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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
January 9. 
Class 61.—Geese. —Gander and two Geese.— 766 . First prize, Mrs. I 
Thomas Townley Parker, Astley Hall, Chorlcy. 761 . Second prize, 
William Charlton, Seedly, Pendleton. Highiv Commended. — 763 . 
Colonel Clowes, Broughton Old Hall, Manchester. 760 . llev. John F. 
Newton, Kirkby-in-cleve)and, Northallerton. Commended.—7^4. Roger 
Hillkirk, Altrincham, Cheshire. 7 ^ 5 . Threlfall Rigby, Runcorn. 
Class 52.— Ducks (White Aylesbury).—Drake and two Ducks.—7/4. 
First prize, William Charlton, Seedly, Pendleton. 784. Second prize, 
William North (cottager), Leeds Road, Huddersfield. Highly Com¬ 
mended.— 76 S. Thomas Burnett. Hutton, Preston. 779 . John Weston, 
Aylesbury, Bucks. Commended.—7/h. Joseph Jennens, Moseley, near 
Birmingham. 771 . Joseph Jennens, Moseley, near Birmingham. 
Class 53 .— Ducks (Rouen).—Drake and two Ducks. 790 . Firs) 
prize, Theed William Pcarse, Bromliam Road, Bedford, Beds. 788. 
Second prize, Mrs. David Henderson, Top’o’th Lee, Shuttlcworth, Bury. 
Commended.—789* Mrs. David Henderson, Top’o’th Lee, Shuttleworth, 
Bury. 792. Henry Worrall, Knotty Ash House, near Liverpool. 
Class 54.— Ducks (Any other variety).—Drake and two Ducks.—800. 
First prize, James Dixon, North Park, Horton, near Bradford. 802. 
Second prize, Miss Stanton, Greenfield, near Warrington. 
Class 55.— Turkeys.— Cork and two Hens.—811. First prize, Joseph 
Conyers, 42, Boar Lane, Leeds. 810. Second prize, Edward W. Wilmot, 
Hulme, Wallield, Congleton. Commended.—804. Vernon Darbishire, 
Pendyffryn, Conway, North Wales. 806. Colonel Clowes, Broughton 
Old Hall, Manchester. 
Extra Stock.— 813. Prize, W. G. Vivian, Singleton, Swansea. 
(White Poland.) 815. Prize, Colonel Clowes, Froxmer Court, Worcester. 
(Andalusian). 820. Prize, John S. Henry, Woodlands, Crumpsall. 
(Shanghae and Bantams.) 82d. Prize, James Walker, 34 , Moorgate, 
Bury, Lancashire. vCochins.) 
KENDAL EXHIBITION OF POULTRY. 
( Communicated). 
The third Kendal annual exhibition of poultry, open to 
the United Kingdom, took place on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd 
of December. The show was held in the large new room 
of the Castle Mills, a portion of which had been partitioned 
off for the purpose. The spacious and airy room was well 
calculated to set off the beauty of the birds; and all the 
discomforts of crowding, whether of birds or unfeathered 
bipeds, were thus obviated. The Kendal Poultry Exhibition 
has each year made an improvement in regard to the place 
of exhibition over the previous year. The list of entries 
(405 Pens) exhibited a considerable increase in numbers 
over that of last year. The Cochins exhibited a diminution 
indicative of their declining from the absurd eminence to 
which unprincipled dealers and monied amateurs had raised 
them in the poultry world ; nor, with the exception of that 
for the single cocks, were the classes of Cochins at all 
eminent in quality. The Dorkings were rather more 
numerous than last year. Tho whole of classes 3 and 4 
of these birds were highly commended by the judge, and 
the single cocks were an excellent class. The entries of 
Black Spanish were also larger than last year, and formed 
an important feature in the show. Classes 1 and 2 of 
these birds were very good. The most numerous entry 
was that of Game fowls, being sixteen over that of last \ 
year. The Dorkings, the Game, and tho Black Spanish i 
formed the great strength of the show. There was a large [ 
increase in the entries of Hamburghs over last year. ! 
The Polands were also more numerous than last year, and 
were very good. Bantams were about the same. Ducks 
were less in number than last year, and Turkeys very fow 
comparatively; hut there was a considerable increase in 
Pigeons, aad they were a very pretty show. Taking it 
altogether, there was but one opinion, that the show was a 
very beautiful one, and the secretary and committee have 
every reason to congratulate themselves on the result of 
their exertions. The judge was Mr. T. B. Stead, of Leeds, 
a gentleman of whose ability and impartiality there could 
he no dispute. The entries exhibited a wide range of 
competition, there being many from Bradford, Leeds, 
Burnley, Bury, Birmingham, Carlisle, <fee., a proof that tho 
Kendal Poultry Exhibition has established its importance. 
RESULTS FROM DRYING POTATO SETS 
AT A HIGH TEMPERATURE. 
Having, last year, observed in one of the public prints, 
respecting the drying of seed Potatoes, by artificial heat, the 
produce of which proved free from disease, I, last season, 
made an attempt to ascertain whether or not there was any 
benefit to be derived from the process. 
1 made the trial (rather an imperfect ono, I fear) on three 
lots of seed. 
1st Lot, about half a stone of Early Whites. 
2nd Lot, 1 stone of Kemps. 
3rd Lot, 4 stone of White Roughs. 
The first lot was planted with a small quantity of manure; 
were long in coming up ; produce good; very few diseaso.d. 
The second lot was planted on some ground where somo 
workmen had deposited a quantity of lime rubbish; a little 
guano was used with these. A few missed, as was the case 
with some others on the same plot: the crop was good, and 
the diseased ones were much fewer than in the first lot. 
Tho third lot was planted along with a quantity of a similar 
kind not subjected to the drying process, all treated witli a 
fair portion of fresh stable manure. 
In digging these the disease was very prevalent among 
the produce of the undried seed ; amongst those produced 
from the dried seed, tho diseased ones were not half so 
many ; the difference was discernible immediately on com¬ 
paring two adjoining rows. 
I have already' stated that I consider my trial as an im¬ 
perfect one. I was too much engaged in more pressing busi¬ 
ness to bo able to attend to it as I should have wished. My 
drying place was an iron oven beside the kitchen fire-place, 
which being rendered pretty warm by day, I used during the 
night, for two successive nights. Not having time or space 
to dry them by single layers, I heaped them one upon an¬ 
other : and thus, I fear, all were not equally dried. Besides 
this I had delayed my experiment till the seed had made 
long shoots, which I broke oft', and thus retarded, if I did 
not weaken, the crop. Notwithstanding the unfavourable 
circumstances under which the above trials have been made, 
I feel, in the first place, (hat judicious ai’tificial drying does 
not injure the vegetative power: and in the next place, I 
cannot but think that it has some influence towards dimin¬ 
ishing the violence of the disease; if it cannot altogether 
prevent it.—C. 
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A NEW KIND OF DOMESTIC FOWL. 
The following note refers to the fowl depicted at p. 204 : 
“A certain approximation to this singular development of 
comb is frequently witnessed in coarse specimens of the. 
Spangled Polish ; and even more perfectly in certain fowls 
that have been recently exhibited as tho “ Horned Atlantic." 
It may, however, be questioned, from this statement, made 
by Mr. Wriglit, whether the female bird is altogether of 
the same blood as her companion ; hut we hope to gain 
further information of these specimens of Bessarabian 
poultry, which in due time shall he laid before our readers. 
—W. 
QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 
GARDENING. 
SnRUBS FOR VERY COLD SITUATIONS. 
“ I shall feel obliged if you will name a few hardy quick¬ 
growing evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs to plant 
about a mansion in a very high situation in Northumber¬ 
land. The soil is a retentive loam, on a clay subsoil, well- 
drained. Nothing will suit the situation hut what is 
extremely hardy and will bear almost any degree of frost. 
The common Laurel is cut down to tho ground hero almost 
every winter.—J. S.” 
[Where the Laurel is cut down every winter, the only 
evergreens that we can recommend are Hollies, Yews, and 
Junipers, for low and slow growths. Then Firs and Spruces, 
to nurse them and others. Birch, Beech, and Bird Cherry, 
will grow in the coldest parts in tho kingdom; and Larch 
faster than any of them. Tho best way, and, indeed, the 
only way, under your circumstances, is first to get up belts, or 
plantations of Larch, Scotch Fir, and Spruco Fir, with a few 
Birches, to nurse better plants and evergreens after a few 
years, and then to begin thinning-out some of the nurse- 
plants as the more favourable plants increase in growth.] 
