Queries, Jlnswers, ^-c. 
TIL—QUERIES, answers, remarks, &c. 
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Bishop’s Dwarf Pea. —I beg to call your attention to this precious article ; 
it was first named in the Gardener’s Magazine, some years since, and was then 
held up to be most valuable, as an early, productive, and fine-tiavoured pea. 
I myself was induced to give 10s. for half a pint. The first season I made 
every excuse for its failure, judging it might be from my own neglect in the 
management of it. The second year I waited with almost breathless anxiety, 
for the coming pea-season, laughing in my sleeve at the assiduous care with 
which my neighbour was nursing his Early Frames, for it had for some years 
been a subject of competition between us, which should gather the first dish. 
He had never heard of Bishop’s Dwarf, (by the way I wish I never had,) and 1 
hugged myself with the idea, that I should ere long surprise him with the 
sight of my Dwarfs being so much earlier than his; but conceive my mortifi¬ 
cation on seeing my neighbour’s early frames ready nearly a fortnight before 
mine. The year following I tried them again with as little success, and I find 
on enquiry, that they are generally a fortnight behind, instead of that time 
before the Early Frames; besides they are good for little when ready,at least, 
1 think them but third rate peas at best. Now,'what I complain most of, is 
the disappointment a person feels, who, after having heard an article eulogized 
to the skies, and purchasing it, proves it when cultivated, to be good for no¬ 
thing. The Tottenham Park Vine might be classed as one of this species of 
imposition. A little advice here, perhaps, would not be amiss as to how you 
recommend articles to your Subscribers ; you are practical men, and therefore 
will be considered competent to give a proper opinion upon any article when 
you have seen it. Now what 1 would advise is, that you never recommend 
inferior articles, merely because they are new, to sorts, which, although old, 
are far superior. Some people run away with the notion, that because a thing 
is new, it must of necessity be good—I myself have paid dearly for such folly, 
and therefore caution others that they may avoid the same path. 
Holloway, July 1311/. J. Simpson. 
We were almost as much disappointed with the Bishop’s Dwarf Pea, as our 
Correspondent j (we consider it more adapted to field culture than a garden.) 
and more so, if possible, with the Tottenham Park Grape. We hope such cir¬ 
cumstances of unmerited praise will rarely occur again.— Conductors. 
Curious Bird. —A few miles from Chesterfield, I observed a curious bird ; it 
appeared about the size and colour of a Black-bird, except its throat and neck, 
which were pure white, and it? cry was very similar to the Curlew,—Can any 
of your correspondents inform me what is its name ? 
Jjwll 281/1, 1831. 
(JOOSEBERRIES.—Gentlemen, Will you, or any of your Correspondents, furnish me 
with a list of such Gooseberries, as are considered best worth cultivating, and if 
possible, say where they jnay be procured. The space of ground I want to plant, 
is about four square poles. I am more particular about having well-flavoured 
kinds, and such as will prolong the season as much as possible, rather than the 
large Show berries, that have but one quality, namely size. 
J. B., July Villi 
Most likely some of our Correspondents will answer the enquiry satisfactorily ;—if 
not, we will endeavour to do so, before (he time for planting comes on —tloNP. 
