July 27, 1871. ] 



JOURNAL OF HOBTIOULTUKE AND COTTA&B GABDENEE. 



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remedies are sulphur, more heat, and better ventilation. We must add, 

 however, that we are not sure whether some other cause is not at work. 

 Are the roots too deep, and in a cool, moist border ? 



Vine Leaves Warted (E. S.). — Yotir conjecture is a correct one. The 

 Vines have taken up more moisture than the leaves can digest. The 

 remedy you suggest will no doubt prove effectual. 



ECHEVEEIA SECtJNDA GLACCA Propagatios iAn Old Suhscriher], — It is 

 best raised from seed. Drain the pot to half its depth, then fill to the 

 Tim with a compost of two parts sandy loam, one part sandy peat, and 

 one part lime rubbish, covering the surface with very fine soil. Water 

 the soil, then scatter the seed on the surface, and cover with silver sand 

 very lightly. Place the pot in a frame with a temperature of 70^, and to 

 lessen the necessity of watering shade from bright sun. Keep the soil 

 ]ust moist without making it very wet, and when the plants are fjurly 

 above ground remove them to a greenhouse and afford a light airy 

 position. When they have two or three leaves pot off singly in small 

 pots. Sow in March. 



Black Tripoli Grape {Idem). — The Welbeck Black Tripoli is the same 

 as the Frankenthal, Victoria Hamburgh, or Pope's Hamburgh. It has 

 roundish oval very large berries, with juicy, vinous, rich flesh, and is the 

 most useful Grape in cultivation, succeeding under the same conditions 

 as the Black Hamburgh. 



Destroying Rose Aphis [R. W.). — Boil ^ lb. quassia in a gallon of soft 

 water for ten minutes, strain, and add to the water J lb. soft soap. 

 Apply with a painter's small brush. This will be far more effectual than 

 soot water. 



Names OF Plants (Lantana). — There is little doubt that the pl^nt to 

 which you refer under the name of *' Umbrella Fern," is the Dipteris 

 Horsfieldii of Robert Brown, a truly noble Fern, which inhabits the South 

 Sea Islands, and which, strangely enough, occurs also in Miilacc^i and the 

 Malay Archipelago. We have no knowledge whatever respecting the 

 stated introduction of the plant, but only hope in case of such an event, 

 that the plant will become firmly estabUshed in our gardens. The plant 

 is, like most other Ferns, possessed of a plurality of names, that of Poly- 

 podium Dipteris (of Blumel. being the one adopted in Hooker and Baker's 

 *' Species Filicum" (see p 332), whilst Polypodium conjugatum, Dipteris 

 ^onjugata, and Drynaria Horsfieldii are aU synonymes. A very interest- 

 ing note respecting this plant occtirs in Dr. Seemann's " Mission to Viti " 

 (pp. 14, 15). He savs — " The boys took us to a ravine where some years 

 ago Dr. Harvey, of Trinity College, Dublin, had collected a fine Fern 

 (Dipteris Horsfieldii, .7. Sm.), which has magnificent fnn-shaped leaves, 

 when growing in favourable situations from 8 to 10 feet high, and 4 feet 

 across. The plant is found in all parts of Fiji, New Caledonia, and various 

 •other islands, and has never been introduced to our gardens, nor did any 

 of my specimens survive being taken ont of their native soil." (D. M ). 

 — Melilotus oiBcinalis. the Melilot. {K. J.). — 1, Peperomia Saundersii, 

 usually known in gardens as P. arifolia var. argyrea ; 2, Oplismenus im- 

 becUis variegatus (the Panicum variegatum of gardens) ; 3, Selaginella 

 Willdenovii (S. csesia arborea of gardens) ; 4, Cvrtomium falcatum ; 5, Fnr- 

 Ingium grande ; 6, Begonia argyrostigraa. (Tunoramus). — 1, Erviim hir- 

 sutum ; 2, Vicia sepium ; 3, Chenopodium nrbicum ; 4. Atriples; patula ; 

 5, Gnaph^lium uliginosum ; 6. Rnmex Acetosella. {^Irs St. John). — Albuca 

 species, but we cannot determine which. (Subscriber). — Limnanthes 

 Douglasii, It is a beautiful spring bedding plant if sovrn in autumn. 

 (A Subscriber). — Cissus discolor. (Rhubarb). — Having named six, wo did 

 not retain the others. If you send half a dozen more we wiU endeavour 

 to name them, but we decline to undertake to keep large batches of 

 specimens in order to name them by instalments. 



has been apparent in regard to the safe keeping of valuable 

 birds by the committees of shows, aa anyone might see on 

 visiting our public exhibitions persons handling birds without 

 the slightest interference on the part of the authorities. After 

 my late action at Manchester I met both an exhibitor and a 

 purchaser at the very show from which my bird was stolen, 

 and the former stated to me that at the close of the show he 

 took away all his own birds without any interference, and the 

 latter did the same with a pair of birds he had claimed. I 

 think the sooner such management is stopped the bettor, and 

 only hope that exhibitors are now beginning to be a little more 

 alive to their own interests by having matters put on a rather 

 more fair footing — namely, that those who make the profit 

 should also bear the loss. — Jaiies F. While, Birmingham. 



POiriTRY, BSE, AND PIGEON CHRONICLE., 



VALUABLE PIGEONS STOLEN FROM 

 EXHIBITIONS. 



It gave me great pleasure to see Mr. Hewitt's letter on this 

 subject in your Journal of July 13th. I can support all he 

 says, more especially as to the best interests not only of exhi- 

 bitions but of exhibitors being interested in this matter ; for 

 if such practices be allowed to continue all the loss, as in my 

 case, falling on the exhibitor, I am convinced that public 

 Pigeon exhibitions will very soon be things of the past. In 

 consequence of my own loss, and previously to the robbery of 

 Mr. Tardley's bird, not only myself _ but a number of others 

 {still, however, as ardent in the fancy as ever), had determined 

 not to exhibit again until shows were conducted in a different 

 manner, and either greater precautions taken for the sate 

 keeping of the birds, or committees made liable for their 

 negligence. 



I shall be very glad indeed to second Mr. Hewitt's kind 

 oEEer by myself giving a reward of £5 for the recovery of my 

 Black (jarrier cock stolen from the late Manchester Show, and the 

 conviction of the thief. Some stir seems likely now to be made 

 in the matter, and if it do not result in the punishment of 

 those who have already offended, it will at least do good in the 

 reform of public exhibitions. A little ordinary care on the 

 part of committees or secretaries would easily prevent such 

 practices. I would suggest as perhaps the easiest applied and 

 safest preventive, that a light iron bar or chain should be run 

 along the fronts of, say, every six or twelve pens, with a pad- 

 look at each end. This could readily be removed to clean or 

 feed the birds, and would effectually prevent any abstraction 

 by unauthorised pe-rpons. Hitherto the greatest negligence 



I All quite of the opinion of Mr. Hewitt, that watchful eyes 

 are the best means to prevent valuable birds being stolen from 

 poultry shows ; and as the secretaries of the variou.^ shows do 

 not employ enough people to tend the birds, I think it high tipe 

 for fanciers to take the matter in their own hands. Mr. Hewitt 

 is willing to give a reward of a guinea to the party who, by his 

 evidence, shall be the first to bring to conviction the person 

 who has been lately committing himself; I will give the same 

 amount, and I trust many more fanciers will do the same thing, 

 as I feel certain it is the only means to prevent these losses. 

 I am also willing to give the same amount to any person who 

 will by his evidence convict any person of stealing Pigeons 

 from any of the forthcoming shows this season, or I will sub- 

 scribe the like amount to any fund that may be formed for the 

 same object. — Fbask Gbahaii, Birlcenliead. 



Ar.T, fanciers and exhibitors will warmly thank Mr. Hewitt 

 for the manner in which he has taken up this subject, and I 

 will place a similar amount to that which he offers at his dis- 

 posal, or in the hands of any properly appointed person, feel- 

 ing sure that other exhibitors will interest themselves to raise 

 a sufficient sum to tempt any accomplice, not being the actual 

 offender, to " split " on his confederate and bring the offender 

 speedily to justice. Should this movement be liberally re- 

 sponded to, further steps can soon be decided on, and will, doubt- 

 less, prevent a repetition of these dishonest practices. — P. 

 Waitt, Albert Villa, Alcester Road, King's Heath, Birmingham. 



I BEG to add my little mite {5s.) to the reward offered by Mr. 

 Hewitt, trusting it may soon be called for to pay some one 

 for their trouble in detecting the offender. I believe that 

 these robberies are carried on by one fellow. — James Cojcbuan, 

 West Bromwich. 



A FEW friends, in consideration of the loss Mr. J. F. While, 

 of Birmingham, sustained at the late Manchester Show, and 

 the expenses he incurred in bringing the matter to trial, desire 

 to present him with the following subscriotions: — Mr. H. 

 Ysrdley, Birmingham, 10s. 6d. ; Mr. James Watts, Hazlewell 

 Hill, 10s. 6d. ; Mr. W. H. Mitchell, Moseley, 10s. 6d. ; Mr. 

 F. iF. Foster, Birmingham, 10s. 6cZ. ; " Sympathy," Birming- 

 ham, 10s. 6d. ; Mr. Frank Graham, Birkenhead, 5s. ; Mr. J. T. 

 Bradley, Birmingham, 5s. ; Mr. Massey, Birmingham, 5s. ; 

 Mr. Anderson, Birmingham, 2s. &d. ; Mr. J. Coleman, West 

 Bromwich, £1. 



HATCHING DUCKS' EGGS UNDER 

 DIFFICULTIES. 



I PLACED eleven Duck's eggs under hen No. 1 ; she sat for 

 six days and then deserted them. I found them quite cold, 

 but having another hen wanting to sit, I put her on. No. 2 

 sat five days and then left her nast. I thought it was then a 

 hopeless case, but one of my men had a hen wanting to sit, 

 and proposed that we should try her. It was then noon ; he 

 did not leave work till five, and had three miles to walk home, 

 and the eggs were cold. I put them in water as hot as I cpnld 

 keep my hand in, for ten minutes, then placed them in a 

 cucumber frame until the men left work, when I put them in a 

 piece of flannel. They were then taken three miles, put under 

 a hen, and eventually nine ducklings made their appearance 

 and are going on well. — W. L., BircUngton. 



Poultry Judsing.— A meeting of poultry exhibitors was 

 advertised to be held at Wolverhampton during the recent 



