CONTENTS. 



The Vegetable Conference : — page 



Opening Address. By Mr. Harry J. Veitch, F.L.S 2 



Asparagus. By Mr. Shirley Hibberd, F.R.H.S 11 



Winter Salads. By Mr. Norman, F.R.H.S 18 



The Food op Vegetables. By Mr. J. Wright, F.R.H.S 20 



Improvement amongst Peas. By Mr. T. Laxton, F.R.H.S.,.. 29 



Potatoes. By Mr. A. Dean, F.R.H.S. 41 



A Year's Supply of Vegetables. By Mr. J. Smith, F.R.H.S. 47 



Introduction to Statistical Digest 58 



List of Committees, Exhibitors, &c 61 



Statistical Notes, &c. By M*. A. F. Barron 67 



Notes, chiefly Cultural. By Exhibitors 99 



The Chrysanthemum Centenary Conference : — 



Opening Address. By Mr. T. B. Haywood, F.R.H.S 106 



Wild Progenitors. By Mr. W. B. Hemsley, F.R.S., A.L.S. ... Ill 

 History of the Chrysanthemum. Bv Mr. C. Harman 



Payne, F.R.H.S. 115 



New Varieties. By Mr. Edwin Molyneux, F.R.H.S 122 



Judging Chrysanthemums, By Mr. J. Wright, F.R.H.S. ... 127 

 Progress in Chrysanthemums. By Mr. Shirley Hibberd, 



F.R.H.S 137 



Seeds and Seeding. By Mr. F. W. Burbidge, M.A., F.L.S. 150 

 Dates and Authorities. By Mr. F. W. Burbidge, M.A., 



F.L.S 169 



Dwarfing and Grouping. By Mr. C. Orchard 172 



Chrysanthemums for Profit. By Mr. C. Pearson, F.R.H.S. 179 



Summer and Early Chrysanthemums. By Mr. W. Piercy 186 



Lists of Varieties for Various Purposes 195 



Digest of Statistics. By Mr. E. Molyneux, F.R.H S 203 



Notes on Compost, Cutting-down, and Damping 218 



A Method of Winter Gardening. By the Rev. W. Wilks, M.A. 233 



The Hippeastrum (Amaryllis). By Mr. Harry Veitch, F.L.S. 243 



The Hippeastrum. By Mr. James Douglas, F.R.H.S 255 



Saladings. By M. Henry de Vilmorin, F.R.H.S 260 



Spring Flower Gardening. By Mr. W. Ingram, F.R.H.S 273 



Daffodil Conference : — 



Opening Address. By Professor Michael Foster, Sec. R.S. 288 

 Report of the Narcissus Committee. By Mr. C. R. Scrase 



Dickins, F.R.H.S 291 



Schedule of Registered Varieties 294 



Report on White Daffodils. By Mr. C. R. Scrase 



Dickins, F.R.H.S 295 



History of Cultivated Narcissi. By Mr. F. W. Burbidge, 



M.A., F.L.S 296 



Narcissi in Scilly. By Mr. T. A. Dorrien-Smith, F.R.H.S. 311 



Seedling Daffodils. By the Rev. G. H. Engleheart, M.A. 316 



Notes on Narcissi. By the Rev. A. Rawson, M.A. 322 



Address. By Mr. J. G. Baker, F.R.S 325 



Trumpet Daffodils. By the Rev. C. Wolley-Dod, M.A. ... 326 



Polyanthus Narcissi. By Heer J. H. Krelage, F.R.H.S. ... 339 



Daffodils for Market. By Mr. James Walker, F.R.H.S ... 346 



Note on the Conference. By the Rev. W. Wilks, M.A 357 



