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CRYST-y:i Palace Fruit Show, 1895— 
Prize Essays on the Commercial Aspect of Hardy Fruit Growing — 
1. By Mr. Lewis Castle 281 
2. By Mr. S. T. Wright, F.R.H.S 312 
Dr. Sorauer's Physiology of Plants 341 
Kerner & Oliver's Botany 343 
Etiolation as a Phenomenon of Adaptation. By Mr. Francis Darwin, 
F.R.S., F.R.H.S., cfec 345 
The Carnation in Scotland. By Mr. R. P. Brotherston 353 
Hardy Bamboos. By Mr. A. B. Freeman-Mitford, C.B 359 
Codi^ums (Crotons) and Drac.enas. By the late Mr. C.F. Bause, F.R.H.S. 374 
Nut-Growing in England. By Mr. J. Omer Cooper, F.R.H.S 381 
Potatos. By Mr. A. W. Sutton, F.L.S., F.R.H.S 387 
Substitutes for Larch. By Dr. Maxwell T. Masters, F.R.S.,F.R.H.S.,&c. 430 
Asparagus Culture. By Mr. James Mason 43G 
Brunswick Method of Asparagus Culture. By Mrs. Johnston, F.R.H.S. 443 
A Few Notes on Rock Gardens. By Mr. H. Selfe Leonard, F.R.H.S. 446 
Extracts from the Proceedings of the Society : — 
Annual General Meeting : Report and Balance Sheet i 
Temple Show, 1895 xvii 
Scientific Committee Meetings xviii & cxxxi 
Fruit Committee Meetings xxix & cxliv 
Floral Committee Meetings xl & clxviii 
Orchid Committee Meetings Ixiv & cxcv; 
Trials at Chiswick : 
Kidney Be:an8 ci 
Cabbages cvi 
Lettuces cxi 
Tomatos cxiv 
Potatos cxv 
Dahlias cxix 
Tulip Society's Show cxxvi 
Donations to Chiswick ccxxviii 
Vegetable Show at Chiswick civ 
Index to Vol. XIX ccxxxi 
