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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION.— July 1, 1850. 
mended.—Miss Julia Milward, Newton St. I.oe, near Bath (French). 
Mrs Henry Fookes, Whitechurcli, near Blandford. 
Docks (White Aylesbury).—First and Cup, Mr John K. Fowler, 
Prebendal Farm, Aylesbury. Second, Mrs B. .1. Ford, Idc, near F.xeter. 
Highly Commended. — Mr William Lamb, Purton, Swindon, Wilts. 
Mr Henry Lucas Bean, Ashcott, near Glastonbury. 
Ducks (Rouen).—First, Mr John K. Fowler, Prebendal Farm, Ayles¬ 
bury. Second, Mrs Henry Fookes, Whitechurcli, near Blandford. 
Ducks (Buenos Ayres).—First, Mr John Marshall, Belmont, Taunton. 
Ducks (any other Variety).—First, Mr George C. Peters, Moseley, 
near Birmingham. (White Vesuvian or Musk Ducks.) Second, Mrs 
Sarah Rebecca Herbert, Powick, near Worcester. Highly Commended. 
—Mr C. Edwards, Brockley Court, near Bristol. (Wild Ducks.) 
PIGEONS. 
Carriers.— First, Mr D. S. Oliver, Temple-street, Bristol. Second, 
Mr George C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston, near Birmingham. (The 
class highly approved.) 
Almond Tumblers. —First and Second, Mr George C. Adkins, \vest 
House, Edgbaston, near Birmingham. 
Pouters or Croppers.— First, Mr Edward A. Lingard, Birmingham. 
Second, Mr George C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston, near Birmingham. 
Balds or Beards.— First, Mr C. R. Titterton, Birmingham. Se¬ 
cond, Mr Francis Alfred Lavender, Biddenham, near Bedford. (A re¬ 
markably good class.) 
Mottled Tumblers. —First, Mr Thomas Jas. Cottle, Pulteney Villa, 
Cheltenham. (Second, no competition.) 
Owls.— First, Mr Harrison Weir, Lyndhurst-road, Peckham, near 
London. (Blue.) Second, Mr S. Summerhayes, Taunton. 
Nuns. —First and Second, Mr S. Summerhayes, Taunton. 
Turbits.— First, Mr S. Summerhayes, Taunton. Second, Mr John 
Edwards Mapplebeck, 105, Moseley-road, Birmingham. 
Trumpeters. —First, Mr S. Summerhayes, Taunton. Second, Mr C. 
R. Titterton, Birmingham. 
Archangels. —First, Mr George C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston, 
near Birmingham. Second, Mr C. R. Titterton, Snow-hill, Birmingham. 
Jacobins. —First, Mr Charles Bluett, Taunton. (White.) Second, 
Mr George C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston, near Birmingham. 
Fantails. —First, Mr John Marshall, Belmont, Taunton. Second, 
Mr G. C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston, near Birmingham. 
Runts.— First, Mr Edward A. Lingard, Birmingham. Second, Mr 
George C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston, near Birmingham. 
Dragoons.— First, Mr C. R. Titterton, Snow-hill, Birmingham. Se¬ 
cond, Mr S. Summerhayes, Taunton. 
Barbes. —First, Mr George C. Adkins, West House, Edgbaston, near 
Birmingham. Second, Mr Harrison Weir, Lyndhurst-road, Peckham, 
near London. 
Any other new or distinct Variety. —First, Mr Francis Alfred 
Lavender, Biddenham, near Bedford. (Frill Backs.) Second, Mr 
Thomas James Cottle, Pulteney Villa, Cheltenham. (Icelanders.) 
Extra Stock. —Highly Commended.—William Almond, Clifton, pair 
of black Australian Swans. 
LONDON MARKETS.— June 30th. 
COVENT GARDEN. 
The market has been very animated during the past week, the hot 
weather of the last few days having sent in an abundant supply of both 
Fruit and Vegetables , and prices are, consequently, receding. Importa¬ 
tions from the Continent have much slackened, there being very little 
sent worth notice. Supply of Old Potatoes very heavy. 
POULTRY. 
Our quotation is rendered more difficult this week on account of the 
heat of the weather. Fresh Poultry and that which, coming from the 
vicinity of London, is likely to keep well, make an increased price ; while 
that which is giving way before the heat is with difficulty saleable. 
LargeFowls 6 s. Od. to 7s. 0d. each. 
Smaller do 4s. Od. to 5s. 6 d. 
Chickens .. 2s. 9d. to 4s. Od. 
Goslings. 6 s. to 6 s. 6 d. 
Ducklings 3s. 6 d. to 4s. Od. 
Guinea Fowl Os Od. to Os. Od. 
Quails.... 2s. Od. to 2s. 3d. each. 
Leverets .. 4s. Od. to 5s. 6 d. ,, 
Pigeons .... lOd. to Is. Od. ,, 
Rabbits.... Is. 5d. to Is. 6 d. ,, 
Wild Ditto .. lOd. to Is. Od. ,, 
Dottrell .. Os. Od. to Os. Od. ,, 
Plover’s Eggs, in bulk. Os. to Os. Od. 
London: Printed by Hugh Barclay, Winchester High-street, in 
the Parish of Saint Mary Kalendar ; and Published for the Proprietors 
at The Cottage Gardener Office, No. 20 , Paternoster Row, in 
the Parish of Christ Church, City of London.—July 1, 1856. 
gtrimti£ement£. 
Now ready, Price 3 d. f or Post Free, id., No. V. of 
A Manual of British Butterflies and 
Moths. By H. T. Stainton, Author of “June: a Book for the 
Country in Summer Time.” 
London : JOHN VAN VOORST, 1, Paternoster Row; and to be had 
of all Booksellers and News Agents._ 
In the press, Second Edition, crown 8 vo, 5s. cloth, 
T ectures on Great Men. By the 
late FREDERIC MYERS, M.A., Incumbent of St. John’s, 
Keswick. With a Preface by T. H. Tarlton, Esq., Hon. Sec. to the 
Young Men’s Christian Association. 
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Russia—John Wickliffe—Sir Thomas More—Thomas Cranmer—Oliver 
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Hedge for Poultry-yard. —“I shall be much obliged if you can 
inform me of any quick-growing shrub, or anything sufficient to exclude 
poultry from a garden; also the proper time to set it, with the mode of 
culture, and where to procure it. I bought some netting a short time 
back, but it is now quite rotten; I wish, therefore, to replace it with 
something more durable. And if I may trespass on that kind and 
patient treatment of subscribers which belongs to The Cottage 
Gardener, I will also ask you to inform me of something which will 
effectually destroy Nettles in a shrubbery under some trees.—A n Old 
Subscriber.” 
[A hedge of the common Privet, we have always thought, would be in 
better taste than wire divisions for a poultry-yard. At all events, it is 
the best for the purpose, and is used by the incumbent of Surbiton for 
that very purpose. Plant the longest plants of it you can buy, a foot 
apart, next September or October; the place to be trenched on purpose 
for the hedge—say a space not less than a yard wide and two feet deep. 
We once planted a hedge of the kind with plants four feet high, and very 
loose and straggling they were, so much so that we had to put down a 
stake in the centre of the hedge at every ten feet, and run a ropeyarn 
from stake to stake, to which the Privet was tied, to keep the plants in 
anything like shape for the first twelve months. After that they bore 
the shears, and did well. But if you are near a good nursery, you might 
get a Privet hedge ready made. If so, contract with the nurseryman to 
move it for you, he to be responsible for it growing. Indeed, we see 
clearly enough that your cheapest course would be to get some one who 
understands the thing properly to trench the ground and plant the 
Privet for you. 
There is nothing which will “ effectually destroy Nettles ” when they 
grow among other plants except forking up their roots. Nettles are the 
easiest weeds to get rid of in dry ground, as their roots do not run deep. 
First cut off the tops with an old hook, then with a thrcc-pronged fork 
let a careful man dig up the roots and burn them.] 
Cochin-China Chickens at Windsor. — “I perceive by your 
notice of the Windsor Poultry Show that you state, 4 The Cochin-Chinas 
were worthy of the best days of the class ;* and you go on to state that 
‘ Lord de Blaquiere swept the Chicken class.’ As I was the fortunate 
taker of the first and second prizes for White Cochin chickens, I think it 
but right that I should have some little credit for it.— John K. Fowler, 
Prebendal Farm, Aylesbury .” 
[Our reporter should have confined his observation on Lord de 
Blaquiere’s success to the Buff class. At page 196 we stated that Mr. 
Fowler took the two prizes in the class for White Cochin-China chickens.] 
Anerley Poultry Show. —In answer to “ Fairplay,” we have a 
letter from Mr. Wells, the Secretary, in which he says, “ The Regulations 
will, in all cases, be strictly adhered to.” 
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