2(56 THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION, January 13, 1857. 
PIGEONS. 
Pouters. — Black Hens. —Disqualified for colour. Yellow Cocks .— 
Prize, Mr. S. Summerhayes. Yellow Hens.— Prize, Master Godfrey J. 
Horner. Blue Hens.— Prize, Mr. S. Summerhayes. Red Cocks.— Prize, 
Mr. W. C. Burninghara. Highly Commended.—Mr. Thomas Twose. 
Red Hens. — Prize, Mr. Thomas Twose. White Cocks. —Prize, Mr. 
Thomas Bridges. 
Carriers .—Black Cocks.— Prize, Mr. G. C. Adkins. Highly Com¬ 
mended.—Mr. W. T. Square. Commended.—Mr. W. F. Cross. Black 
Hens. —Prize, Mr. W. F. Cross. Dun Cocks. —Prize, Mr. W. F. Cross. 
Dun Hens. —Prize, Mr. Jones Percival. Commended.—Mr. W. F. 
Cross. Mr. E. Russell. Diseased.—Mr. W. T. Square. Blue Cocks. 
— Prize, Mr. W.T. Square. White Cocks. —Prize, Mr. S. Summerhayes. 
Commended.—Rev. F. Watson. White Hens. —Prize, Mr. S. Sum¬ 
merhayes. Commended.—Mr. E. Russell. 
Dragons.— Black. —Prize, Mr. F. A. Lavender. Blue. —Mr. F. C. 
Esquilant. Yellow. —Prize, Mr. S. Summerhayes. White. —Prize, Mr. 
W. J. Woodliouse. 
Almond Tumblers.—F irst, Mr. E. R. Maddeford. Second, Mr. F. 
C. Esquilant. Third, Mr. G. C. Adkins. 
Short-faced Mottles. — Black .—Prize withheld. Yellow .—Prize 
withheld. 
Short-paced Balds.— Black. —Prize, Mr. Harrison Weir. Blue. — 
Prize, Mr. G. C. Adkins. Yellow. —Prize, Mr. Harrison Weir. Com¬ 
mended.—Mr. E. R. Maddeford. 
Short-faced Beards.— Blue. —Prize, Mr. J. Thomas. (A good 
class.) Silver.—Prize, Mr. F. C. Esquilant. 
Short-faced Tumblers.— Black. —Prize, Mr. Steib. Black —Mr. 
J. Truss. (Disqualified, not belonging to the class.) Black. —Mr. J. 
Choyce, jun. (Disqualified, not belonging to the class.) Blue. —Prize, 
Mr. F. C. Esquilant. Red. —Prize, Mr. Jones Percival. Yellow. — 
Prize, Mr. F, C. Esquilant. (Very good.) 
Jacobins.— Black. —Prize, Mr. Harrison Weir. Red. —Prize, Mr. 
E. Russell. Yellow. —Prize, Mr. E. R. Maddeford. Highly Commended. 
—Mr. Harrison Weir. 
Owls.— Blue. —Prize, Mr. .T. Thomas. Rev. F. Watson. (Dis¬ 
qualified, marked on the leg.) Mr. C. Bluett. (Disqualified, entered in 
wrong class.) Silver. —Prize, Mr.- E. R. Maddeford. White. —Prize, Mr. 
F. Thurkell. Yellow. —Prize, Mr. Jones Percival. (A good class.) 
Nuns.—P rize, Mr. G. C. Adkins. 
Turbits.— Black. — Prize, Mr. Harrison Weir. Red. —Prize, Mr. 
Harrison Weir. Yellow. —Prize, Mr. G. C. Adkins. 
Fantails.— Blacks. —Prize, Mr. G. C. Adkins. Blue. —Prize, Mr. 
F. A. Lavender. White. —Prize, Mr. Harrison Weir. Highly Com¬ 
mended.—Mr, S. Summerhayes. 
Barbs.— Black. —Prize, Mr. G. C. Adkins. (Very superior birds.) 
Red. —Prize, Mr. Jones Percival. White. —Prize, Rev. F. Watson. 
Yellow. —Prize, Mr. E. R. Maddeford. Commended.—Mr. Harrison 
Weir. 
Magpies.— Black. —Prize, Mr. C. Bluett. 
Trumpeters.—M r, G. . Adkins. (Disqualified—no Tail.) 
Spanish Runts.—P rize, Mr. G. C. Adkins. 
Leghorn Runts.—P rize, Mr. John Chocye, jun. Highly Com¬ 
mended.—Mr. Thomas Bridges. 
New Varieties.—B/ ue Turbit.— Prize, Mrs. Pettat. Moons. —Prize, 
Mr. Graham Vivian. Hyacinths. —Highly Commended.—Mr. Graham 
Vivian. Mr. F. A. Lavender. Archangels. —Commended, Mr. G. 
Hopkins. (A very good and interesting class, and the Judges beg to 
state that they consider the show of Pigeons very superior in the ma¬ 
jority of its classes.) 
RABBITS. 
Longest Ears. —First, Mr. William Brewer. Second, Mr. William 
Arthur. 
Black and WniTE.—First, Mr. G. Mills. Second, Mr. Charles 
Sellen. 
Yellow and White. —First, Mr. Thomas Pinchbeck. Second, 
Mr. Henry Dixon, jun. 
Tortoiseshell. —First, Mr. Charles Sellen. Second, Mr. James 
Stinton, jun. 
Blue and White. — First, Mr. Nathaniel Norman. Second, 
Mr. Alfred English. 
Grey and White.— First, Mr. Charles Sellen. (Second Prize with- 
held.) 
Self Colour.— First, Mr. H. Child. Second, Mr. Charles Sellen. 
For Weight.— First, Mr. George Wells. Second, Mr. G. Greensill. 
Foreign.— First, Mr. S. C. Baker. Second, Mr. M. Taylor. 
Judges of Poultry—Messrs Andrews, Baily, and Hewitt. 
Judges of Pigeons—Messrs. Bellamy and Cottle. Judges 
of Babbits—Messrs. Bancks, Fox, and Housden. 
OUR LETTER BOX. 
Rouen Drake’s Neck. —“ Is it essentially necessary that the Rouen 
drake should have the white ring round his neck for competition ?—An 
Old Subscriber.” 
[The Rouen drake should be the counterpart of a Mallard. The latter 
has the white ring, and the Rouen should therefore have it.) 
Aylesbury Ducks.— “ My young Aylesbury ducks are laying at 
present. Is it usual at this season ? Would it be advisable to set their 
eggs in the beginning of this month ? I have white and buff Cochins, 
Dorkings, and large brown hens. Eggs are very scarce and dear in this 
neighbourhood (near Sunderland, Durham). I am getting fifteen and 
sixteen a day from about thirty hens, most of them young. They are 
fed with boiled potatoes and sharps (bran ground small) in the morning, 
and wheat and greaves in the afternoon. I shall he sitting Cochin eggs 
as soon as I have a clocker. In very severe weather the Cochins have a 
fire in their house; they lay much better than the others.— Chinchilla.” 
[It is the merit of Aylesbury ducks to lay early. All the ducklings 
eaten in London in April and May are from that breed, and Aylesbury 
takes between ^“30,000 and .^40,000 every year for them alone. You 
must sit the eggs under a hen. Eggs have been very scarce everywhere 
for some time, and few hens have produced them without forcing. 
Yours are not an exception. Greaves form a stimulating food, and you 
are wearing ont your fowls by their use. We are not advocates of any 
other warmth than that produced by good food. Let them have their 
boiled potatoes hot, and, instead of “sharps,” give them meal. Dis¬ 
continue the greaves. Sit your hen on seven eggs only in January. Be 
careful not to sit the first eggs of your young ducks.] 
Cuckoo Fowls {James Mackintosh). —There are Cuckoo varieties of 
many breeds—Dorkings, Cochins, &c. Raugoons and Ghou Rooks are 
neither patronised by fanciers nor dealers. The “ wonderful Indian 
cock ” may be considered the male of the species Phcenix ! We know 
nothing about the second edition of the “ Poultry Book.” We will 
insert the advertisement of your stock for 3s. fid. 
LONDON MARKETS.— January 12th. 
COVENT GARDEN. 
Supply moderate, business dull. There has been a large consignment 
of American Apples sent to meet the demand of the market, but have 
arrived in bad condition, as may be noticed also of a parcel of Bordeaux 
Beinettes come to hand this week. Asparagus, Sea-kale, and Rhubarb, 
are well supplied and reach about last week’s quotations. Potatoes are 
a heavy trade at all the depfits, and are quite 10s. less than at the com¬ 
mencement of the year, many of the samples being much diseased. 
FRUIT. 
Apples,dessert,per doz 
.Is. 
to 
3s. 
Pears, per dozeu .... 
6 s. 
10 s. 
Peaches, per doz. 
Os. 
0 s. 
Nectarines, do. 
0 s. 
0 s. 
Pine-apples, per lb... 
4s. 
6 s, 
Grapes, per lb. 
6 s. 
10 s. 
,, Foreign, per lb 
. 2 s. 
3s. 
Melons, Foreign, each 
2 s. 
5s. 
,, English, do... 
0 s. 
0 s. 
Morello Cherries, per lb 
0 s. 
0 s. 
Oranges, per 100 .... 
4s. 
10 s. 
,, Tangerine, do. 
10 s. 
20 s. 
,, Seville, do... 
8 s. 
14s. 
Lemons . 
6s. 
12 s. 
Almonds, per lb. .. 2s 
• fid. 
4s. 
Nuts, Filberts,perlb. 
— 
Is. 
,, Cobs, ditto .. 
Is 
. od. 
,, Barcelona, per 
bushel. 
20 s. 
to 
24s. 
Nuts, Brazil, ditto.. 
14s. 
l 6 s. 
Walnuts, per 1000 .. 
10 s. 
15s. 
Chestnuts, perbusliel 
ifis. 
»y 
24 s. 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbages, each 9d. to Is. 6d. 
,, Red, each 3d. to fid. 
Cauliflowers, each.... 6d. ,, Is. 
Broccoli, pel bdle. Is. 3d to Is. 9d. 
Greens, per doz. bnch. 2s. ,, 4s. 
Spinach, per sieve .. — ,, 4s. 
French Beans, per lid. 3s ,, 4s. 
Carrots, per bunch .. 5d. to 7d. 
Parsnips, per doz.... 9d. to Is. 
Beet, per doz. Is. to Is. 6d. 
Potatoes, per cwt. .. 7s. to 10s. 
Onions, Y’ng,perb’nch. 4d. ,, fid. 
,, Old, per bushel 3s. ,, 4s. 
Turnips, per bunch.. 
3d. 
Leeks, per bunch .... 
2d. 
Garlic, per lb. 
Horseradish, per 
bundle. 
6d, 
2s. 
Shallots, per lb. 
6d. 
Lettuce,Cos,perscore ls.Gd. ,, 2s. 
,, Cabbageperdoz. 9d. ,, Is. 
Endive, per score .. Is. fid. ,, 2s. 
Celery, per bunch.... 9d.to ls.6d 
Radishes,Turnip, per 
dozen bunches .... 
— 
4s. 
Ditto, long, per hund.. 
.- 
>> 
6 d. 
Water Cresses, per doz. 
. 9d. 
to 
• Is. 
Small Salad, per 
punnet. 
2 d. 
y y 
3d. 
Artichokes, perlb. 
— 
2 d. 
Asparagus, perbdl. .. 
7s. , 
<y ■ 
10 s. 
Sea-kale,per punnet 2s 
• fid. 
4s. 
Rhubarb, per bundle 
fid. 
Is. 
Cucumbers, each. 
2 d. 
3d. 
Mushrooms,perpot Is 
. fid 
* i3 
, 2s» 
HERBS. 
Basil, per hunch .... 
4d. 
to 
6 d. 
Marjoram, per bunch 
4(1. 
6 d. 
Fennel, per bunch .. 
2 d. 
) y 
3d. 
Savory, per bunch .. 
2 d. 
y y 
3d. 
Thyme, per bunch .. 
2 d. 
y y 
3d. 
Parsley, per bunch .. 
2 d. 
y y 
3d. 
Mint, per bunch .... 
2 d. 
4d. 
Green Mint . 
fid. 
>> 
8 d. 
POULTRY. 
There has been little poultry at market since Christmas, and prices 
have risen in proportion ; but senders must not reckon upon its duration, 
as it is probably only temporary. 
Cock Turkeys .. 12s. to 22s. each. 
Hen do. 6s. to 1 Is. 
Large fowls .. 5s. 6d. to 6s. 
Smaller do.4s. to 4s. 6d. 
Chickens .... 2s. 9d. to 3s. 
Geese. 8s. to 9s. 
Pheasants .. 3s. 3d. to 3s. 6d. 
Partridges.2s. 
Hares.2s. 9d. to 3s. 
Wild Ducks .2s.each. 
Teal. Is. fid. to Is. 9d. ,, 
Woodcocks 3s. 3d. to 3s. 6d. ,, 
Snipes .... Is. 3d. to Is. fid. 
Plover.Is. ,, 
Larks .Is. to Is. 4d. per doz. 
Pigeons .Is. to Is. 2d. each. 
Rabbits.... Is. 4d. to Is. 5d. ,, 
Wild ditto. lod. to Is. ,, 
London: Printed by Hugh Barclay', Winchester High-street, in 
the Parish of Saint Mary Ivalendar; and Published for the Proprietors 
at The Cottage Gardener Office, No. 20, Paternoster Row, in 
the Parish of Christ Church, City of London.—January 13, 1857. 
