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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GAEDENER. 



[ December 14, 1871. 



ANTHCRIU3I ScHERZERiANUM Cditure (S. T.). — It should be grown in 

 tbe warmest part of the stove. Use for it a compost of two parts fibrous 

 peat, one part fibrons loam, half a part lump charcoal, and a like quan- 

 tity of silver sand, just potting so as to cover the roots, and surfacing 

 with sphagnum. The plant requires moisture both at tbe roots and in 

 the atmosphere. 



LiLiuM GiGANTEUM CULTURE (Idem). — We presume you grow it in pots 

 in a greenhouse or conservatory. It ought now to be kept rather dry 

 and safe from frost. In February pot it and encourage it with plenty of 

 moisture, shifting into larger pots in May. Continue to give water abun- 

 dantly up to August, then place it out of doors in an open situation and 

 keep it dry, returning it to the protection of a pit or house in winter, and 

 keeping it moderately dry. It will flower when strong enough. It will 

 thrive well in soil consisting of two parts fibrous loam and one part leaf 

 soil or well-rotted manure, with a free admixture of sand. 



Liquid Manure for Azaleas (Georpe). — Indian Azaleas may safely 

 tave liquid manure when they are swelling the buds. There is no better 

 manure for this purpose than one peck of sheeps' droppings to thirty 

 gallons of water. Stir well up before use, and apply the liquid at every 

 alternate watering, taking care that it is at the same temperature as the 

 air of the house. An ounce of guano to a gallon of water is also a good 

 application ; so is a peck of soot to twenty gallons of water. 



Chrysanthesiums after Flowering (B. B.). — We should cut away 

 the old stems, place the plants in a cold frame, and insert cuttings from 

 .4hem singly in small pots. They will root well in the house in which the 

 plants have flowered. Choose for cuttings the stifl" shoots that come 

 from the base and are 3 to 5 inches long. Tbe old plants will afford a 

 number of cuttings from now up to April, and when you have as many as 

 you require you may turn out tbe plants into the open borders. The 

 cuttings will form better plants than old plants retained lor another year. 



Primulas with Short Flower-stems (St. Honor*!).— Your grie plants 

 with numerous trusses only need a temperature of 45\ auii weak liquid 

 manure once a-week, to make them all that could be desired. We have 

 a practical illustration of this in about a hundred plants in 7-inch pots 

 on the shelves of a Peach-house, where they have grown well and are 

 covered with flowers, but these are lost in tbe foliage. In a greenhouse 

 we have twice that number of plants, and tbay are far more eS'tfCtive 

 from having much longer flower-stems, and the difference in temperature 

 is only 5^. 



OxALis Cclture (E. H.). — You do not say what varieties you cultivate, 

 but we presume they are the ordinary greenhouse kinds, as O. Bowei, 

 floribunda, rubella, speciosa, &c. If so, place several bulbs in pots 6 or 

 7 inches in diameter, well drained, using two parts light tarfy loam and 

 ■one part leaf soil, with a free admixture of sharp sand. They require to 

 be kept near the glass, and to have an abundant supply of water when 

 growing, with slight shade from bright sun. Tbe kinds rest at different 

 times, and ought at those periods to be kept dry, but not dust-dry, 

 therefore water occasionally. Repot when they begin to grow. 

 . Stocks for Pyramid Plums (.Jmaft-ur).— Plums are not successfully 

 grafted, but are best budded— the general practice. The Brussels stock 

 "is most commonly used ; but for your purpose the Mussel is preferable, 

 especially for strong-growing kinds, as Golden Gage, Magnum Eonum, 

 and Victoria. 



Pruning Cupressus and Arbor Vitje (Idem). — You may cut them in 

 as much as you like, removing the strong growths in April. The upper 

 part will need to be the most restrained, and there you should leave the 

 weaker growths, as well as in other parts of the trees. They are kept in 

 bounds as easily as the Yew, and form quite as handsome bushes. The 

 5>runing should be done with a knife. 



Peaches under Glass (Jdew).— Three good sorts are Noblesse, Grosse 

 Miguonne, and Malta. Barrington is also escellent. We presume they 

 are to be planted out. 



PiCEA NOEiLis.— The cones shown before the Floral Committee on the 

 €th inst. by Mr. Freeman were from a tree 53 feet high, not fifty-eight 

 years old. 



Names of Fruits {T. F.}.— 1, Alfriston; 2, Scarlet Leadington; 3, Sur- 

 rey Flat Cap; il, Beauty of Kent; 5, Sir William Gibbons'; 6, Dutch 

 Mignonne; 7 and 9, Dumelow's Seedling; 10, Ross Nonpareil. 



Names of Plants (C). — Biota orientalis, also called Thuja orientalis. 

 (ff. £.).- 1, Eupatorium glabratum ; 2, Duranta Baumgartii. Its flowers 

 are by no means attractive, and are, we believe, very rarely produced. 

 Its foliage is its chief attraction. (J. J. D). — 1, Polysticbum angulare, 

 <7ar. prolifetum ; 2, P. angulare, typical state ; 3, P. aculeatum, in a young 

 condition. (E. S.). — 1. Pteris semipinnata ; 2, Asplenium flabelliforme ; 

 3, Polypodium vacciniifolium. Tbe Fungus is a species of Clavaria, 



POULTRY, BEE, AND PIGEON CHRONICLE. 



CAMBRIDGE POULTRY SHOW. 



In spite of the great number of long-established poultry shows now 

 tailing place almost daily, the Cambridge Poultry Exhibition, though 

 a first attempt, proved a most successful one. More than seven 

 hundred pens were entered, chiefly from the most renowned of our 

 poultry yards. 



Game were so good throughout, that thoy appeared to excite more 

 public interest than any other division of the Show. A remarkably 

 fine pen of Brown Keds were the cup-winners, very closely pressed, how- 

 ever, by another pen of the same colour, exhibited by Mr. J. Fletcher, 

 of Manchester. By some neglect in the entries, Mr. Mathews's birds 

 were entirely thrown out of competition. In both CocJdns and JDor- 

 Icings the chicken classes were very far preferable to the adults, most 

 of the old birds having as yet scarcely recovered from their moult. 

 Brahnas throughout formed a strong feature of the Show, tbe dark- 

 ieathered, as a whole, being the most praiseworthy of the two breeds ; 

 nevertheless, in an open class for Brahma chickens of any colour, and 

 with a very goo d entry, a really good pen of Light ones were the 



winners. As generally of late, the entry of Spanish fowls was very 

 limited, but all the winning^ pens of this breed were much better than 

 those exhibited at even the largest of our recent shows. The Game 

 Bantams were not only of great merit, but there was an unusually 

 large entry. In the Selling classes were to be found many pens of 

 unexceptionable quality, and as the Show was well attended by a large 

 number of anxious purchasers, a very fair proportion of the pens in 

 each of the SelJinq classes changed hands. 



We never remember seeing so many pens of Carrier Pigeons all in 

 such high condition at any show, and among so many and all good, 

 great must have been the difiiculty of judging. Almonds and Pouters 

 were also very fine, and the Dragoons and Antwerps well deserve 

 our favourable mention. 



DoRKiXGS, — 1. R. Woofl, Clapton, Thrapstone. 2, Mi*s. G. Clarke, Sutton 

 Marsh. Long Sutton. 3, Henry Lingwood, Barking, Needham Market. CMckens. 

 — 1. F. Parlett, Great Baddow. 2, Rev, E. Bartrum, Great Berkh amp stead. 

 3, R. Wood, he, A. Darby, Bridgnorth : J. Watts, King's Heath, Birmingham. 



Cochin-Chisa (Cinnamon or Buff). — 1 and Cup, H. Lloyd, jun., Handsworth. 



2, Henry Lingwood. 3, J. K. Fowler, Aylesbury, c, E. R. Gray, Kensington. 

 Cochin-China (Any other variety).—!, C. Howard, Peckham. 2, H. Lloyd. 



3. P. H. Jones, Fulham. lie, Horace Linjjwood, Greeting, Needham Market; 

 J. K. Fowler, c, Rev. C. H. Lacas. Edith Weston, Stamford. 



Cochin-China (Any coioMv).— Chickens. — 1, J. Lon^f, Plymouth. 2, Horace 

 Lins^vood. 3, Henry Lingwood. he, H. Lloyd^ jun. c, A. Cole, Colchester; J. 

 K. Fowler. 



Eb\.h3ia Pootha (Light) —1, H. Dowsett, Pleahey. Chelmsford. 2, M. Leno, 

 Markvate Street. 3, J. Long, he, J. Moore. Eothwell, Northampton. 



Brah:iia Pootra (Dark). — 1 and Cup. T. F. Ansdell, Cowley Mount, St. 

 Helen's. 1, W. Adams, St. Clement's, Ipswich. 3, J. Watts, he, T. Norfolk, 

 Bury St. Edmunds; W. Stevens, Northampton; J. H. Cuff, Holloway ; Horace 

 Liniiwood. c. W. Cutlack, jun.. Littleport; F. R. Coalea. Longstanton. < 



Erahjia Pootra (Any variety).— C/i(cfce?is. — 1. P. Haines, Palgrave, Diss. 



2. Dr. Homes, Whitecotes, Chesterfield. 3. J. Watta. he. Rev. J. D. Peake, 

 Lalebam ; J. Bloodworth, Cheltenham; B. S. Lowndes, c, T, F. TTpsher, 

 SuttoQ,l3le or Ely. 



Game (Blaek or Brown Red)— 1 and Cup. A. Flndyer, Uppingham. 2, J. 

 Fletcher, Stoneclou^h, Manchester. 3. W. Boyes, Beverley, he. 3. Fletcher; 

 A. C. Swain, Bnckingham; R. Postle, Gazeley. Newmarket, c, H. E. Martin, 

 Scnlthorpe, Fakenham ; S. Matthew, Stowmarket ; R. Hall, Cambridge. 



Gaue (Any other varietv).— 1 and 3, R. Hall. 2, E. Winwood, Worcester. 

 /(C.J.Fletcher; W. Bullen. Cambridge (2). 



Game (Any colour).— C/;;cfc(;;J^^—l, H. E. Martin. 2 and he, 3. Fletcher. 3, 



E. Hall, c, Hon. Mrs.Taget, Hoxne. Scole. 



Ha:mbtjrghs (Gold-spangled). — 1 and 2, L. Wren, Lowestoft. 3, S. &. R. 

 Ashton, Jlot'ram. he, C. PUmley, Wolverhamptjn ; T. Love. Kingsthorpe. 

 c, W. K. Tifkner, Ipswich ; J. Watts : T. Walker, jun.. Dentun, Manchester. 



Hamburghs (Sitver-spangled).— 1 and Cup, Ashton & Booth, Broadbottom, 

 Mottram. 2 an-i he, J. B. Blv, Lowestoft. 3, A. Ainslie. 



Hamburghs (Gold-pencilled).— 1, W. K. Tickner. 2, R. R. Parker, Ipswich. 



3, J. Walker, Birstwith. he, A. Cole, Long Sutton ; C. W. Gibbs, Satton Bridge. 

 HatiIetjkghs (Silver-pencilled).— 1, J.Walker. 2, N. H. Scott, Northampton. 



3, W. Mansfield, Cambridge. 



Spanish.— 1, Nichols Bros., Camberwell. 2, H. Brown, Putney Heath. 3, H, 



F. Cooper, he, Burch & Boulter, Sheffield, e, W. R. Bull, Newport PagneU. 

 French.— 1, J. J. Maiden. Biggleswade. 2, W. Dring. Faversham. 3, J. K. 



Fowler, he, J. S. Pi-ice, Potter's Bar ; E. Pritehard. Tettenhall ; Mrs. J. Cross, 

 Appleby Vicarage, Brigg; C. H. Smith, Radcbffe-on-Trent ; W. 0. Quibel, 

 Newark, c, W. Burrows, Diss; W. Cutlack, Littleport. 



Anv other Vartety except Baktajjs. — 1, W. K. Patrick, West Winch, 

 Lvnn. 2, R. Wilkinson. Guildlord. 3, T. Walker, he, MiaS E. J. N. Hawker, 

 Timbridge Wells ; G. Boothby, Lonth ; Miss Slill, Eickmansworth ; P. H. 

 Jones. 



Game Bantams (Black or Brown Red).—], W. B. Jeffries, Ipswich; 2. Hon. 

 Mrs. Facet. 3, T. Sharpies, Forest Bank. Rawtenstall. he, C. H. Webb, 

 Chelmsford (2); H- L. Cocksedge, Woolpit, Sufi"olk; T. Barker, Burnley; W. B. 

 Jeffries, Ipswich; Bellingham & Gill, Burnley ; J.Eaton, Famsfield. c, G B. 

 Francis; H. C.Hill. 



Game Bantjms (Any other vanety).— 1, J. Eaton. 2, Bellingham & Gill. 3. 

 T. Sharpies, he, Rev. F. Cooper, Ampney Crucis; T. Barker; Bellingham and 

 Gill ; A. Ainslie. 



Baxtams (Anv other variety).— 1 and Cup, B. S. Lowndes, Stony Stratford. 

 2, M. Leno. 3, C. Reed. Cambridge, he, J. Bloodworth ; C. Reed (2) ; M. Leno 

 B.S.Lowndes, c, C. Reed (2). 



Selling Class.— Coefc.— I, W. K. Patrick. 2, Miss Mill. S, F. A. Cole, lie. 

 Rev. C. H. Lucas (2); H. Llovd. jun.; C- Eaves, Kettering; W. King, jun., 

 Cambridge ; A. Darby. Bridgnorth : F. Parlett ; A. C. Swain ; C. Howard ; P. H. 

 Jones, c. ilrs. F. Stevens; H. L. Cocksedge; W. Mansfield. Cambrilge; J. 

 S. Price ; W. Burrow.'? ; W. K. Patrick ; H. P. Moore, Langley Lodge. Chippen- 

 ham (2) ; Dr. Campbell, Brentwood ; J. J. Maiden ; R. Hall (2) ; W. Birch ; H. 

 Dowsett ; T. M. Derry, Gedney. 



Selling Class.— Hcic: or Pidlets. — 1, P. Passmore, Northampton. 2, H. 

 Griss, Ipswich. 3. C. Baves. he. Rev. C. H. Lucas (2); W. K. Patrick; T. 

 M. Derrv; T. Boulter; H. Dowsett. c, J. Walker; Lord G. Manners; H. 

 LInvd. jiin. ; W. King, jun. ; W. Mansfield ; E. HaU : A. H. Moves (2) ; T. Love, 

 Kingsthorpe; J. F. Loversidge, Newark; J. B. Lakeman, Ipswich; O. W. 

 Hoare, Woolston, Southampton; Eev. F. Tearle (2); C. Howard; Nichols 

 Bros. 



Ducks.— 1 and 2, J. K. Fowler. 3, Rev. J. Richardson, Sandy Rectory, he, 

 T. F. Upsher: W. Burrows; J. King, jun. (2): U. Marshall. Cambridge: H 

 Dowsett ; Miss MiU ; C. TbuvnaU, Whittleford (2). c, W. H. Baker (2) ; W. King\ 



PIGEONS. 



Carriers.- Cocfc.—l and Cup. E, Wnlker. 2, W."Ma3sey. 3. H. M. Maynard, 

 Holmewood, Ryde. he, F. W. Metcalfe, Cambridge ; W. Woolley. c. L. Wren ; 

 C. Minson. 



Carriers.— HfH.—l, Cup. anil 3, F. W. Metcalfe. 2, E. Walker, he, J. Baker ; 

 F. W. Metcalfe; H.M. Maynard; W. Woolley. Disqualijie(bs E. Walker (beak 

 wattle cut). 



Carriers— ro»?m.—l, E. Walker. 2 and 3, F. W. Metcalfe, c, J. Baker; 

 F. W. Metcalfe; R. HaU; W. Massey, Spaldinii : H. M. Maynard. 



Pouters.— Cocfc.—l and 3, F. Gresham, Shefford. 2, Spence & Styles, Ketter- 

 ing, vhc, P. H. Jones, he, G. H. Gregory ; J. E. Palmer, Peterboroueh ; T. 

 .■Vdams ; T. Rule ;G. Sturgess, Leicester (2) ; P. H. Jones, c, J. Barber. Ketter- 

 ing; T.Adams; W. N.ottage; W. B. Van Haansbergen, Newcastle-ou-Tyne; P. 

 H. .Jones. 



PocTERS.— HcH.— 1 and 3, F. Gresham. 2, G. Stm-gess. he, J. E. Palmer; 

 W. NottagG. Northampton. 



TuMnLERS.— -l/wona. ~ 1, 2. 8, and Cnp, J. Braid, Cambridge. Any other 

 Vnrieiy.—\ and S, W J. Woodhouse. 2, R. Minnitt. he, W. J. Woodhouse ; J. 

 Watts; ■V\^ B. Van Haansbergf^n. 



Barbs —1 and Cup, W. B. Van Haansbergen. 2. J. & C. Bullen. 3, H. M. 

 Maynard. C, R. Hall; P. H. Jones. 



Jacobins.- 1. W. Massey. 2, J. Thompson, Bingley. 3, T. Adams, North- 

 ampton, he, F. Wait ; W. B. Van Haansbergen. c J. Thompson ; W. Bishop, 

 Dorchester. 



Fantails. — 1, W. B. Van Haansbergen. 2, J. T. Cater, Colchester. 8, J. 

 Walker, he, J. Walker, Newark; J. F. Loversidge. c, H. Yardley, Birming- 

 ' ham. 



