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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
f November 5,1891. 
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HONEY AT THE DAIRY SHOW. 
An exhibition of honey, &c., was recently held at the Agri¬ 
cultural Hall, Islington, in connection with the Poultry and Dairy 
Show, under the auspices of the Dairy Farmers’ Association. The 
British Bee-keepers’ Association gave £10 towards the prize fund, 
and arranged the schedule of prizes for the honey classes, and 
otherwise assisted in the arrangements for carrying out the Show. 
The B.B.K.A. have found that an exhibition of honey, hives, and 
appliances is not of itself of sufficient interest to attract large 
numbers of the general public. They have, therefore, wisely made 
arrangements with the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 
the Bath and West of England Agricultural Society, and with the 
Dairy Farmers’ Associations for holding exhibitions in conjunction 
with them. These exhibitions have been a great success, and have 
done much towards educating the masses in the improved methods 
of bee culture. The season of the year at which the Royal hold 
their shows prevents many persons from exhibiting, on account of 
being too early for the honey harvest of the districts in which they 
live ; and although exhibitions have been held as far north as 
Newcastle, Scottish exhibitors were conspicuous by their absence. 
The different county bee-keepers’ associations have also taken 
advantage of the horticultural or agricultural shows for the ex¬ 
hibition of the honey of their counties. 
The National Co-Operative Flower Show at the Crystal Palace 
offer money prizes, and the B.B.Iv.A. give silver and bronze medals 
for honey. This Show, held in August last, was a great success in 
every way. Bee-keepers from all parts of the United Kingdom 
were represented in the most creditable way. Never have so many 
samples of splendid honey been brought together in competition, 
and had our friend “ Lanarkshire ” seen it he must have admitted 
that the teaching of bee societies and “ modern bee-keepers ” had 
done a great deal towards the perfection arrived at. The price 
realised for the honey in approximate 1 lb. bottles was Is. each, 
the 1 lb. sections of comb honey about the same price. 
The illustration (fig. 77) represents the exhibit to which the 
first prize was awarded in Class 66 for 1 cwt. of beautiful honey, 
tastefully arranged. 
The Judges (Messrs. J. H. Hooker and W. Broughton Carr) 
made the following awards :— 
Class 63, best twelve jars of extracted honey.— First prize, 
H. W. Seymour, Henley-on-Thames. Second, Jas. Munro, 
Forfar, N.B. Third, Wm. E. Little, Eastgate Row, Chester. 
* °« rfc h, Inwood > UfRngton. Highly commended, W. Christie- 
Miller, Chelmsford ; Matthew Wihittle, Wantage ; Major-General 
H. H. Lee, The Mount, Dinas Powis, Cardiff ; Rev. G. W. Bancks, 
Darenth ; Thos. Badcock, Southfleet. Commended, A. Mayell 
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex. ’ 
Class 64, best twelve 1 lb. sections. — First, Wm. Woodlev 
Newbury. Second, The Cathedral Dairy Company, Exeter. Third’ 
J. R. Truss, Ufford Heath. Fourth, A. Hounsom, Chichester 
Highly commended, Hon. and Rev. Henry Bligb, Hampton HilL 
Commended, Spencer Hancox, Wytham Mill, near Oxford ; Hy. 
Wood, Lichfield, Staffs. ; W. P. Meadows, Syston, near Leicester ; 
E. J. Oaten, Porthcurnow, Treen, Cornwall. 
Class 65, best twelve sections, any size.—First, Geo. Neighbour 
and Sons. Second, The Cathedral Dairy Company. Third, James 
Munro. Fourth, W. P. Meadows. Commended, Rev. G. W. 
Bancks. 
Class 66, best exhibit of honey in any form, not exceeding 
1 cwt.—First, Wm. Woodley. Second, W. Debnam, Chelmsford. 
Third, The Cathedral Dairy Company. Commended, J. R. Truss, 
Stamford ; H. Harvey, Hanwell, W. ; Jabez Sopp, Crowmarsb, 
Wallingford ; Chas. T. Overton, Lowfield Apiaries, Crawley. 
In class 63 there were fifty-nine exhibits of beautiful honey 
(708 bottles in all). 
In class 64 there were forty exhibits of 1 lb. sections of comb 
honey (480 sections). In class 65 there were eleven entries. In 
class 66 there were thii’teen entries each, consisting of nearly 1 cwt. 
of honey. It will be seen that the honey to which prizes were 
awarded came from the extreme ends of the kingdom and was not 
confined to one district.— John H. Hooker. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Dicksons, Chester.— Catalogue of Forest and Ornamental Trees, 
Evergreens, fyc. 
Fisher Son & Sibray, Handsworth Nurseries, near Sheffield.— 
Catalogue of Trees and Shrubs. 
Richard Smith & Co., Worcester.— General Catalogue of Nursery 
Stock. 
Wm. Clibran & Son, Oldfield Nursery, Altrincham.— Catalogue of 
Roses, Conifers, Shrubs, and Fruit Trees, 1S92. 
J. E. Bourne, Longton, Staffordshire.— Lists of Seeds for 1891. 
Frederick Roemer, Quedlinburg, Germany.— List of Flower Novelties, 
* 3 ® All correspondence should be directed either to “ The 
Editor” or to “The Publisher.” Letters addressed to 
Dr. Hogg or members of the staff often remain unopened 
eaavoidably. We request that no one will write privately 
to any of our correspondents, as doing so subjects them to 
unjustifiable trouble and expense. 
Correspondents should not mix up on the same sheet questions 
relating to Gardening and those on Bee subjects, and should 
never send more than two or three questions at once. All 
articles intended for insertion should be written on one side of 
the paper only. We cannot reply to questions through the post, 
and we do not undertake to return rejected communications. 
Rainfall (A. J. A.).—Thanks for your notification. The weight of 
1 inch of rain per acre is about 101 tons, and the volume about 23,000 
gallons. The heavy October rains will do much good in high and dry 
localities, but have been calamitous in some low-lying districts. 
Screen for Flower Garden—Planting Hybrid Rhododen¬ 
drons (.7. G. ).—There is no Bhrub equal to the English Yew “ to p ant 
for a close hedge to screen flower garden from drive,” and to be kept 
at a height of 6 to 8 feet. Thuja Lobbi makes a good screen, but it is 
not so accommodating as regards clipping as the Yew. Hybrid Rhodo¬ 
dendrons are perhaps best planted during moist weather in September, 
or as soon after as the weather is damp, and the ground being then 
warm they push fresh rootlets. They may, however, be moved at 
almost any time when the soil is in good condition, as they lift with 
good balls, but early autumn and early spring are most safe. There 
is ample time to plant them this autumn ; but avoid doing so in severe 
weather, and when the ground is sodden. 
Plunging' Bulbs (S. B.'). —The pots may be placed anywhere in 
the open air on a layer of ashes or other base impervious to worms, and 
covered 5 or 6 inches deep with cocoa-nut fibre refuse. This is the best 
material, and is used by the most successful cultivators of Hyacinths for 
exhibition; but ashes, leaf soil, or old damp sawdust will answer the 
purpose very well. The pots should remain buried until they are filled 
with roots and the crowns have pushed to the length of from half to : 
three-quarters of an inch. In withdrawing them they should not be at 
once exposed to the full light, but covered with moss or paper funnels 
for a time till the growths gradually assume a green hue ; after this they 
cannot have too much light. 
