November 28, 1872. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



437 



EiBBiTa.— Fancy— 1, W. H. Webb, Jan. 2 and S, A. Taylor. 4, W. Campbell. 

 Common — 1, M. Robertson. 2, A. H. Craufurd. 3, J. Grabam. 4, J. Garven. 



Judges. — Poultry : Mr. E. Hewitt, Eden Cottage, Spark- 

 brook, near Birmingham. Pigeons, die. : Mr. "W. B. Teget- 

 meier, Finohley, London. Canaries, die. : Mr. T. Buchanan, 

 108, Argyle Street, Glasgow ; Mr. R. Paterson, Cochran Cottage, 

 near Howwood; Mr. J. Mair, Kilmarnock; Mr. C. Aird, Kil- 

 marnock. 



DERBY OBNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S SHOW. 



This Society's fifteenth annual Exhibition was held on the 

 23rd and 25th hist., in the Corn Exchange, Derby. The follow- 

 ing is a list of the awards : — 



Bantams.— 1, H. Shumaeh, Southwell. 2, vhe, and c, F. Sale, he, A. Ashley, 

 Worcester ; E. Bell, Burton-on-Trent. 



Any other Variety.— 1, C. H. Bakewell (Brahma). 2 and lie, A. Ashley. 

 vhc, G. Brentnall, Morledge, Derby (Black Bed Game), c, R. Curzon (White 

 Brahma): F. Sale. 



YOUNG BIRDS. 



Belgian.— Clear Yellow.— 1, J. Clarke, Derby. 2, J. N. HarrisOD, Belper. 

 Clear Buff.— I, J. N. Harrison. 



Belgian. — Marked Yellow.— I, J. N, Harrison. 2, E. Merrin, Spondon. 

 Marked Buff.—l, J. N. Harrison. 



Belgian.— Variegated Yellow.— 1, J. Clarke. 2, E. Merrin. Variegated Buff. 

 — 1, J. N. Harrison. 



Norwich. — Clear Yellow. — 1, E. Orme, Derby. 2, J. Bexon, Derby. 3, H. 

 Johnson, Derby. 4, J. Judge, Derby. 5, A. Wallis, Derby, eke. c. Legge, Derby. 

 lie, J. Marshall, Derby, c, J. E. Edge, Derby. Clear Buff.—l, J. Bexon. 2, J. 

 Judge. 3, E. Orme. 4, G. Colbourne, Derby. 5, C. Merrin. vhc, S. Cholerton. 

 he, C Legge. c, W. Sherwin, Derby. 



Norwich.— Marked Yellow.— 1, E. Orme. 2, J. Judge. 3, J. Clarke. 4. C. 

 Legge. 5, C. Merrin. vhc, W. Sherwin. he, H. Johnson- c, J. Marshall. 

 Marked Buff.—l, J. Clarke. 2, J. Judge. 3, W. Sherwin. 4. J. W. Lamplough, 

 Derby. 5, E. Orme. vhc, C. Markham, Derby, he, J. Clarke, c, J. Marshall. 



Norwich.— Variegated Yellow.— 1. J. Judge. 2, J. Clarke. 3, W. Sherwin. 

 4. E. Orme. 5, J. Clarke, vlic, G. Colebourne. he, S. Cholerton. Variegated 

 Buff —I, S. Cholerton. 2, E. Orme. 3, B. Macconnell. 4, J. G. Edge. 5, J. 

 Bexon. vhc, J. Stokes, he, W. Sherwin. c, C. Legge. 



Norwich.— Evenly Variegated Crested Yellow.— 1, H. Johnson. 2, C. Legge. 

 3, N. Banks, Derby. Evenly Variegated Crested Buff.—l, J. Judge. 2, C. Legge. 

 3, J. Clarke. 



Norwich.— Any other Variety of Crested Yellow.— 1, R. Nasb.Derby. 2, C. 

 Legge. 3, W. Sherwin. Any other Variety of Crested Buff.— 1, C. Legge. 2, R. 

 Nash. 3, J. Bexon. vhc, J. Durance. 



Lizard.— Golden-spangled.— 1, J. N. Harrison. 2, J. Clarke. 3, J. W. Lamp- 

 lough. bilversi>angled.—l, H. Macconnell. 2, J. N. Harrison. 3, J. W. Lamp- 

 lough. vhc. J. stokes. 



Cinnamon.— Jonque.—l, J. W. Lamplough. 2, J. Bexon. 3, J. N. Harrison. 

 Buff— 1, J. Bexon. 2, J. N. Harrison. 



Cinnamon.— Variegated or Marked Jonque.—l, J. Judge. 2, R. Nash, 3, J. 

 Bexon. vhc, J, N. Harrison. Variegated or Marked Buff. — 1, J. Judge. 2, J. 

 W. Lamplough. 3. J. Bexon. 



Mule.— Jonque Goldfinch.— 1, J- Judge. 2, J. Durance. Mealy Goldfinch. — 



1, J. Durance. 2, J. Stokes. 3, W. Sherwin. 



Mule.— Dark Jonque Goldfinch.— 1. J. Judge. 2, R. Nash. 3, J. Stokes. Dark 

 Mealy Goldfinch.— 1, J. Judge. 2, W. Sherwin. 3, J. Stokes, vhc, R. Nash. 

 lie, J. Du' ance. Any other Variety.— 1. J. Durance. 



Norwich.— Heavily Variegated Yellow— \, li. Johnson, vhc. E. Orme. he, J- 

 Stokes. Heavily Variegated Buff.—l, J. Stokes. 2 and vhc, J. Bexon. he, A. 

 Dfton. 



OPEN CLASSES. 



Norwich.— Clear Yellow.— 1, W. Holmes. 2 and vhc, Adams & Athersuch, 

 Coventry. 3, Bemrose & Orme, Derby, he, Adams & Atheraueb ; T. Keys, 

 Derby, c, J. Audley, Leicester; Bemrose & Orme. Clear Buff.— 1, H.Johnson. 

 2,J. Audley. 3. Bemrose & Orme. vhc, J. Judge, he, W. J erram, Nottingham. 

 c, F. Woodward. 



Norwich.— Marked Yellow. — 1, J. Audley. 2. T. Keys. 3, vhc, and c, Adams 

 and Athersuch. he. S. Over, Coventry; Marked Buff.—l and c, Adams and 

 Athersuch. 2 and vhc, S. Over. 3, Bemrose & Orme. he, A. Ufton. 



Norwich. — Variegated Yellow. — 1, 2, and 3, Adams & Athersuch. vhc, H. and 

 D. Audley. he, J. Judge, c, G. Colebume. Variegated Buff.—l, 2. and vhc, 

 Adams & Athersuch. 3, H. & D. Audley. he, Bemrose & Orme. c, W. Smith. 



Norwich. — Yellow Crested. — 1, Bemrose & Orme. 2, G. Cox. vhc. G. Dol- 

 man, Nottingham. Buff Crested. — 1, J. Goode, Leicester. 2. W. Holmes. 



Belgian.— Clear, Ticked, or Variegated Yellow.— 1, J. Turner, Birmingham. 



2, J. N. Harrison, vhc, J. Brown, jun., Penrith. Clear, Ticked, or Variegated 

 Buff.—l, J. Brown, jun. 2 and vhc, J. Turner. 



Lizard. — Golden-spangled. — 1 and vhe, R. Ritchie. 2, J. Taylor, Middles- 

 borough, he and c, J. N. Harrison. Silver-spangled. — 1, J. Taylor. 2 and vhc, 

 R. Ritchie, he. Greenwood & King, Leicester. 



Cinnamon — jonque.— 2, J. N. Harrison. Buff'.—l, J. N. Hanison. 2, G. Cox. 

 vhc, W. Stamford, Northampton, he, J. G. Edge, c, C. Hillier. 



Goldfinch Mules.— 1, J. Brown, jun. 2, M. Burton. vhc. J. Goode. he, W. 

 Holmes c, T. Keys. 



Goldfinch.— 1, J. N. Harrison. 2, E. Hewitt. Northampton, 



Linnet.— Brown. — 1 and vhc, T. Keys. 2, G. Fisher, Derby. 



British Bihds. — Any other Variety. — 1, J. N. Harrison (Bramblefinch). 2, 

 J. Fincher, Derby (Thrush), vhc, G. Cox (Chaffinch), he, E. Newton, Derby 

 <Bullfinch). c, H. Winson (Thrush). 



Parrots— 1, H J. Hide, Derby. 2, T. Keys. 



Selling Class.— 1, Bemrose & Orme. (Variegated Yellow). 2, J. Bexon 

 (Clear Yellow Norwich). 3, F. Woodward. Derby (Yellow Variegated), vhc, 

 A. Upton (Variegated Yellow and Variegated Buff), he, J. Martin, Northamp- 

 ton (Yellow Crested Norwich). 



SPECIAL PRIZES. 



For the most points in the first six classes of Norwich. Equal points gained 

 by J. Judge and E. Orme. 



For the moa* points in Clear Norwich given by R. Henson. — J. Bexson; 



For most points in Cinnamon classes, given by E. Orme. — J. Bexson. 



Formostpoints in Lizard classes, given by J. Bexson.— J. N. Harrison, Belper. 



For most points in Crested Norwich, given by S. Staton — C. Legge. 



For most points in Marked and Variegated Norwich, given by E. Orme. — J. 

 Judge. 



Judges. — Poultry : Mr. G. A. Crewe. Canaries : Mr. G. 

 Moore, Northampton; Mi\ Wynn, Northampton; and Mr. G. H. 

 Goodwin, Derby. 



NATIONAL PEBISTEEONIC SOCIETY. 



At the meeting of this Society at Evans's Hotel, Covent 

 Garden, on the 19th inst. there was a strong gathering of country 

 fanciers to see the Pigeons. Amongst the most noticeable were 

 the Almond and other Short-faced Tumblers shown by Messrs. 



Jayne, Merck, and Ford, all fit to hold their own at any show. 

 The two pens of Carriers, containing upwards of fifty birds 

 belonging to Mr. Hedley, were sadly too crowded, but they had 

 style, shape, and make that left nothing_to desire. His pen of 

 Barbs contained, if we mistake not, many future prizewinners, 

 and for several of which we heard very high prices bid. The 

 pen of Dragoons, shown by Mr. Betty, were very little inferior 

 to his cup and other winners at the Palace Show. 



Several new members were proposed, no doubt with an inten- 

 tion to compete at the show for young birds, to be held on 

 December 16th, which appears to be a great source of attraction. 

 The Honorary Secretary, Mr. P.H. Jones, of Fulham, informed 

 us that it has every appearance of being a great success. 



BOTTLE-FEEDING. 

 If Mr. S. B. Fox would give a sketch of his bottles, and tell 

 us where he procures them, I fancy many like myself would be 

 obliged to him. I can think of no bottle but a conjurer's which 

 would hold 2 lbs. of honey and not drown the hive as soon as it 

 was inverted. — Chaeles J. Gedge. 



[In reply to the above, I may at once state that the only con- 

 jurer's bottles I use are those well-known glass receptacles in 

 which Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell and others pack their various 

 pickles, in order to conjure our appetites and digestive organs, 

 or, which I have used in preference lately, the somewhat larger 

 bottles now extensively employed in preserving fruits. I have 

 occasionally used much larger ones still — viz., such as are made 

 for sweets for confectioners' shops. These last are capable of 

 containing many pounds of honey, and are un- 

 necessarily large. I only allude to them to show 

 that bottles, if of suitable shape, may be of any 

 size. 



I have to-day filled one of my bottles with 

 water and inverted it over an empty hive ; after 

 leaving it on a considerable time not a single drop 

 had . fallen through on the 

 floor beneath. Leno was, of 

 course, stretched over the 

 mouth of the bottle previous 

 to inverting it A block of 

 wood is provided of a thick- 

 Bottle 8-9 inches nes3 uot quite so gl . ea t a3 the 



8 d'iamotef m len § th o£ the n « ck ° f the 

 bottle, into which the 



verted bottle is thrust, after the block has been properly ad- 

 justed over the centre of the hole in the hive, on which a 

 small square of perforated zinc has been already placed. This 

 block of wood is not really necessary, but it serves to prevent 

 the bottle being knocked overj I very often do without them. 

 The neck of the bottle must rest fairly on the zinc. Messrs. 

 Neighbour, of- Regent Street, supply bottle-feeders of their own 

 shape, which are equally efficacious, but at the same time more 

 expensive than the home-made ones. — S. Bevan Fox.] 



r *r- z=i\ 



Cork 4£ inches in dia- 

 meter. Hole in centre 

 about 2 in diameter. 



I notice the remarks upon this subject of Mr. S. Bevan Fox 

 in your last issue. I have failed over and over again to manage 

 it properly. Having at last been successful, I will state my 

 plan, in case it may be of use to other tyros like myself, as I 

 fancy it differs somewhat from those stated in books. I fill the 

 bottle nearly full of syrup made in the usual way, and then put 

 over the mouth of the bottle two thicknesses of coarse leno, 

 kept in their place by an elastic band. I cover the hole on the 

 hive with perforated zinc, and then quickly invert the bottle 

 and place it on the zinc. Should the bees not empty the bottle, 

 I find it necessary to wash and well dry the leno before replacing 

 the bottle after refilling. Neglect of this precaution has with 

 me always resulted in the rapid escape of the syrup into the 

 hive. The rim of the bottle should always be quite clean and 

 dry before it is inverted. The bees rarely fail to empty the 

 bottle during the night. — C. A. J. 



CANDIED HONEY. 



Many of our correspondents inquire for a process by which 

 honey can be prevented from candying. "We know of no method 

 absolutely successful. We have known it to be preserved two 

 years, by heating it and sealing up air-tight. After it candies, 

 honey can easily be reduced to the liquid form again by adding 

 a little water and bringing it to nearly the boiling point. If it 

 is then sealed up in air-tight jars or cans, and kept away from 

 the influence of light, it will probably not candy again. 



Some kinds of honey will candy much quicker than others. 

 Much depends on the sources of supply, the climate, and locality. 

 In the northern states honey candies sooner than in the south, 

 and that obtained from cruciferous plants sooner than that 

 from labiate flowers, and late honey candies sooner than that 

 extracted early in the season. 



W. W. Stoddard, of England, in experimenting on the nature 

 and origin of honey, deduced the following conclusions : The 

 nectar in flowers is simply a solution of. cane sugar, formed and 



