pens should exchange place), writing from 

 memory, if a straw-coloured hackle, with brassy feathers in the 

 wings of a Silver-pencilled Hamburgh cock are points of excel- 

 lence I allow the Judges are wrong in their decision ; but if 

 otherwise, maintain our award to be right. — Wir. Lloyd. 



POULTRY CLUB. 



A Meeting, in connection with the Poultry Club, was held 

 at Liverpool on Wednesday, 21st inst., Mr. Stretch in the chair, 

 the following gentlemen being present: — Messrs. Teebav, James- 

 Munn, Tudman, Eden, Douglas, T. H. Ashton, Kelleway, 

 E. Smith, Glendinning, Ashcroft, Hyde, Wood, Walthew, 

 Capt. Heaton, &c. 



It was proposed by Capt. Heaton, and seconded by Mr. 

 Wood, " That a Poultry Club be established." 



Proposed by Mr. Munn, and seconded by Mr. Kelleway, 

 " That the yearly subscription be 10*. 6d." 



Proposed by Mr. Wood, and seconded by Mr. Munn, " That 

 Mr. Tudman, Ash Grove, Whitchurch, Salop, and Mr. H. Ash- 

 ton, 4, The Terrace, Richmond Hill, London, S. W., be the- 

 Honorary Secretaries." 



Proposed by Mr. Kelleway, and seconded by Mr. S. H. Hyde, 

 " That the next General Meeting be held at Worcester, at the- 

 time of the Agricultural and Poultry Shows." 



The following gentlemen were elected Stewards for 1863 : — 

 Mr. T. Stretch, Capt. Heaton, Mr. J. Hindson, Mr. T. H. D. 

 Bayley, Mr. James Munn, Mr. R. Teebay, Mr. T. P. Wood, jun.„ 

 Mr. Kelleway, Mr. W. H. Berwick, Mr. Peter Eden, Mr. S. H. 

 Hyde, Mr. James Douglas. 



All persons desirous of becoming Members of the Club are 

 requested to communicate with Mr. Tudman, who will receive- 

 their subscriptions. 



LIVERPOOL POULTRY EXHIBITION. 



This was held on the 21st and 22nd inst. There were about 

 370 pens of Poultry and 100 of Pigeons. 



Judges. — For Hamburghs, Game, and Game Bantams, Mr. 

 K. Teebay. For other varieties, Mr. G. Fell, of Warrington. 

 For Pigeons, Mr. Harrison Weir. The following were their 

 awards : — 



Spanish.— Silver Cap, R. Teebay. Second, H. Lane. Third, J. K. Fowler. 

 Highly Commended, J. R. Rodbard ; W. Brundrit. 



Dorkings (Coloured). — Silver Cup, Viscountess Holmesdale. Second, 

 Capt. Hornby. Third, C. H. Wakefield. Highly Commended, A. Potts ; 

 Viscountess Holmesdale ; Capt. Hornby ; W. T. Everard ; Rev. J . F. Newton 

 E. Tudman. 



Dorkings tSilver-Grey;.— Fir6t, E. Musgrove. Second and Third, G. 

 Cargey. Highly Commended, T. Statter. 



Cochin-China (Buff and Cinnamon).— Silver Cup, C. Felton. Second, 

 Mrs. H. Fookes. Third, E. Musgrove. Highly Commended, T. Stretch; 

 H. Bates ; Mrs. H. Fookes ; J. W. Kelleway ; K. E. Ashton. 



Cochin-China (Partridge and Grouse). — First, Capt. Heaton. Second, 

 J. Shorthose. Third, T. Stretch. Highly Commended, C. Felton; C. H. 

 Wakefield ; E. Musgrove. 



Brahma Pootra.— First and Second, R. Teebay. Highly Commended, 

 H. Lacy. 



Game (Black-breasted Red). — Silver Cup, J. Hindson. Second, M. Billing, 

 jun. Third, Mrs. Hay. Highly Commended, J. Fletcher. 



Game (Brown Red ). —First, J. Fletcher. Second, Rev. F. Watson . Third, 

 T. Statter. Highly Commended, J. P. Smith ; T. West ; J. Wood. 



Game (Duckwing and other Greys). — First, J. Hindson. Second, F. 

 Worrall. Third, J. Foden. Highly Commended, G. Hellewell. 



Game (Other vavieties), — First, T. West. Second, A. Guy. Highly Com- 

 mended, W. Dawson. 



Hamburghs (Golden-pencilled).— Silver Cup, J. Munn. Second. J. E. 

 Powers. Third, Rev. T. L. Fellowes. Highly Commended, C. W. Brierly. 

 Commended, J. Munn ; W. Kershaw. 



Hamburghs (Silver-pencilled).— First, J. Robinson. Second, S. Shaw. 

 Third. D. Harding. Highly Commended, C. Moore; J. E. Powers; D. 

 Harding ; S. Shaw. 



Hamburghs (Golden- spangled) .—First, W. Cannan. Second, H. W. B. 

 Berwick. Third, S. H, Hyde. Highly Commended, N. Marlor. Com- 

 mended, H. Carter. 

 Hamburghs (Silver-spangled). — First, W. Cannan. Second and Third-, 



