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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 15, 1880. 
each square yard of the border and water it well in, then cover the surface with 
rich manure; it may be placed 4 or 5 inches thick, and should not be raked off 
again but be left to decay and form part of the border. Surface roots should be 
encouraged, they are essential to short-jointed wood and fine fruit; but such 
roots are not promoted by covering Vine borders in winter and exposing the 
surface to the heat of summer, as if heat and drought would attract the roots 
upwards instead of, what is really the case, driving them downwards, a fact that 
many who attempt to grow Grapes do not appear to be acquainted with, or if 
they are they do not turn their knowledge to account so much as is desirable. 
Knowledge, it should be remembered, if not applied to a given object is just 
equal to ignorance. These remarks are called for by the condition of many 
Vines that come under our notice, and that we wish to see better, but as we 
have not seen your Vines our general observations necessarily do not apply to 
yourself. 
Name of Fruits (ir. Warren). —It is the Hautbois. (D. E.).—l, Jargonelle 
Pear , 2, Sorry we cannot name it in this condition ; 3, Early Margaret Apple. 
Thanks for your flattering opinion of the Journal in its new form ; we have 
had many similar expressions during the week. (A Subscriber). —The three 
Raspberries were completely smashed in coming through the post, and past 
recognition. The best sort of white Raspberry is the Yellow Antwerp. 
Namos of Plants (Mrs. Wollocombe ).—The yellow flower is Diplacus 
glutinosus, the other Lychnis coronaria. ( John Bamber) .—Viburnum Opulus. 
(Staines). —3, Geranium pratense. The others were too crushed to be recognisable. 
(IF. II. Myers). —1, Campanula carpatica alba plena ; 2, Lilium Martagon ; 
3, Fuchsia microphylla ; 4, Potentilla argentea; 5, Too withered to determine 
with certainty, apparently an GJnothera. Of the specimens received last week 
the one with fleshy leaves is Sedum pulchellum, that with coloured foliage is 
Agalmyla stamiuea. 
POULTRY, PIGEON, AND BEE CHRONICLE. 
THE ROYAL COUNTIES (HANTS AND BERKS) 
AGRICULTURAL SHOW. 
{Continued from page 38.) 
In continuation of our report we will take the cattle ; Short- 
liorns first. For the best Shorthorned bull the first prize was 
awarded to Col. R. Loyd-Lindsay. This animal, three years and 
six months old, is well grown, with good points and of great 
weight for age, and of rare quality. The second prize was taken 
by Mr. John Walter of Wokingham for a huge animal, a mere 
mountain of flesh as regards size and weight; his age is, however, 
five years and three weeks, and when well bred, as this bull is, 
its enormous size gives it a noble appearance. The reserve num¬ 
ber was given to Mr. Frederick Stratton, Merdon, Hursley, Win¬ 
chester, for a capital animal of large size, his age being three 
years and three months, and bred by Mr. Joseph Stratton of 
Marlborough, and is of full pedigree. The formation or contour 
of this animal indicates his belonging to a generation of great 
milkers, but being rather light behind the shoulders has placed 
him third on the list, therefore in case he is used in a milking 
herd he has actually a value neither of the prize animals can 
claim for surety. For the best bull under three years old the 
chief prize was awarded to Col. Loyd-Lindsay for an animal 
only two years, seven months, and two weeks old. This is 
certainly as grand an animal, or more so, than any male Short¬ 
horn exhibited, considering his age ; and well adapted for use in 
a herd where exhibition animals are reared as a rule. For the 
best bull under two years old, five entries.—There was a very 
striking competition in this class taken altogether, and not one 
plain animal amongst them. Again Col. Loyd-Lindsay took the 
first prize with a splendid specimen of the breed only one year 
and seven months old, and we have no fault to find in this award. 
The second prize was given to Mr. C. Chapman, Frocester Court, 
Stonehouse, and to be placed second in such company is a great 
credit to the owner and breeder of this animal, which is only one 
year and ten months old, and is of full pedigree. 
For the best bull calf above six months, and not exceeding 
twelve months of age ; six entries.—First prize Mr. W. Nicholson, 
M.P., Basing Park, Alton, Hants. This was a beautiful animal, 
of rare outline and quality of flesh, and skin covered with soft 
mossy hair, and being only seven months and two days old was 
also a great weight for age. The second prize—obtained by 
Mr. G. Game, Chipping Norton—was for a calf ten months old. 
He was well -bred, and being of great size for his age certainly 
looked older. This animal is of full pedigree, and is stated to be 
descended from the Butterfly tribe, and we well remember the 
celebrated bull (Master Butterfly) exhibited by Col. Townley at 
the Royal Meeting held at Canterbury in 1856, which was cer¬ 
tainly the finest bull in all respects we have ever seen. This class, 
as a whole, was much to be commended. A calf in this class 
was exhibited by Her Majesty the Queen from the Show Farm, 
Windsor, but was not placed. We thought it was well bred, but 
not so well fed as some other exhibits. Class 32, for the best 
Shorthorned cow in calf or in milk ; nine entries. The three 
prizes given in this class were well competed for, Mr. G. Game 
taking the first prize with a remarkably fine animal in blooming 
condition, and is stated to be descended from Royal Butterfly, 
which tribe we have just stated stands high in our estimation. 
The second and third prizes were taken by Mr. Walter and Mr. 
Nicholson respectively with very fine animals ; but we should 
not call them first-rate milkers. As the Society’s conditions of 
the prizes ^does not oblige the Judges to award upon the milking 
capacity of the animals, the animals receiving these prizes were 
fully entitled to them. There were three commendations in this 
class irrespective of the reserved number ; amongst the former 
was a very fine cow of full pedigree exhibited by Her Majesty the 
Queen, and bred upon the Show Farm at Windsor. Mr. F. Stratton 
showed a large well-bred cow, which was commended, and looked 
more like a good milker than any animal in this class ; but we 
thought that it did not look so glossy in the coat as some of those 
beside her. This may probably arise from causes which are sure 
to tell against the appearance of exhibition stock, such as feeding 
only in the pastures without housing, for in our own practice we 
always box-feed exhibition stock; but it was altogether a fine 
animal, and, as stated in the catalogue, bred by Mr. B. St. John 
Ackers, of Brinknash Park, Gloucester, whose herd is of full 
pedigree and of long-standing celebrity. We could not help 
remarking that this cow in her form was exceedingly wide over 
the loin and hips, but rather narrow behind the shoulders, and 
that this illustrates practically the difference between deep 
milkers and animals of correct form, because, when outline is the 
chief guide in the selection and breeding of Shorthorns, the milk¬ 
ing capacity is frequently only a secondary consideration. 
For the best Shorthorned heifer under three years old ; two 
entries.—First prize to Mr. VV. Nicholson, the second prize to Her 
Majesty the Queen. Both animals exhibited in this class were 
remarkable specimens of the breed, and it was a credit to Mr. 
Nicholson to obtain first prize against such a good animal as that 
shown by Her Majesty. Classes 34 and 35, for which prizes were 
offered for heifers above one year old, and the best cow calf 
respectively. The entries were four animals in Class 33, and 
five entries for Class 35. Taking these two classes together we 
must say that they contained animals of great future promise, and 
the first prize in each having been awarded to Mr. Nicholson 
shows that he has laid a solid foundation of future excellence in 
his herd, and in both classes he again defeated Her Majesty, 
although the animals from the Show Farm were high bred, well 
fed, and of great weight for age. Longhorns.—Classes 36, 37, 38, 
and 39 were prizes for bull exceeding twelve months, for bull not 
exceeding two years old, for cow in calf or in milk, and for heifer 
not exceeding two years old. There was no competition in either 
class. All the prizes, however, were awarded to the President of 
the Society, Major-General Sir F. Fitz-Wigram, Bart., Leigh 
Park, Havant. The stock receiving the prizes in these classes 
were worthy of them in the estimation of the Judges; but the 
visitors at the Show, ourselves amongst others, did not admire 
