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CONTENTS 



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The Possible Source of Origin of the Leaf-spot Disease of Cultivated 



Celery. By G. H. Pethybridge, B.Sc, Ph.D 476 



The Wisley Gardens Endowment Fund 493 



WiSLEY School of Horticulture 498 



China Asters at Wisley, 1914 499 



Early-flowering Chrysanthemums at Wisley, 1914 511 



Dahlias tried at Duffryn, 1914 542 



Perennial Sunflowers, Sec, at Wisley, 1914 544 



Miscellaneous Flowering Plants at Wisley, 1914 549 



French Beans at Wisley, 1914 '. 552 



Melons at Wisley, 1914 554 



Miscellaneous Vegetables at Wisley, 1914 563 



Report of Consulting Chemist. By Dr. J. A. Voelcker, M.A., F.I.C, . . . 566 



Donors of Plants, Seeds, &c., to Wisley, 1914 571 



Additions to Lindley Library, 1914 577 



Errata 648 



Extracts from the Proceedings of the Society : 



General Meetings i, xcv, clxx 



Report of Council for 1912 v 



Balance Sheet for 191 2 xii 



Spring Show of Forced Bulbs Report xxiv 



Daffodil Show Report xxviii 



Chelsea Show Report xcvi 



Holland Park Show Report cvii 



Fruit-packing Competition cxiii 



Deputation to Bournemouth clxxii 



Scientific Committee Meetings xxxix, cxiv, clxxv 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee Meetings xlviii, cxxii, clxxxiv 



Floral Committee Meetings lii, cxxvi, cxc 



Orchid Committee Meetings Ixvii, cxliv, cciv 



Notices to Fellows Ixxviii, clix, ccxxii 



Narcissus and Tulip Committee clii 



Dahlia Show Report ccxi 



Vegetable Show Report ccxii 



Certificates of Diligent Interest in Plants ccxviii 



Horticultural Sundries: Awards made in 1914 ccxix 



General Index . , . , ccxxxiv 



DIRECTIONS TO BINDER. 



Vol. XL. has been issued in three parts, each containing the " Journal " proper^ 

 paged with Arabic figures, and " Extracts from the Proceedings," paged with 

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

 by pages i to 196, then by pages 197 to 360, then by pages 361 to 648. After that 

 should come the " Extracts from the Proceedings," pages i to xciv, xcv to clxx^ 

 clxxi to ccxxxiii, concluding with the General Index. 



