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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, May 29, 1800. 
Dorr it , and Lit He Bo Peep 9 are two red ones with violet corollas. From 
four to five feet high, and nearly as much across at the surface of the pot, 
and rising in the shape of a cone or pyramid, is about the form for a 
London exhibition Fuchsia. 
Names of Plants ( T'. S. B.).— Your double white Saxifrage, is Saxi- 
fraga granulata Jlorc pleno. (E. R. /».).—The blossoms from your two 
shrubs are both those of the Bird Cherry, Prunus paclus. (Mrs. >$.).—Tt 
is a large-leaved Salvia, but from a leaf we cannot tell which. It is very 
similar to a leaf of the common Clary, Salvia sclarca. [An Amateur).— 
To save trouble, why did you not number your plants 1 The little light 
purple flower is Doclecatheon integrifolium , a native of North America. 
The white flower is Summer Snowflake, Leucojum cestivum , a native of 
Britain. The yellow flower is the double-creeping Crowsfoot, Ranunculus 
repens var. pleno , a native of Britain. (Mrs. C. B. Clough). —Your plant 
is the Trichonema Colnmna} of Babington’s Manual, and Triclionema bul- 
hocodium of most authors, and Ixia bulbocodium of old, the ehnnnel- 
leaved Trichonema, or 8mall wild Saffron, found in a wild state only in 
Devonshire, in one place plentiful; also in Guernsey. It is a rare plant. 
POULTRY AND BEE-KEEPER’S CHRONICLE. 
POULTRY SHOWS. 
June 6tli, "tli, and 8th. Bath and West of England. At Dorchester. 
See., J. IvingBbury, Esq., Ilammet Street, Taunton. Entries close May 7. 
Junk 12th. Essex (Saffron Walden). See., Mr. Robert Erason, Slough 
House, Halstead, Essex. Entries close June 1st. 
•June 20th. Thorne. Sec., Mr. Joseph Richardson. 
June 29th. Driffield. Sec., Mr. li. Davison. Entries close June 23rd. 
June 29th and 30th, July 2nd and 3rd. Sheffield. Chairman, Mr. Wil¬ 
son Overend, Sheffield. Entries close June 14th. 
July 18th and 19th. Merthyr Tydvil. Sec., Mr. W. II. Harris, 142, 
High Street, Merthyr. 
July 19th. Prescot. Sec., Mr. J. Beesley. Entries close July 7. 
August 22nd and 23rd. Settle (Yorkshire). lion. Secs , Revs. J. R. 
Blakiston and J. Robinson, Settle. Entries close August 1st. 
Seftemder 19th, 20th, and 21st. Portsmouth. Hon. Sec., Mr. E. Clarke, 
20, Wish Street, Southsea, Hants. Entries close August 11. 
September 25th. Bridgnorth. Sec., Mr. Richard Tayor, Bridgnorth. 
N.B.— Secretaries will oblige us by sending early copies of their lists. 
HOW MANY FOWLS MAY BE KEPT IN A 
SMALL SPACEP 
How many fowls may be kept iu health and comfort in a pen 
fifteen feet by nine, the greater part of which is uncovered ? 
Also, are light or dark Brahma Pootras the most hardy, and do , 
they do well in confinement ?— Brahma. 
[We are always pleased to give information to our readers, ! 
and therefore devote as much space as we cau spare to our 
correspondent. We are the more disposed to do so, because 
we know there are many who would wish to keep fowls, hut are 
prevented because they have been told it is impossible. We 
had occasion lately to prescribe for some that were sickly, and 
we were able to see the place where they were kept. Imagine 
a very lofty house at the seaside—every square inch turned to 
account for lodgers; but, for the sake of light and air for the 
two subterranean stories, there was what we should call in mines j 
a shaft, or what tlioso who live on the earth would perhaps term | 
a well without water. At the bottom of this, and on flagstone 
pavement, there lived three fowls. We were told they were not ! 
well, and asked to prescribe for them. We found them Dork¬ 
ings. Three liens had laid sixty eggs in a month. There was 
nothing the matter with them, except they lacked some of the 
essentials for health. They had literally nothing hut some 
black oats thrown down on pavingstones. They were suffering I 
as a human being would suffer who had nothing but the choicest | 
sirloin of beef every day, sine bread or vegetables— 
“ Toujoura perdrix, 
Qui cst-ce qui pardonne.” 
As there was no lack of grass, we cut some large sods, and 
threw them down. It was pleasant to see the delight of the 
birds. They flew upon them; they tore off the blades; they 
scratched vigorously till they were put in pieces; they ate mould, 
and when they had nearly pulverised all, they rolled in it, and 
played at basking. If the sun could have reached them they 
would have done so in reality. They were not like the same 
birds the next morning. No belter proof can be asked for that 
they were in perfect health and strength, and needed only those 
things that Nature has declared to be necessary. It was keep¬ 
ing poultry under difficulties; hut the real utility and the 
practical value of the pursuit, and the attention that has been 
paid to it, are now seen and proved. If any amateur will show 
to any person versed in poultry the place he can spare, and 
devote to it, he will immediately he told the breed fitted for the 
place, and that with certainty. Proof: we are happy to inform 
“Brahma” she can keep one cock and four hens in the space 
she mentions, our stipulations being observed, and the breed 
chosen being either Spanish, Cochin, or Brahma; we will 
guarantee health and eggs. It is neither necessary nor de¬ 
sirable the space should he covered. All that is 1 requisite is 
that a portion large enough for them to roost under should he 
sheltered, and that the floor of it should he covered with loose 
earth, gravel, or dust. We will also, for the sake of our pels, 
ask that the place allotted to them be neither pitched nor 
paved. Let it he gravel or loose earth, and, above all, a heap 
of dust in one corner for them. The greatest necessity, or the 
greatest luxury, as it may he, is, however, to throw into the pens 
some large sods of growing grass—they should he large and 
heavy, to resist a pull that will allow the grass to be pulled oft, 
and to supply a parcel of fresh mould, part of which will be 
eaten, and the remainder will supply the dust in which they love 
to lie when exposed to the sun. The food should he the scraps 
of the house, and ground oats for a change; hut there must 
never he any food on the ground. 
Light and dark Brahmas are equally hardy. If the place in 
which you purpose keeping them is clean and free from smoke, 
the light will do well, and they are very striking birds. If the 
atmosphere is smoky we should recommend the dark.] 
HEN WITH DERANGED OYARY. 
I iiave a choice Game Bantam hen that for the last five or six 
weeks, I think, had the egg-hag down, the bottom being very 
much inflamed and much swollen, and projects out a great deal. 
She has laid two eggs while in this state, and it caused it to 
bleed. I have tried every remedy I can hear of, hut without 
success; and after each dressing she picks it and makes it very 
sore. The egg-bag and abdomen have been put nearly right for an 
hour 5 but the straining caused it to come down again, and yet 
she is very hearty and goes about well.—E. Eisk. 
[All that you complain of is very easily remedied. As soon as 
you perceive the hen is about to lay, take a stout but soft feather, 
dip it in oil, and when it is thoroughly soaked then introduce it 
into the egg-passage until it meets the egg. Internal fever causes 
that to be hot and dry which should be cool and unctuous. 
Having lubricated the passage, you will find the egg moving. 
Be cautious not to endeavour to force it: a broken egg in a hen 
is certain death —even a small portion of shell is fatal. Be not 
sparing of your oil; but as soon as the egg has moved redip the 
feather and introduce it again. If there be any protrusion, use 
cold water and vinegar, and replace it. A sponge fastened to the 
end of a stick is the best instrument to use ; and this treatment 
must be adopted for two or three days, after which all will be 
well.] 
NATURALISING OE ANIMALS. 
We hail with great pleasure the appearance of the paper on 
the naturalisation of foreign birds in England, from “ H. T.,” and 
the interesting notice by the popular “ Upwards and Onwards.” 
We think this paper might be made a most interesting record 
of jottings on “Natural History.” Many hundreds who eschew 
sport are close observers of Nature, and our columns arc open to 
them. We are ourselves fond of the pursuit, and date our first 
interest in the subject from the remark of an old friend, now 
many years dead. We will endeavour as nearly as possible to 
give it in his own words. “ My parsonage was small, my family 
was large, and my study was subject to two invasions, the first 
by riotous children who would not be denied ; the second, by 
their good mother who came to chide them, and generally staid 
lierself. It was very pleasant, hut I wanted a quiet spot. A 
man who has been used to a study, although he may not ho a 
studious man, cannot do without one. Although the parsonage 
was small, the grounds were extensive, land was poor and of little 
value. There was a large piece of water with an island in the 
centre, and on the island a small summer-house. This became 
my study when the weather permitted, and here I first studied 
the habits of birds. The love of it grew upon me by degrees. I 
need not say, my first feathered friend was the Robin, and that 
little by little I knew them all, and I believe they knew me, for 
they seemed to be indifferent to my presence. I anticipated the 
arrival of the summer birds with impatience, I witnessed their 
departure with sorrow, and I became convinced the same birds 
visit the same place year after year. I need not add, I became 
interested in all their habits. My studies became more ornotho- 
logical than theological; but I can safely say, the former shed a 
