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CONTENTS 



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The Weather of 1911-12. By K. H. Curtis, Hon. F.B.H.S 533 



The Spbings and Summers of 1911 and 1912. By T. H. Dipnall, F.E.H.S 536 



The Cooking of Roots and Tubers. By C. Herman Senn, G.C.A 540 



Report of Chemist for 1912. By Dr. J. A. Voelcker, M.A 545 



Bedding Pelargoniums at Wisley, 1912 549 



Miscellaneous Flowering Plants at Wisley, 1912 555 



Melons at Wisley, 1912 561 



PoTATOs at Wisley, 1912 565 



Vegetable Marrows at Wisley, 1912 , 572 



Miscellaneous Vegetables at Wisley, 1912 575 



Appliances tried at Wisley, 1912 582 



Additions to Library, 1912 599 



Donors of Plants, etc. 1912 617 



Wisley School of Horticulture 684 



Extracts from the Proceedings of the Society : 



General Meetings i, xev, cxcviii 



Report of Council and Balance Sheet iv 



Show of Forced Bulbs .....xviii 



Show of Daffodils xxiii 



Banquet to Foreign Horticulturists xevi 



Holland Park Show cx 



Deputation to Leamington cxv 



Shrewsbury Show cxviii 



Deputation to Glasgow cxcv 



Exhibition of Vegetables cxcviii 



Exhibition of Fruit ,...ccv 



Conference of Affiliated Societies ccxxii 



Exhibition op Orchids , ccxxv 



Scientific Committee xxx, cxx, cexxxi 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee xlv, cxxvi, ecxxxix 



Floral Committee 1, cxxxii, ccxlvi 



Orchid Committee Ixix, clxli, eclxii 



Narcissus and Tulip Committee clxxiii 



Recognition oe Children's Work in Plant Life .c cclx 



Notices to Fellows Ixxx, clxxvii, cclxxiv 



General Index ccxciii 



DIRECTIONS TO BINDER. 



Vol. XXXVIII. has been issued in three parts, each containing the ''JournaV 

 proper, paged with Arabic figures, and "Extracts from the Proceedings,^^ paged luith 

 Roman figures. This title and contents sheet should be placed first, and be followed 

 by pages 1 to 188, then by pages 189 to 400, and then by pages 401 to 684. After 

 that should come the '■'■Extracts from tlie Proceedings,'^ pages i to xciv, xev to exciv, 

 and cxcv to ccxci, concluding with the Index. 



