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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
June 15. 
the ill effects of the April frosts, we, who were, and have 
since been, in the enjoyment of fair weather, have most 
abundant crops; so much so, indeed, that we have been 
obliged to apply the foregoing-recommended practice to our 
| own circumstances, and still find it necessary, in some cases, 
to repeat the dose.—C. B. S., Jersey. 
CONFUSION IN THE NOMENCLATURE OF 
POULTRY. 
If any one circumstance more than others is liable to 
cause annoyance to amateurs, it is a carelessness with 
j Regard to the names of new varieties. Recently, 1 forwarded 
! a paper bn Guelderlands, as they are termed in America, 
from having been obtained in that province of Holland, from 
| whence I also derived my specimens. 
These I stated to be un-topknotted black Polands; and T 
mentioned that I had seen, at a dealer’s, some un-top¬ 
knotted, golden-spangled, bearded Polands. 
No sooner has this article appeared, than an advertise- 
1 rnent follows (from, 1 presume, the purchaser of the set T 
saw, as the numbers correspond), stating that they are for 
sale, under the title of Guelderlands, or Corsican fowls. 
I Here is a pretty specimen of confusion! Unless they are 
; black birds, they are not the common breed known as 
| Guelderlands in America. If they are Guelderlands, how, 
i in the name of all that is geographical, can they bp 
Corsican, considering that one is a province in Holland, the 
j other an island in the Mediterranean? Again, the term 
i “ Corsican” has been applied with equal looseness and 
inaccuracy to another breed, namely, the Pencilled Ham¬ 
burgh, or C'hitteprat, as may be seen by referring to the 
schedule of the .Yorkshire Agricultural Society's Show. 
And lastly, the birds in question, T believe, did not come 
from Corsica. 
Our present system of nomenclature is bad enough ; for 
example, our Cochins do not come from Cochin-China, nor 
our Spangled Hamburghs from that city; but it is tolerably 
well fixed, and I do hope, therefore, that all parties—writers 
and readers, buyers and sellers, judges and exhibitors—will 
do all in their power to prevent any fresh confusion ; for at 
present, if we except the Irish shows, there is an almost 
perfect uniformity of nomenclature. 
I may mention one fact which has recently come under 
my notice. It is usually stated, that our Polish fowls are 
unknown in the country from whence they take their name. 
I have inquired, recently, of several Polish gentlemen, and 
they informed me, that they are by no means uncommon in 
their unhappy country.— W. B. Teoetmeieb, Willcsden. 
SEA WEEDS. 
(Continued from page 179.) 
I\ e come now to the third great order, 
CHLOROSPERMEJE, 
which includes the green plants of the ocean. Some of 
them are a sort of purple, but only few. The fruit is 
scattered throughout the frond, and is of two kinds. Many 
of the plants are found in fresli-water streams, ditches, &c. 
They may bo known by their green, or brown, or purple 
colour. Dr. Harvey says, that “A comparatively small 
number are found in the waters of the sea. A far larger 
proportion inhabit fresh-water rivers, lakes, and ponds, 
; ditches, bog-holes, Ac.; in fact, anywhere that fresh or 
unfresh water may lie. They answer many a good purpose 
in the household of Nature, and are specially useful in puri¬ 
fying the water in which they live.” 
ORDER 11.—SIPHONE.E. 
E CODIUM. Slachousr. 
“Frond green, sponge-like (globular, cylindrical, or flat, 
simple, or branched), composed of tubular, interwoven, in¬ 
articulate filaments. Fructification opaque vesicles attached 
to the filaments. The name is from a Greek word, sig¬ 
nifying the skin of an animal.”— Greville. 
1. C. euesa (Purse).—On rocks in the sea; frond round 
and hollow ; very rare. 
2. C. adhjekens (Sticking).—On rocks, iucrusting them 
with its soft substance; very rare. The only specimen I . 
have had was from Cornwall, kindly sent to me by Miss 
Warren. 
3. C. amphibium• (Amphibious).—“On turf banks near 
high-water mark. The colour herbaceous-green, and the : 
substance soft.”— Harvey. 
1. C. TOMENiosujr (Woolly).—Not uncommon; on rocks ! 
in the sea Frond from six to twelve inches long, forked, j 
Dr. Landsborougli does not think it is common in Scotland ; j 
he found it in Arran, in a rock-pool, and says it is more like j 
a sponge than an Alga. 
2. BRYOPSIS. Lamour. 
“Frond membranaceous, filiform, tubular, cylindrical’ j 
glistening, branched; the branches imbricated, or di.s- | 
tiehous and pinnated, filled with a fine, green, minutely j 
granuliferous fluid. Name signifying the appearance of a 
moss.”— Greville. 
1. If. ri ,toiosa (Feathery).—In the sea, on stones and 
rocks. A very lovely plant, bright and shining, and very I 
like a bunch of green feathers. 
2. B. iitpnoides (Hypnum-like).—In rock-pools near | 
low-water mark; rather rare. More slender than the last, 
and of a yellow-green. “Very abundant in the west of 
Ireland, growing on Laminaria saccharina." 
3. VAUCHERIA. lie Candolle. 
“ Fronds aggregated, tubular, continuous, capillary, 
coloured by an internal green, pulverulent mass. Fruc¬ 
tification dark green, homogeneous sporangia (coniscystre) 
attached to the frond."— Greville. 
“ Name in honour of M. Vaucher, a distinguished writer 
on fresh-water Conferva:.” 
1. V. submabina (Under-sea). 
2. Y. marina (Sea). 
3. V. velutixa (Yelvety). 
The other British species are fresh-water Alga?. 
ORDER 15.—CONFERVACEj®. 
“ Green, marine, or fresh-water Alga?, composed of arti¬ 
culated threads or filaments, simple or 111 X 1110110 ( 1 , free or 
surrounded by gelatine ■ cells, cylindrical, truncated.” — 
Harvey. 
SUB-ORDER.—1. CONFERVEiE. 
1. CLADOPIIORA. ICnlzing. 
“ Filaments green, jointed, attached, uniform, branched. 
Fruit, aggregated granules, or zoospores, contained in the 
joints, having, at some periods, a proper ciliary motion. 
The name signifies-branch-bearing." 
I 1. ('. Browxii (Brown’s).—“ On wet rocks in a cave near j 
Dunree, north of Ireland. Forms exceedingly dense, very > 
rigid tufts of a black-green colour when growing, but on ! 
having the water expressed, and being held to the light, 
exhibits a beautiful yellow-green tint.”— Harvey. 
.2. G. bepexs (Creeping).—“Very rare; thrown on shore j 
after a gale."— Miss Turner, Jersey. “ Tufts an inch or two 
in diameter, and about half-an-inch thick.” 
3. C. pelt.uotda (Transparent).—From four to six inches 
high, very rigid, and much forked; of a fine glossy green, 
which is, however, very liable to fade when dried in the her- j 
barium. I have had it from the Isle of Man. It is found 
fine in Belfast Lough, but not in Scotland. 
4. C. rectaxgulaeis (Right-angled).—Bristly and rigid, I 
not adhering well to paper ; very rare. 
5. C. Macalt.ana.—G rowing on sand at the bottom of the 
sea. “ Filaments forming crisped, loose bundles, six to 
twenty inches long, bristling when removed from the water; 
of a rich grass-green. One of the most beautiful and 
distinct, as it is the rarest, of the genus.”— Harvey. 
15. G. Hi'tchixsi.i-:.—R ather rare; near low-water mark ; 
of a deep glaucous-green. 
7. C. dif(tka (Spreading).—From six to ten inches long. 
Sometimes bristling, and at others soft. “ Grass-green or j 
dark green." 
