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JOUKNAL OF HORTICULTURE A2TO COTTAGE GARDEKER. 



[ Jane 2, 1865. 



Feens is a Plant-case {32. Payne). — You will see a work on the 

 subject announced in onr Journal to-day. 



Dtvabf Sweet Pea.— I have often thought why a dwarf Sweet Pea has 

 not been obtained as well as a dwarf eatable Pea. Can botanists or florists 

 give a reason ?- M. F. 



Destroying the Black Fly on Cheeky Shoots {An Old Subscriber). 

 — If your trees be against a will, it is good practice to bend the tips over 

 and into a basin of tobacco water, so as to immerse all the part affected. 

 A syringing of the tree will do tome good, though not so much as dip- 

 ping. Should this process appear too tedious, nipping off all the tips is 

 the next best remedy. Cherries are generally infested with this insect. 



Removing "White Lilies [A Would-be Gardener).— As soon after the 

 flower-stem dies down as convenient, as at that time the bulbs are at rest. 

 It is, however, better to plant them at once, and not lay them by for a 

 season as is done with Hyacinths, Tulips, &c. They are not particular as 

 to soil, and are often seen in cottage gardens in great perfection, where they 

 have not been disturbed for years. 



Rose-leaves Cubling-up (C. H. R.).— Cold winds will cause this at 

 times when there is no insect, but generally the latter accompanies it. If 

 it arise from the former cause there is no preventive for out-door plants; 

 but insects may be destroyed by dipping each Ehoot in a decoction of 

 tobacco, rnbbiDg the leaves at the same time through the fingers. Taking 

 the case in time is the best preventive. The evil is, however, a very cmmon 

 one, and generally is submitted to in large collections as being too tedious 

 and expensive to overcome. 



Watering Plants [Old Subscriber, Hampshire).— -No harm can be done 

 by watering the roots of plants at any time of the day, but the foliage ought 

 not to be wetted in the bright glare o; sunshine. It would be a hopeless 

 affair to leave all watering until the sun went down. In dry weather one 

 or two men are watering heie ad day long. In the middle of the day 

 potted plants that are needing it are supplied; and in the morning and 

 afternoon (say after half-past four or later) those plants whose foliage 

 must be wetted are supplied with water; but we are promised an article 

 on this subject by one ot our contributors. 



Match Bed to Calceolaria amplesicatjlis (B. H.). — If the beds are 

 near together, so that the eye will catch both at once, plant both with the 

 Calceolaria ; or if you have not sufficient plants, plant the centre of both 

 with it, and the outside with Calceolaria Aurea floribunda, or some similar 

 kind. The writer »f this article is more in favour of symmetry than of 

 multiplying varieties ; and, assuming you to edge the bed with something 

 eh-e, the two kinds of Calceolaria will do very well for the centre. 



Taeiegated Ageeatum {Idem).— The white edge of this plant is not 

 sufficiently clear to look well, but it flowers tolerably freely, the only 

 difference being that it is dwarfer than the plain; but the variegation of 

 the foliuge is not white enough to entitle it to more th^n a second or 

 perhaps third class place among plants of white or variegated foliage. 



Edge foe a Peeilla-bed {Idem).— Seedling plants of Cineraria maritima, 

 though for a time less white than cutting ones, are, nevertheless, pre- 

 ferable to variegated Balm; as likewise is variegated Alyssum, with its 

 myriads of white flowers. A variegated Scrophularia also promises well; 

 while the Centatuva. candidissima is unquestionably the best white-foliaged 

 plant we have for this and like purposes. 



Names of Plants {T. T.h—1, A Dacrydium, probably Mai; 2, Car- 

 michaella. austra'is; 3, Dacrydium excelsum; 4, Clianthus pu ulceus ; 5, 

 Phyllocladus triehomanoides. {FJtilos, Pilkiny ton). -^BippcdBtxtim retieu- 

 latum, v. striatifolium. {Mrs. W.).—l, Alonsoa Warszewiczii; 2, A Gna- 

 phalium, probably G. arenurium, but cannot be certain without knowing 

 the plant's habit. {Subscribe?-). — 1, Alchemilla vulgaris ; 2, an umbellifer 

 ■without leaves or fruits; 3, Yerouica ehamascrys ; 4, Lychnis diurna. 

 {Eight-years Subscriber, Gravestnd). — 1, Hardenbergia monophylla; 2, 

 Polygala Dalmaisiana; 3, Abutilon venosum. Nos. repeated— 1, Asplenium 

 flaccidum ; 2, Adiantam capillus- Veneris. {Tyro, Cftepstozc). — Polypodium 

 dryopteris. The book on exotic Ferns is in the press ; you will soon see i: 

 announced and the price. {Juvenis). — 1, Geranium Robertianum. The 

 rest have no leaves. We cannot afford time to examine such specimens. 

 Those who want this kind of information must take the pains at least to 

 send decent specimens, and so packed as to come in good preservation. 



POULT RY, BEE, and HOUSEHOLD CHEOHICLE. 

 NOETH HANTS POULTEY SHOW. 



The growth of poultry shows in connection with agriculture 

 is slow. "We must wait till we have such statistics as they have 

 in France. Where, as in that country, a large sum is put down 

 as the value of the poultry stock of the kingdom, attention will 

 be drawn to the subject, and it will take the prominence it 

 deserves. Pew things are more profitable as food or more 

 valuable ; few things of as little money value and as inexpensive 

 to keep will provide as much food. A hen that rears twenty- 

 four chickens in the year has earned money, not only by this 

 fact, but by the surplus eggs that are eaten or soid. 



Poultry is kept on every farm, but it is not made a pursuit ; 

 nor is it studied. Every other description of live stock is turned 

 to the best advantage. Times, seasons, and age are all studied 

 with a view to the greatest productiveness and the best return 

 for outlay. Rot so the poultry. The chickens are killed off 

 and eaten. The old stock remains year after year, becoming 

 less prolific as they get older, and it is then declared poultry 

 does not pay. We need hardly say with such feeling and such 

 management there will not be pride enough in it to cause a 

 deBire to exhibit. Yet at every agricultural meeting the poultry 

 ib first visited — it forms the chief attraction ; and many say 

 they believe they have better birds at home than those that take 



the prizeB. To every other class the pursuit affords real pleasure. 

 The clergyman, the physician, the solicitor, the merchant, and 

 very often the statesman, make it one of their relaxations. Ex- 

 hibitors grow from these classes because they watch their birds, 

 and discover their merits, which the agriculturist, who has all 

 the machinery for su_c?ss at work, whether he will use it or not, 

 cares for the G-allinacea; only when chickens are wanted for the 

 table or eggs are " desiderata" at the breakfast table. 



We confess to a liking for an agricultural meeting. It is to 

 the county what the Christmas gathering is to the family. It is 

 a holiday in which all classes share. Though we do not go to 

 the length they do in Ireland, as related in the Times, where the 

 two-year-olds and the three-year-olds have handed down the 

 feud that began about a cow from father to son tilL its sad 

 records are written in the history of every assize, yet we are 

 always amused at the delight evinced by those who come from 

 the particular village or district that has produced the first- 

 prize animal. There is a heartiness in the pursuit which is 

 shared by all who are concerned in it, and there is an absence 

 of selfishness which is a relief to many who have been for years 

 subject to the close competition and comparative selfishness of 

 those who have been their neighbours, and have followed the 

 same calling as themselves in large towns. The man who has 

 had charge of the horse, ox, sheep, or pig that has taken first 

 honours has, perhaps, more real interest (apart from the money 

 question) in the success than the owner. Hence it becomes a 

 holiday for all. 



The Dorkings were very good, and the exhibitors lay far apart 

 — Somersetshire, Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire. Mr. Brown, of 

 Chard, took first with very large birds ; Mr. Fowler, of Ayles- 

 bury, second. All the pen3 were shown in excellent condition ; 

 but these two pens were remarkable in that particular. Among 

 the Coclrins there were, as usual, many faulty combs. The first 

 prize went to "Nottingham ; Mr. Fowler took the second. It 

 will speak for a good class of Game when we say that Mr. 

 Bodbard could only win a high commendation. Mr. Sidney 

 Dupe, of Bath, showed a remarkably good pen. He waB hard 

 run by Mr. Adams, of Basingstoke. Hampshire is Btrong in 

 Polands, and the class did not belie the reputation of the county. 

 Mrs. Pettat and Mr. T. P. Edwards left nothing to desire in 

 their prize pens. With one exception, the Spanish were de- 

 plorably weak in quality. Mr. Bodbard sent a pen worthy of 

 any exhibition in the kingdom. The seeond prize was withheld, 

 as, in four others, the cocks had falling combs. There was 

 strong competition in the Eamburghs— Mrs. Pettat took both 

 prizes. It was hard to give only high commendations to Messrs. 

 Brown, Keable, and Lamb — it was truly an excellent clasB. 

 Mrs. David Smith showed one of the best pens of Turkeys we 

 ever saw. Mr. Matthews was deservedly a prizetaker, and Mr. 

 Boxall's were good birds. Where Mr. Fowler Bhows Geese he 

 is generally successful. His pen weighed 55 lbs., and Mr. 

 Manfield's improved White Dorset weighed 48 lbs. The latter 

 would have been a great weight some years since. There was a 

 good entry of DucJcs, and Mr. Fowler was again at the head 

 wi'h threi birds weighing 21 lbs. Mr. Bodbard's Bouens were 

 seeond. Mr. Fowler showed three ducklings that weighed 

 ISJlbs. Six pens of otherwise good Kouen Ducks were dis- 

 qualified by the lead-coloured bills of the Ducks. There should 

 be no mistake on this head. The Kouen Duck should in every 

 particular but size be the counterpart of the wild Duck and 

 Mallard, and no wild Duck wa3 ever seen with a leaden bilL 

 Among the extra stock were some exquisite Duckwinged Grame 

 Bantams belonging to Mrs. Pettat, and EOme very good Silkies 

 shown by Mrs. St. John. 



A lotely day, music, and a large attendance, especially of 

 ladies, added to the liberal arrangements of the Show; and the 

 untiring exertions of the Committee, with the tact, kindness, and 

 urbanity of Mr. Downs, made this meeting a " very" holiday. 



Doekjn'GS.— First, T. L. Brown, Chard. Second, J. K. Fowler, Ayles- 

 bury. Highly Commended, C. Smith, Salisbury ; Mrs. D. Smith, Browning 

 Hill* House. Commended, W. B. Bosall, Stratbieldsaye. 



Cochins.— First, C. T. Bishop, Lenton. Second, J. K. Fowler, Aylesbury. 

 i Highly Commended, Rev. J. De L. Simmonds, Chiicomb Recwry, "Winches, 

 ter; Mrs. St. John, Oak ey Cottage. 



Game. — First, S. Dupe, Bath. Second, E. S. Adams, Basingstoke. 

 Highly Commended, J. K. F.odbard, Wrington, Bristol ; S. Jesse, Basing- 

 stoke. 



Polandb.— First, Mrs. Pettat, Ashe Reetory. Second, T. P. Edwards, 

 Lyndhurst. Commended, Mr6. Pettat. 



Spanish. — First, J. R. Rodbard, Wrington, Bristol. 



Hambceghs.— First and Second, Mrs. Pettat, Ashe Rectory. Highly 

 Commended, J. Keable, Thatcham, Newbury; J. Lamb, Highworth, "Wilts ; 

 T. L. Biown. 



