340 THE COTTAGE GARDENER. January 30. 
I have frequently seen on the sand-hanks overhanging the 
sea, around the different bays which intersect the coast of 
the island, the result sometimes being a small crop of 
mealy, good Potatoes, but more often of waxy, watery ones, 
which we are all prepared to condemn as being “ inferior,” 
and not at all adapted for “ home consumption.”—C. B. S., 
Jersey. 
The following varieties of early and second early varieties 
of Potatoes are particularly worthy of cultivation ; and the 
following are the results produced by a cultivator of many 
years’ experience :— 
1. Shepherd's Fame, Cockney or Barrington ; planted first 
week in January ; ready for use early in May; produce 
3 cwt. per perch. 
3. Early Frame ; planted at same time as No. 1; fit for use 
at same time; very dwarf in habit; no bloom ; produce 
the same. 
3. Hammond!s Seedling; planted 12th January ; fit for use 
middle of May; fine large Potatoes; produce 2§ cwt. 
per perch. 
4. Goldjinder; planted 12th January; dug up ripe in July; 
no bloom ; strong growth ; were fit for use in May, and 
of excellent quality; produce 3 cwt. per perch. 
0. Ash-leaf Kidney; very early, but better adapted for 
forcing; seldom produces more than 80lbs. to 100lbs. 
per perch. 
0. Smith’s Early While Kidney; planted 10th January; 
fit for use beginning of May ; a clean silver-skin, almost 
transparent; excellent quality; produce 2£ cwt. per 
perch. 
7. Champion's Kidney ; planted (ith January; ready for use 
middle of May; fine shape ; produce cwt. per perch. 
8. Cork lied; planted 15th January; fit for use in June; 
a fine red rough-skinned variety; superior quality ; pro¬ 
duce 4 cwt. to the perch. 
!). Fork White ; planted 18th January ; fit for use in June; 
keeps good all the year; produce 2.§ cwt. per perch. 
10. Silver Skin; planted 1st February; ready for use in 
June; of first-rate quality; few small ones; produce 
2J cwt. per perch. 
11. Cook Early, or Scotch Regents ; planted 10th February; 
dug up in beginning of August; of excellent quality ; 
keeps well; produce 3 cwt. per perch. 
12. Axhridge Kidney; planted 25th January; fit for use at 
the end of May; a very fine-flavoured Potato; produce 
2 j cwt. per perch. 
The Jorsey perch measures 22^ feet square; 40 perches 
make a vergee, and 2] vergees are an English acre.— C. B. S., 
Jersey. 
GROWING TREE ROSES. 
One of your correspondents having inquired, through the 
medium of your paper, as to the method of cultivation of the 
Roses which received the first prize at the last summer 
Northampton Flower Show, I take the liberty of sending 
you these remarks, which may, perhaps, be of some use to 
those who have but little time to devote to the subject. 
Possibly, the best way for any one desirous of forming a 
coUection of Tree Roses quickly, would be to go through 
the nursery-grounds whilst the Roses are in bloom, and at 
that time to make his own selection, bearing in mind that 
the first point to be regarded is, that the plant, by its foliage 
and flowers, appears healthy; for no after-care can at all 
compensate for a sickly, dwindling stock, or for a Rose 
budded from it, the habit and growth of which is not, in 
some degree, at least, assimilated to its foster-mother. 
It would be well, also, for those who have but a limited 
space for their plants to remember, that it is far better to 
confine themselves to a couple of dozen, or so, of well-known, 
first-rate varieties, than to purchase thrice the number with¬ 
out due space to plant, or time to devote to the management 
of these favourites. 
The selection being made, aspect, soil, mode of planting, 
manuring, and after-attention, should each and all have 
their due share of consideration. 
Roses thrive best where they can have a good proportion 
both of sun and air;—south, south-east, south-west, will 
suit any of the Perpetuals or Hybrid Chinas, care being 
taken that each plant is well staked, and the head guarded 
from the more boisterous winds. 
As to the soil, —care and attention is most necessary. The 
Dog Rose, or Briar, grows in most soils, but more luxuriantly 
in those of a cool, clayey nature; and bearing in mind the 
natural inclination of the plant due provision should, by all 
means, be made for it. If the ground where the Rose is to 
be planted be sharp, clayey, and shallow, or if it be sandy 
and dry, it will well repay the planter to cut out the hole at 
least three feet in depth, and the same in width, and putting 
into the hole one foot or eighteen inches of broken brick, 
stone, or garden-pot, fill the remainder with a compost of 
one part pulverized clay, one part good maiden loam, and 
one of tlioroughly-rotten manure, “well mixed; but be the 
soil what it may, these two points should always be kept in 
mind : first, that it be of a cool nature; and secondly, that 
it cannot be too rich. 
Care in the planting is of no less importance. It is a very 
common mistake, among the ignorant, to show extra care to 
any plant by burying the roots extra deep in the earth; 
when this is done with the Tree Rose, the head almost 
invariably is sickly, whilst the stock (which we must bear in 
mind we are coercing from its natural form of the bush) 
struggles more vigorously than ever to resume its old habit, 
and keeps continually throwing up long asparagus like 
suckers from its roots.—G. E. Maunsell, Thorpe Malsor 
Rectory. 
(To he continued.) 
LIVERPOOL SECOND ANNUAL POULTRY 
EXHIBITION. 
The efforts of the gentlemen composing the committee of 
; the Liverpool Exhibition to establish an annual show of 
Poultry have proved unusually successful. On the ITtb, 18th, 
and 19th of January, an assemblage of all the best specimens 
throughout the kingdom here entered into competition, the 
general prize-list being most liberal; in addition to which, 
the committee offered seven very handsome and useful pieces 
of plate as premiums for the most deserving pens in the 
leading varieties. From this cause alone the list of exhibitors 
embraces nearly every well-known breeder, and the competi¬ 
tion was far closer than is generally witnessed at such 
meetings; not a single indifferent class was, therefore, to 
be found, and even poultry of the highest repute had a hard 
struggle to maintain their superiority. 
The Carriage Repository of Messrs. Lucas is well 
calculated for the purposes to which it has just been 
applied, the light being good, and the pens very open and 
airy in appearance; it is rarely that so favourable an 
opportunity, therefore, presents itself for minute inspection, 
or that the poultry, generally, can be seen to so great 
advantage. The Spanish mustered in full force. In the 
adult class, those of Mrs. Lydia Stowe secured the first 
premium, and it would be superfluous to say more than 
that they were shown, as usual, in the highest possible 
condition ; pressing closely, however, were the birds of the 
Rev. Stephen Donne, of Oswestry. Indeed, there is not a 
doubt but that the two hens in the second prize-pen were 
decidedly the best in the whole classes for this variety, 
being perfectly white and clear in the face, and possessing 
a style of carriage that adds much to their success in the 
exhibition pen. The male bud must, however, prove a 
drawback, as being by no means equal to his fellows. In 
the chicken, a very perfect and well-selected pen, exhibited 
by Mr. Joseph Rake, of Bristol, took precedence, not only 
in their own class, but also of their seniors; consequently, 
securing the much-coveted Silver Tankard. In the Dorkings, 
the Rev. Stephen Donne was the winner of the Cup, with 
some excellent specimens; the hens particularly so. The 
same gcnleman was also equally fortunate in the Buff 
Cochin classes, his old birds taking the first prize; and from 
his chicken being alike successful in their class, the 
competition for the plate rested entirely between these two 
pens, and was eventually given in favour of the old birds. 
It is really surprising to see the rapid improvement that 
has taken place within the last two years in Dorkings; 
weights formerly regarded as fabulous, now are not by any 
