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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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peters, Magpies and Runts will all find a warm welcome in 

 their own divisions. Two flying classes finish a capital schedule, 

 one which is not as elaborate as some we have seen, bat suffi- 

 ciently well drawn np. "We hope to enlist the hearty co-opera- 

 tion of all fanciers, and we have Mr. Nicholls's promise that 

 every attention shall be paid to the speedy putting-up of the 

 prize cards, so as to set an example to his somewhat tardy friends 

 of other metropolitan shows. We earnestly hope the entries 

 will be large, and that birds will be reserved to make a debut 

 at this and the Oxford Shows, whose dates most certainly are 

 the most compatible with the welfare of young and growing 

 stock. The entries close on new Michaelmas day, before which 

 time we hope Mr. Nicholls will publish the separate work of 

 each adjudicator among the various classes. — W. 



GEANVILLE POULTRY SHOW. 



The first Ramsgate Show was held at the Granville Marina 

 on Tuesday last and the following days. The entries were 

 tolerably good, the names of a number of exhibitors from France 

 and Belgium appearing in the prize list for the first time in 

 England. The management, we regret to say, was not all that 

 could be desired. Some of the pens were not up and a large 

 number of the birds were in their baskets at the time the judging 

 should have been almost completed. Many of the prize cards 

 were not on the pens when we visited the Show at twelve 

 o'clock on the second day. 



Dorking cocks, coloured, only eight entries, and the pens not 

 all fall. Peel first, a fine old bird well on the feet and in fine 

 condition. Second a little out of feather : this should, we think, 

 have given way to Mr. Burnell's cockerel. Third a nioe bird in 

 good condition. Coloured hen, Burnell first and second with 

 good birds. Silver-Grey. — The cockB with the exception of Mr. 

 Burnell's were a poor lot. The second was fair in colour but 

 small. Nearly all the rest had spurs growing in all directions. 

 The hens were much better, and the competition rather close. 

 Cochins.— Buff cocks moderate. First (Mrs. Tindall) a nice 

 coloured chicken, bat do not think he will ever make a great 

 bird. Hens, first (Mrs. Tindal!) a large hen, but not in con- 

 dition for an exhibition pen. Second (Christy) a fine hen in 

 lovely condition. Third large, but deficient in leg-feather. Any 

 other colour cocks, firBt a White in beautiful condition and well 

 shown, but for points we liked Mr. Darby's unnoticed pen 

 better. Mrs. Tindall showed some very fine well-marked Par- 

 tridge hens ; had a cap been given for the best in the Show 

 it must have fallen to the first-prize hen in this class. Brahmas. 

 — Dark : First a good-coloured bird, well grown but vultured. 

 Second a good old bird, bat will show to better advantage after 

 his moult. Third and fourth good chickens ; the former should 

 perhaps have had a better position. The fifth award we did 

 not like. Hens : The majority of the birds in this class were 

 pallets, and with the exception of the second-prize, a grand hen 

 well marked which we thought should have been first, we con- 

 sider them a very even lot, and we doubt if any two judges 

 would have made the same selections. Light : The winner a 

 good bird, but so yellow that we think he should be out of the 

 prize list. The second was a beautiful young chicken, and we 

 should have liked to have Eeen him first. Hens : Nearly all 

 young in this class and very equal in merits, and we think the 

 Judge's selection correct. Cocks : Black Reds, a small class 

 bat good. Hens more numerous and equally good ; the winner, 

 a beautiful pallet, also obtained the cup. In the other Game 

 classes the most noticeable was a fine Brown Red cock of won- 

 derful style shown by Mr. Matthews. Hamburghs. — Many of 

 the best birds were out of condition. Spanish— Cocks : Some 

 forward young birds were shown in this class, but they had no 

 other merit. Hens : Mr. Jones's unnoticed pen 2S0 Hk thought 

 far the best bird in the class. The three first-prize birds were 

 exceedingly coarse. The fourth had a very small face and no 

 lob. Houdans. — Both classes were large. In the cocks the firBt 

 and fifth prizes went to France, and of the hens the fourth. 

 Creves.— Capital classes, in quality better than the Houdans, 

 our continental friends again coming in for a good share of the 

 honours. Poland's. — With one or two exceptions poor. Leg- 

 horns.— A nice class. Game Bantams.— Mr. Entwisle here 

 exhibited a few good pens of Game. Mr. Morgan's cockerel in 

 the second-prize pen we also liked. 



The Pigeons were a very good collection, numbering nearly 

 four hundred entries. The cup went to a Black cock, very long 

 in neck and standing well on the legs, but hardly so heavy in 

 eye and beak-wattle as others in the class, still he is a grand 

 bird and well deserved his position. Of late there has been a 

 tendency amongst some judges to look at nothing but "stuff," 

 but we are glad to find that Mr. Tegetmeier has also an eye for 

 grace and beauty, two most important properties in a Carrier. 

 The first-prize hen was a beauty in all points. The winning 

 Blue cock was a nice bird but cloudy in colour. Pouters were 

 fair, the cup Black cock a capital bird. Barbs were a strong 

 class of nineteen, the cup going to a Red with a good head. 

 Jacobins were another strong class, but with the exception of 



the prizewinners they were poor. Fantails good. The cup for 

 Turbits went to a Red in beautiful condition, and exceedingly 

 good in beak and colour. In English Owls first was a well-known 

 winner, and now he will have to take his place amongst the 

 champions at the Aquarium Show. Foreign were good, also 

 the Tumblers. Dragoons were a nice lot, but hardly so numerous 

 or the quality so even as we have seen. The first-prize Blue 

 Chequer cock was very good in colour and style. Both the show 

 and homing Antwerps were well represented. Runts were 

 capital. The Variety was a strong class; many other birds in 

 addition to the prizewinners were well deserving of prizes. 



The Judges were for Poultry, Messrs. Hewitt and Teebay ; 

 and for Pigeons, Mr. Tegetmeier. Mr. Esquilant was al60 an- 

 nounced as one of the Pigeon Judges, but he did not offioiate. 



FAENWORTH POULTRY SHOW. 



This Show took place on Thursday last in the usual field, but 

 unfortunately the weather was very unfavourable, as tho rain 

 commenced early in the morning and continued the whole of 

 the day. The entries were bat 105 in all, though the list is a 

 very good one, the prizes being in most classes £2, £1, and 10s. 

 with the addition of eight silver cups of the value of .435. _ 



Dorkings headed the list with six entries, and the birds of 

 fair quality. Brahma chickens were a good lot, the cup going to 

 a pair of Dark chickens, the best that exhibitor has had out this 

 season, except that the pullet carried her tail on one side. We 

 considered pen 281 (Lingwood) should have had a place. In old 

 birds Light were placed first, but we preferred Messrs. Duck- 

 worth's pen of Dark ones. Cochins (young). — First a grand- 

 shaped pullet, pale in colour and far too much hock, with a 

 leggy thin cockerel very mealy on the wing; second by far the 

 best as a pair, very high in colour and better in Cochin Bhape ; 

 the third losing by very little. Partridge chickens very good. 

 Cinnamon or Buff "(old birds). — First a pen that have been good, 

 bat altogether oat of it here. Although the cup was awarded to 

 them they were in the most ragged plight and out of shape, 

 Mr. Tomlinson's birds being much more to our taste, being 

 higher in colour and in good order. Any other old birds. — First 

 Partridge, the hen good and well marked but out of order ; the 

 cock altogether devoid of fluff and leg and foot feather. The 

 best were Pen 308 (Percival), in grand order, and the cock an 

 enormous capital-shaped bird. Game (Black Reds). — Firsta 

 good pen, the pullet very good in all points, the best cockerel in 

 the class being the third (Pratt), bat the pallet had a dark eye. 

 Brown Reds were a raw young lot, but the firBt very good. In 

 the Variety class PileB won, as also the cup, but the cockerel 

 was very bad in colour on the tail hackle. Spanish were very 

 good in all respects. Hamburghs had four classes, and the cup 

 awarded to a grand pen of Gold-spangles. Polish.— First and 

 second Black ; the second, by far the best, were perfectly dry 

 when judged, but the first were as wet as could be, and it puzzled 

 us how the awards were so made. In the Variety class first were 

 Black Hamburghs, second Creve-Casurs, and third Leghorns; 

 all good pens. In Bantams the cup was won by a Bingle Pile 

 cockerel, a capital coloured bird; the classes generally good. 

 In the Variety class Black Rose-combed were first, Silver. 

 Sebrights second, and Pekins third. Ducks were an excellent 

 section, the cup going to a fine pen of Aylesburys. 



POULTRY— T>or.LiSGS.-Chicken3.—l and 3, L. Pilkington. 2, J. Copple. 

 Brahjia Pootbas.-I, J. Birch, jun. 2. G. & J. Duckworth. 8, TV Beards- 

 worth. Chickens.-Cno. J. H. Jones. 1 and S, E. P. Percivil. 2, E. Pritchard. 

 Cochins.— Cinnamon or Buff.— Cnp and 1, K. P. Percival. 2, A. E. Darby. 3, 

 B. Tomlinaon. Chickens.— 1, J. H. Jones. 2 and 3, C. sidswick. Partridge- 

 feather or any other variety.— Chickens.- 1 and 2, R. J. Wood. 3, J. H. Jones. 

 Any oilier variety than Cinnamon or Buff— I, R. J. Wood. 2. K. P. r ercivai. 

 Game— Black-breasted Red —Chickens- 1, T. P. Lyon. 2. J F. Walton- 3, J. 

 R. Pratt. Brown-breasted Red.-Chickens.-l, W. A. F. Fenwick. 2, G. C.Bar- 

 nett. 3. C. W. Brierley. Any other variety.-Chickens.-Cuv and 1, l. P. 

 Lyon. 2. J. Halsall. Any colour.-Cock.-l and 3. C. W. Brierley. 2, T. P. 

 Lyon. SPAM8H.-CMofcens.-l and 3, J. Powell. 2, H. Wnkmson. Ham- 

 BTmGBs.-Golden-pencilled.-Chickens-l and 2, H. Pickles. 3, J. Rara» ley. 

 Silver-pencilled.-Chickens.-l, J. Stuttard. 2, J. Rawnsley. 8, H. Pickles. 

 Golden-spaiwled.-Chickens.-Cuv, Land 3, G. & J.Duckworth. 2, J. Rawnsley 

 SUver-spangled.-Chickens.-l, H. Pickles. 2, J. Rawrisley 3, J. iieiduig. 

 Po^ands.-i, P. TJnsworth. 2, J. Rawnsley. 3, J. FearrJey. Ant oiheh 

 YABtEir.-l, c. Sidgwick. 2, G. Furness. 3, C. W. Eelloek. Selling Class 

 -Chickens.-l, J. H. Jones. 2, P. TJnsworth. 3. J. B.Pratt. BANTaiis ; -67ame 



CNicJ.-e7is.-Cup and 1, E. -Walton. 2 and 8, W. F. Eutwistle. Cocl.-l, E. 



r alton. i, G. Maples, inn. 3, R. BrownJie. Any variety except Game.— 1, fc. 



'alton. 2,M. Leno. 3. H. B. Smith, vhc, T. Green DDCES.-Koi.e7l.-lj J. 

 >Valker. 2 T. Wakefield. 3. W. Evans, vhc, R. Gladstone, W. Evans ^ies- 

 6ktv.-C.ip. 1. an.1 2. J. Walker. 3, J. Miller. Any other variety OJ D^or 

 Ornammtal Waterfowl.-l. J. T. Waterfoot 2, 3, and tffce, H.B. Smith. 

 GEEsE.-landS.J.Brrch.juii. 2, J. Walker. Tdbkets.-I, R. Gladstone. 2, J 

 Walker. 3, P. Hinde. 



Judges.— Mr. R. Teebay, Fulwood, Preston; Mr. G. Fell, 

 Springfield, Warrington. 



GOSSIP ABOUT BEES. 

 Two or three months ago while on a visit to England a 

 Swedish gentleman came to Sale to see me and learn all he 

 could about our hives and system of management. He is an 

 extensive and intelligent apiarian in his own country, but had 

 been rather unsuccessf ul with a kind of hive which is some- 



