always formed by two horns, sometimes 
parallel, straight, fleshy, sometimes united 
at their base, slightly indented, pointed and 
diverging at the top; sometimes approaching 
this last arrangement, but having some 
branchlets on their inner sides like the horns 
of a young stag. 
Cravat. —Long, thick and coming down 
below the wattles. 
State of Comb.—Varying in length from 2 
to 3% inches. 
plant none but the best species. By-and-by 
there will be a demand in this State for 
durable timber for fencing and other purpo¬ 
ses, and many who are now planting Aus¬ 
tralian gum trees will then be astonished to 
find that their timber is of no use for dura¬ 
bility, and will make but very indifferent 
firewood. 
I am inclined to believe that all the species 
of Eucalyptus which are now in this State 
came from the colonies of Victoria and Now 
South Wales, which colonies acknowledge 
the superiority of the West Australian ma¬ 
hogany to any of their native timbers by 
importing it from West Australia. 
The jarrah, I have not the slightest doubt, 
will flourish as luxuriantly here as any other 
species, and the seed cun be obtained us 
cheaply and in as great a quantity as that of 
any other variety ; but I suppose it will be 
found necessary to import it from West Aus¬ 
tralia. 
T have no axo to grind in this matter, and 
am actuated only by a desire to give a little 
information upon a subject t hat may possibly 
prove of more importance in this State than 
is now supposed.” 
PEAR BLIGHT 
THE EUCALYPTUS, 
At a recent meeting of the Alton, Ill., 
Horticultural Society, the question, “ Is 
there no remedy tor pear blight ?” was dis¬ 
cussed. The following are the remarks of 
members as reported. 
Isaac Snedeker of Jersoyville, thinks wo 
have some cause for encouragement in pear 
growing. There are some varieties of pears 
we can grow in spite of blight. I have trees 
that never blight; but on the contrary are 
full of pears almost every year. I have a 
Seckel tree 35 years old, which yearly bears 
a good crop. 1 have other trees that are 
doing well and bear full crops ; others that 
are now bearing only half a crop ; and still 
others that blight badly and are not worthy 
of cultivation. 
Dr. E, S. Hull of Stony Hlghts, being 
called upon, said :—I do not think I will 
plant many more pear trees. Tf T was going 
to plant, a pear orchard I would make it a 
specialty. 1 would do nothing else. The 
pear orchard requires a good deal of atten¬ 
tion. The doctor then proceeded to give at 
length his theory of pear blight, and to state 
the remedy. The main point is to check the 
growth in t he fall in tame to mature tho new 
wood before freezing weather. This result 
was secured hy root-pruning, and those who 
are not willing and able to givo the pear 
orchard this attention, must not expect to 
grow pears, To grow poors is a business by 
itself, and will severely tax the skill of the 
orchardiut if he proves successful. 
In answer to a question the doctor said 
the Seckel pear tree was loss liable to blight 
than most other varieties. 
H. J. Hyde of Godfrey, has 8,000 pear 
trees and no blight. 1 heard the doctor say 
many yoars ago that root pruning was a 
remedy, or rather a preventive, and I believe 
it; roots pruned heavily, until tho trees 
sometimoa become shaky ; tho result has 
been satisfactory to me. I am not troubled 
witli blight. Discouraging as the blight was 
there are still some among us who will con¬ 
tinue to plant pear trees. 
ARBORICULTURAL NOTES 
English Yew .—'This well-written article, 
which appeared in the Rural of July 25th, 
lacks in uot teaching that this, as well as all 
other dwarf evergreens, and especially those 
of foreign origin, needs a soil for its roots 
covered or embedded with stones, or among 
rocks. Nature demands for many varieties 
of evergreens and creeping plants a cool, 
steady moiRture for their roots. If such be 
supplied, their foliage is not liable to burn 
and brown ; hut without such moisture at 
base, let me say, the man who plants the 
yew should plant only our American va¬ 
riety. When well grown, it is even more 
beautiful than the English, and rarely, if 
ever, becomes browned in winter. 
Laivn Trees .— In selecting trees design¬ 
ed to decorate a Uwn or shade the house, 
care should be had with knowledge touch¬ 
ing those that retain their foliage fresh and 
pure until late in autumn. Unfortunately, 
too many to this day plant cherry, early 
maturing apple and pear trees, as well ns 
some of the early-maturing deciduous trees. 
Let us remember that with deciduous trees 
their leaves usually commence to fall with 
the maturing of their fruit. 
Physiognomy of tho Head .—It is something 
like that of the Iloudan. The eyes almost 
entirely diappear under the feathers of tho 
crest. The comb in tho form of horns, gives 
to tho face of the Crevc-Cceurs a Satanic 
appearance. 
Toot .—Sole of foot strong and varying in 
length from 2% to 3 and 9-16 inches. The 
toes are four in number, are stronger and 
larger than those of tho Houdan. 
Color oj Fool .—Black or blue, darkly 
silvered. 
Weight of Chicken .—The Crcve-Cceur is 
even more precocious than the Houdan, and 
its flesh more abundant, and at the same age 
surpasses that of the lust named. 
Plumage .—Entirely black, shining and ir- 
lidescent; blue and green upon the neck 
hackle, on the long pointed feathers of tho 
back and wings and of the feathers which 
cover the base of the tail and of the large 
and small sickles. The rest is of a dull black, 
except the feathers cm Lhu abdomen, which 
are of a brownish black. The crest is gen¬ 
erally white to the head feathers after tho 
third or fourth month. Many birds have 
the neck-hackle, the long-pointed feathers of 
the loins, and the feathers of the wing- 
coverts of a straw color, which does not in¬ 
dicate their not being of pure blood and in¬ 
capable of reproducing black, but they are 
less esteemed by amateurs. The feathers of 
the hackle, crest, loins, tail, are extremely 
long and tufted, aud they form with those of 
the other parts of the body a plumage more 
fluffy and abundant than that of any other 
variety. 
WHAT PEARS TO PLANT 
J. T. B. of Gratiot, Ohio, asks:—“What 
are the most profitable early and late pears, 
and most certain to bear f ’ We answer that 
in his lccality, which we happen to know, if 
he wants to plant one hundred trees, let him 
take— 
5 of Clapp’s Favorite, 
15 of Bartlett, 
5 of Beurre Diel, 
20 of Duchessc d’Angouleme, 
10 of Flemish Beauty, 
10 of Beurre Rose, 
20 of Beurre d’Anjou, 
10 of Doyenne Boussock, 
5 of Beurre Gifford, 
Of these our advice is t,o plant tho Clapp’s 
Favorite, Bartlett, Beurre Rose and Beurre 
d’ Anjou on pear stocks, and tho other graft¬ 
ed or budded upon the quince, and when 
planted set these four inches from their 
connection with the quinco below the 
ground. For a smaller orchard set in simi¬ 
lar proportion. Keep the ground around 
your trees cultivated two to three inches 
deep upon the surface for three years ; then 
stop cultivating and mulch every season 
just as soon as frost has penetrated the 
ground two inches. Leave the mulch until 
THE POULTRY-KEEPER-NO. 7 
CREVE-COEURS —THE CREVE-CQEUR COCK. 
GENERAL PROPORTIONS AND CHARACTERIS¬ 
TICS. 
Body.— Large, squarely built, compact, 
well set on strong feet (see flg. 15). The back 
nearly horizontal, being very little sloping 
behind. Breast, thighs, iegs and wings well 
developed; limbs compact; head very 
strong, crested, whiskered, cravated; comb 
double and in form of horns; wattles long 
and pendant; ears short and hidden. Four 
toes on each foot; feathers of the abdomen 
long and thick, flight feathers of the wing 
of the ordinary length, sickles and large 
sickles very long; plumage all black in the 
best birds; black, yellow and white in the 
commoner ones. 
Carriage .—Sedate and dignified. 
WEIGHT, SHE ANO CHARACTERISTICS. 
Weight .—When full grow from 7% lbs to 
8% lbs. 
Flesh .—Very abundant. 
Bones.—Ve ty light, less than one-eighth 
of the bird’s entire weight. 
Slature .—From the upper part of the head 
to under the feet in repose 17 7-10 
inches. In upright position from a C 
19% inches to 21% inches, accord- fd L 
ing as he raises himself, and is 'HU M 
taller or shorter on the sole of 
the foot and the leg; from the * 
back under the feet from 12% inch- F A jdk 
es to 18% inches. 
Body .—Larger than that of the E/mj-,. fjt 
Houdan. Back large. Breast very ^ 
wide, very large and straight. The %. 
thigh and the teg coarse, short and 
almost hidden amongst the feath¬ 
ers, so as hardly to be distinguished from the 
body of the bird when in a state of repose. 
Head.—Length, 3% inches. 
Crest -.—Very thick, very large, heavy, 
with long taper feathers falling all round the 
head in the best specimens ; feathers at the 
top growiug upright, some falling in frout. 
Whiskers .—Very thick. 
Comb.—{Fig, 16), Variable, but being 
Should Earl Derby chickens have any 
white feathers in their wings and tails, and 
what colored feet should they have ?—F. M., 
Roswell , Ga. 
The poultry yards of the Earl of Derby at 
POMOLOGICAL NOTES, 
Garrigue’t Raspberry.—This new raspber¬ 
ry appears to be intermediate between the 
eommqn Black-Cap and the Old Purple cane. 
The berries are of a brownish red or maroon, 
canes stout, spines strong and very numer¬ 
ous. Plant very productive; fruit a little 
more acid than the Black-Cap, and 1 should 
think would be excellent for canning and 
culinary uses generally.-—Cu as. Downing. 
Water for Berries.— In this vicinity we 
had abundant rains, a moist soil and warm 
days during the filling out and ripening of 
raspberries and blackberries, giving an ex¬ 
traordinary crop of both cultivated and 
wild kinds. This indicates the advantage 
which irrigation would give in small fruit 
culture. 
The Northern Spy Apple, S. O. Knapp of 
Jackson, Mich., is reported as saying, is con¬ 
stantly gaining in favor in Michigan, and he 
thinks it will ultimately become tho great 
market apple of the State, Prof. Beal of 
Lansing concurred in this opinion, 
Combs of Creve-Ccek Cooks. 
Knowsley, have long been famous for a strain 
of long pedigreed courageous game fowls, of 
great beauty, compactness and endurance. 
They are pure Black-breasted Red game 
fowls. There should not be a suspicion of 
white in any feather, cither of wing or tail, 
and the legs, beak and daws should be white. 
Wo presume that other than the White-leg¬ 
ged Black-rods may he bred at t.ha Knowsley 
yards; but in this country the name Earl 
Derby is giveu only to those above described. 
