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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
June IT. 
The Ducks and Turldes were only poor specimens, but the 
Geese shown by Mr. Towneley Parker, an enthusiastic 
amateur, were particularly good. 
Prizes were offered for the different varieties of Pigeons, 
and very good kinds were shown in some of the classes. 
The extra stock also, and the stock exhibited, but not for 
competition, by the Messrs. Jessop, comprised some good 
birds of different varieties. Altogether, as we have said, this 
exhibition was a most successful one, and it was patronised, as 
it deserved, by a numerous and most respectable company. 
To say that there were some defects in the arrangements 
made, is only to point out what might fairly be expected in 
a first attempt, and we notice these things as a warning to 
managers of other intended exhibitions, and not by way of 
reproach to those to whom all are much indebted for that 
now under our notice. There was barely time given to the 
judges sufficient to enable them to make their rounds 
satisfactorily, specimens being received up to two o’clock on 
the Wednesday, and little time being, therefore, left to 
arrange and classify them. But the most serious defect 
was the want of a catalogue—a want which prevented the 
public availing themselves so extensively as they would 
otherwise no doubt have done, of the opportunity afforded 
to them of purchasing stock, because they had no means of 
judging of the relative qualities and prices of the specimens 
submitted to their notice. 
j But these, and some minor points will, no doubt, meet 
with attention on future occasions. Meantime, we con¬ 
gratulate the projectors and managers of this exhibition on 
the success which has attended their first show, and we have 
no doubt, that—profiting by the experience they have 
gained, and the hints which we (and, we dare say, others) 
have afforded in a spirit the most friendly—they will remedy 
the defects pointed out, and make this in future one of our 
best and most attractive of exhibitions. 
We append the prize list. 
CHINA FOWI,S. 
Cock and Two Hens; cinnamon or buff, feather-legged.— (Pen 208) 
Sturgeon, Grays, Essex (finest of either colour); prize, the Gloucester¬ 
shire Silver Cup, value £5, (209) Sturgeon; prize, the Cheltenham 
Cup, value £z. (205) G. J. Andrews, South Street, Dorchester; second 
prize. (214) J, Cattell, Moseley, Birmingham; third prize. 
Cock and Two Hens; colour, dark, feather-iegged. — (238) J. 
Punchard, Blunt’s Hall, Haverhill, Suffolk; the best, but disqualified 
because not dark. (230) T. Smith, Cheapside, Birmingham; second 
prize. (234) E. Farmer, Greet, Sparkbrook, near Birmingham; third 
prize. 
Cock and Two Hens; white.—The birds taking prizes in this class 
were all bred by Mrs. Herbert, Powick, Worcestershire. (245) G. 
Hodgkinson, Moseley Wake Green, Worcestershire ; first prize. Mrs, 
Herbert; second prize. G. C. Adkins, Edgbaston, Birmingham ; third 
prize, 
Cock and Two Hens ; yellow or white legs, not feathered.— (253) 
Hon. and Rev. W. C. Talbot, Ombersley/Stourport; third prize; the 
only one given. 
Finest Cock of any colour; feather-legged.—(263) W. H. Hol¬ 
combe, Campden, Gloucestershire. 
Finest Cock, White or Yellow; leg not feathered,—( 276 ) Hon. 
and Rev. IV. C. Talbot. 
COCHIN CHINA CHICKENS. 
Six Chickens of 1852. — (300) G. C. Peters, Moseley, Birmingham ; 
hatched March 12; first prize. Miss Ann Wilcox, Nailsea Court, near 
Bristol; eleven weeks old; second prize. G. Hodgkinson, Moseley 
Wake Green, Worcestershire; hatched March and April; third prize. 
MALAY FOWLS. 
Cock and Two Hens. —(322) J. Oldham, Nether Whitacre, Warwick¬ 
shire; second prize. No first prize awarded. 
Cock and One Hen. — (321) J. Leighton, Cheltenham. 
DORKING FOWLS. 
Cock and Two Hens ; speckled or grey.— (326) Hon. Capt. Hornby, 
R.N., Knowsley Cottage, Prescot; first prize. (331) T. T. Parker, 
Sutton Grange, St. Helens, Lancashire; second prize. (329) Hon. and 
Rev. W. C. Talbot; third prize. 
Cock and Two Hens; white.— J. Jennens, Moseley, Birmingham; 
first prize. (343 ) J, Oldham; second prize. No first prize awarded. 
DORKING CHICKENS. 
Pen of Six, Hatched in 1852; speckled or grey.—(347) T. T. 
Parker; hatched February 2; first prize. No competition in white 
chickens. 
SPANISH. 
Cock and Two Hens; black.— (352) Hon. Capt. Hornby. R.N.; 
first prize. (360) E. Simons, Birmingham; second prize. (349) R. Cox, 
Higlifield, Edgbaston, Birmingham ; third prize. 
Cock and Two Hens; white.— (357) *L Taylor, Crescy House, 
Shepherd’s Bush, London ; second prize. No first prize awarded. 
GAME. 
Cock and Two Hens. — (371) E. Glover, Alton, near Solihull; first 
prize. Armitage, M eras ton, near Ross ; extra first prize. (370) 
T. Smith, Cheapside, Birmingham ; second prize. W. P, Hurlstone, 
King s Head, Cheltenham; third prize. 
HAMBURGH. 
Golden-spangled. Cock and Two Hens. —(389) W. V. Toney, 
Handsworth, Birmingham; first prize. (384) E. Archer, Great Malvern, 
Herefordshire; second prize. (385) J. Walker, Malvern Place, Chelten¬ 
ham; extra second prize. (391) W. Welsh, Chapel Place, Cheltenham; 
third prize. 
Cock and One Hen. — J. Lloyd, Angleston, Leicestershire; second 
prize. 
Silver-pencilled. Cock and Two Hens. —(397) G. C. Adkins, 
Edgbaston, Birmingham; third prize. (400) D. Stratford, Malvern 
Place, Cheltenham ; extra third prize. 
Cock and One Hen. — (404) R. Cox; second prize. 
Silver-spangled. Cock and Two Hens.—(409) H. Herbert, 
Powick, Warwickshire ; second prize. (407) J. Jennens, Moseley, Bir¬ 
mingham; third prize. (410) H. Wiggin, Monument House, Edgbaston, 
Birmingham ; extra third prize. 
Cock and One Hen. —(415) J. Harlow, Moseley, Birmingham; first 
prize. (413) W. G. Vivian, Singleton, Swansea; second prize. 
POLAND. 
Black with White Crest. Cock and Two Hens.—(419) E. 
Hewett, Eden Cottage, Sparkbrook, near Birmingham ; first prize. 
(420) G. C. Adkins; second prize. 
Golden. Cock and One Hen. — (428) W. G. Vivian; second prize. 
White. Cock and One Hen.—(430) W. G. Vivian; first prize. 
CUCKOO FOWL. 
Cock and Two Hens.— (431) H. Herbert ; first prize. 
RUMPLESS FOWL. 
Cock and Two Hens. —(433) Mrs. Buckle, Uckington, near Chelten¬ 
ham ; first prize. 
SILKY OR NEGRO FOWL. 
(435 and 437) J- Harlow; first prizes. 
BANTAMS. 
Golden-laced. Cock and Two Hens.— (446) Ur. Comyn, Berkley 
Place, Cheltenham; first prize. (445) Hon. Capt. Hornby, R.N. ; second 
prize. 
Silver-laced. Cock and Two Hens. — (454) E. Hewitt; first 
prize. (452) T. Baskett, Cheltenham ; second prize. 
White. Cock and Two Hens, — (461) W. G. Vivian; first prize. 
DOMESTIC GEESE. 
Gander and Goose. —(470) T. T. Parker; first prize. 
DUCKS. 
Aylesbury; Drake and Duck. —(483) Mrs. L. C. Stow, Bredon, near 
Tewksbury; 1st prize. (482) Miss G. M. Howard, Milborne; 2nd prize. 
(481) W. E. Lawrence, The Greenway, Cheltenham ; 3rd prize. 
Rouen; Drake and Duck. —(489) W. A. Maule, Stapleton, near j 
Bristol; 2nd prize. 
Best Drake and Duck of any other Variety. — (493) Miss Grif¬ 
fith, Marie Hill; 1st prize. (493) H. King, Park Place, Cheltenham; 
2nd prize. (492) R. L. Amot, Alston Lawn, Cheltenham; 3rd prize. 
Muscovy: Drake and Duck. —(501) N. H. Dyer, Bredon Manor 
House, near Tewksbury ; 1st prize. 
TURKEYS. 
Cock and One Hen; Mrs. S. R. Herbert, Powick; second prize. 
Mr. W. A. Maule, Bristol ; third prize. 
GUINEA FOWL. 
Cock and One Hen ; Capt. Levett, Hucclecote; first prize. John 
Smith, Sevenhampton ; second prize. 
PIGEONS. 
Carriers; pair, first prize, William Buker, Cheltenham. Antwerps; 
first prize, G. C. Adkins, Barbs; first prize, G. C. Adkins. Pouters • 
or Croppers; first prize, G. C. Adkins, Runts; first prize, G. C. 
Adkins. Fantails, white; first prize, A. Smith, Charlton Kings. Fan- 
tails, black ; first prize, T. J. Cottle, Cheltenham. Jacobins ; first prize, 
A. Smith. Turbits; first prize, G. C. Adkins. Nuns; first prize, A. 
Smith. Trumpeters; first prize, T. J. Cottle, Cheltenham. Almond 
Tumblers; T. J. Cottle. 
EXTRA PRIZES. 
Chitteegongs. — A. C. Sayers, Rambridge, near Andover, Suffolk. 
Andalusian Fowls. —John Taylor, Crescy House, Shepherd’s Bush, 
London. 
Pair of White Pea Fowl.— John Smith, Sevenhampton. 
Messrs. Jessop Brothers, the secretaries, exhibited birds I 
in every class, but not for competition, the rules excluding 
dealers. 
PROTECTION OR NO-PROTECTION.. 
“ That is the question.” 
You inquire of your readers what effects the frosty weather 
in spring had on vegetation, and Mr. Errington, rejoicing in 
his success, exultingly demands, “ What say the 110 -protec- 
tionists now ? ” I cannot settle that disputed question, hut 
I am a regular protector, and yet for these last four years 1 
have had little wall-fruit. Up to the 20th of last month 1 
thought all was going on well, hut on the previous evening 
the frost was so sharp that my apricots, protected by three 
thicknesses of herring netting, and some by spruce-fir 
branches, having poles to keep them a little distance from 
the trees, were completely blackened, and have nearly all 
dropped ; nor am I the only one that has suffered. A friend 
of mine (I may as well name him, as I believe he is not un¬ 
known to you, Mr. Wighton, of Cossey) writes me 011 that 
fatal night his all perished; hut not despairing, he says we 
