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APRIL, 1915. 



Vol. XL. Part 3. 



THE 



JOURNAL 



OF THE 



EDITED BY 



F. J. CHITTENDEN, P.L.S. 



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CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Informal and Wild Gardening. By J. Hudson, V.M.H 361 



Lawns and their Upkeep. By J. MacDonald, F.R.H.S. ... ... ... 372 



Mechanical Structures in Vegetables. By Rev. Prof. Henslow, V,M.H. 381 

 Perpetual-flowering Carnations in Pots. By W. H. Cutbush, F.R.H.S. 389 

 An Amateur's Experiments in Apple-growing. By G. O. Nicholson, 



F.R.H.S. ... ... ... ... ... 394 



Some Good Books for an Amateur Gardener's Library. By E. A. 



Bowles, M.A., F.L.S. ... ... ... ... \ 401 



A Guide to the Literature of Pomology. By E. A. Bunyard, F.L.S. ... 414 

 The Double Stock, its History and Literature. By E. R. Saunders, 



F.L.S. ... ... ... ... ... ... 450 



Use of Charcoal as Medium for Plant Growth. By A. Appleyard, 



M Sc. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 473 



Possible Origin of Leaf-spot Disease of Celery. By G. H. Pethybridge, 



B Sc., Ph.D. ... ... ... 476 



Contribution from the Wisley Laboratory; 



XXiV— Iris Leaf-blotch Disease. By J. K. Ramsbottom ... ... 481 



Wisley Gardens Endowment Fund ... ... ... 493 



Wisley Sahoo I of Horticulture ... ... ... ... ... 498 



Floral and Vegetable Trials at Wisley, 1914... ... ... ... ... 499 



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



Donations to Wisley, 1914 ... 571 



Addition to Lindley Libra.ry, 1914 ... 577 



Book Reviews ... ... ... 589 



Notes and Abstracts ... - ... ... 607 



Extracts from Proceedings. General Meetings, p. clxxi; Scientific 



Qpmmittee, p. clxxv ; Fruit and Vegetable Committee, p. clxxxiv; 



Floral Committee, p< cxc; Orchid Committee, p. cciv ; Dubim Show, 



p. ccxi; Vegetable Show, p. ccxii ; Awards to Sundries, p, ccxix 



Notices to Fellows ... ... ... ... ... ... ccxxii 



Index ... ... ... ccxxxiv 



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