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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER . 
vii 
Plum trees, pruning, 476; leaves 
silvery, 498 
Plunging plants, objections to. 
241 
Poinsettia pulcherrima, intro¬ 
duction of, 3D; culture of, 00; 
large heads of, 105; pulcher¬ 
rima plenisaima, 165; culture, 
188, 210, 432 
Pollen,preserving, 218 
Polyanthuses James Douglas 
and Prince of Wales, 213; 
new, 227 ; pantaloon seed¬ 
lings, 403 
Poplars, propagating, 74 
Poppy worts, 472 
Postal boxes 231 
Potash, chloride and chlorate 
Of, 322 
Potatoes, species of, 57; trials of 
for exhibition, 62; improve¬ 
ment of in England and 
America, 99 ; culture, experi¬ 
ments in, 122; in pots, 138; 
preparing for planting, 175 ; 
Scotch Champion in Ireland, 
209; disease, prevention of, 
214 ; cheapness of, 243; statis¬ 
tics, 187; manures, experi¬ 
ments with,191,200; consump¬ 
tion of,444; Cosmopolitan, 468 
Pots, glazed v. ordinary, 101 
Potting, notes on, 169 
Primrose, Harbinger, 166, 259; 
Siebold’s,223; double, 243 
Primulas, culture of single, 
Cl; double, 70; prolifera, 69; 
sinensis, introduction of, 20 ; 
Emperor, 135 ; Harbinger, 202 ; 
in pots, 230; old plants of, 265 ; 
tloribunda,263; speciesof,3C9; 
obcop.ica, fioribunda, and ver- 
ticillata,319; Sieboldi, Purity, 
and Brilliant, 326 ; japonica 
at Kew, 360; Sieboldi, culture 
of. 418 
Propagation by cuttings, 13, 68 
Primus sinensis, propagating, 
234 
rsendolarix Ktempferi, 483 
l’soralea pinnata,281 
Pyrethrums, varieties of, 471; 
names of, 497; culture of,481; 
Tchihatcliewii, 508 
Pyrus, ornamental varieties, 362 
RABBITS, KEEPING FROM A 
GARDEN, 265 
Rainfall and forests, 163 
Ranunculuses aoemonioides 
and amplexicaulis, 259 
Raspberries, planting and train¬ 
ing, 31 
Reading Show, 408 
Reading, specialities at, 439 
Red spider, recipe for destroy¬ 
ing, 424 
Rhododendron Princess Bea¬ 
trice, 214; Aucklandi hyb-id, 
229; triflorum,241; suave,243; 
Veitchiannm, 246 ; Fortunei, 
270; NuttalH at Davlesford, 
283; propagating Viitchi- 
anum, 291; three early, 305; 
glancum, 308; Aucklandi! at 
Kew, hardy near Glasgow.324; 
Countess of Haddington, 313; 
Aucklandi, 346 ; hybrids,349; 
at Daylesford, 350 ; lanatum, 
389; Dalhousife, 423 ; green¬ 
house, 472; fragrantissunu.nl, 
497 
Rhubarb, Hawkes’ Champagne, 
245 ; notes on varieties of, 278 
Ribbon - border arrangement, 
198 
Richardia with double spathe, 
465 
Rockery plants, 482 
Rodgersia podophylla, 417 
Rookery, establishing a. 423 
“ Rosarians’ Year Book.” 43 
Roses, list of fragrant H.P.’s, 4 ; 
in Scotland, 6 ; packing for 
Tasmania, 20 ; pruning. 32 ; 
new American, Marshall P. 
Wilder and Rosalie, 43 ; au¬ 
tumn - flowering — Grandeur 
of Cheshunt, 62 ; fragrant, 63; 
Niphetos and Safrano, 101 ; 
pedigree, 106; Roses, pruning 
climbing, 138; the coming 
season, show fixtures, 161: 
propagation and culture of 
Mareehal Niel, 168; manures 
for, 178; pruning Banksian, 
185; lecture on, 188; Niphetos 
and Safrano, 195 ; pruning, 
201 ; Grace Darling,214 : prun¬ 
ing and '■ bleeding,” 227; 
propagating, 234; Anna 
Maria de Montravel, 249 ; 
Mareehal Niel at Burghley, 
267 ; house for, 270 ; Niphetos 
and Safrano, 282 ; Cloth of 
Gold, 304; Mareehal Niel 
cankered, 314 ; stocks for, pro¬ 
pagating, 318; Etendard de 
Jeanne d’Arc, 326; Teas in 
winter and spring, 338 ; Earl 
of Pembroke, Ad am,343 ; prun¬ 
ing, 345, 384; Cneshunt Hy¬ 
brid, 364; Niphetos, 366 ; mil¬ 
dew on, 374; large, 387 ; in 
the Azores, 388 ; culture of, 
391; insects on, 394 ; com¬ 
plaint of, 400; National So¬ 
ciety’s schedule, 402; Marie 
Heiiriette, 403; exhibition, 422; 
indoor, 438; Her Majesty, 418; 
pruning, 445; culture of, 453 ; 
Reine Marie Henriette, 463 ; 
big, 467; pruning late, 482; 
exhibiting, 514 ; for a roof,521 
Rnbus rosadolius coronarius, 
152 
Rudd, death of Mr., 323 
SACCO LABIUM GIGANTEUM 
illustre, 30 
Salads, vegetables for winter, 
143 
Salvia Shephardi, 30 
Sanguinaria canadensis, 259 
Sarracenias, potting, 231 
Savoy. Gilbert’s “ Universal,” 
166, 249 
Sawbridgeworth Nursery Bene¬ 
fit Society,43 
Saxifraga Burseriana, 135; 
Cymbalaria, 226; iongifolia, 
508 
Schedules of shows, 110, 144,204 
Schizostylis coccinea, culture 
of, 306 
Schomburgk, presentation to 
Dr., 208 
Sclerotia in Potatoes, 30 
Scoliopus Bigelovii, 25 
Seedtime, preparing soil for, 
164 
Senecio macroglossus, 6.67 
Sewage refuse, 118; for fruit 
trees, 311 
Seychelles, scenery in, 123 
Shading plant houses, 216 
recipe for. 218 
Shamrock, 475 
Shows — Crystal Palace, 426 ; 
Royal Horticultural Society, 
Fruit and Vegetable Show 
and Committee Meetings, 429 
Shropshire Horticultural So¬ 
ciety, 284 
Shrubbery in spring. 301 
Shrubs, select,s55; pruning, 197 
Sibthorpia enropaja varlegata, 
1 C’8 
Sileue maritima flore-pleno, 508 
“ Single-handed a sad case, 
59; illness of. 80,103 
Sisyrinchium grandiflorum, 20g 
Small salads, history of, 192 
Snowdrops, 206 
Societies, special floral. 14, 25 ; 
special,61; “ D.,Deal ,”and Mr. 
Dodwell. 34), 379. 506 
Soils for potting, 52, 169 
Solanums, propagation of, 113 ; 
tuber-bearing, 422 
“ Solidified sap.” 209 
Sonchus laciniatus, propa¬ 
gating, 93 
Sonerilas. culture of, 349 
Sophronitisgraudifiora culture, 
280,339 
Sowing seeds, 210 
Soy Bean«, 473 
Special Floral Societies, 45 
Speed, death of Mr., 9 
Sparmannia africana, 165 
Spinach Victoria, 503 
Spiraja confusa, 39 
Spores, sifting fungus through 
sand, 30 
SpO'ts, physiologically con¬ 
sidered, 370 
Spring flowers, 466 
Stapelias, notes on species, 4S3 
Statice profusa culture, 75 
Stcphanotis fioribunda, culture, 
193,312 
Stevias, notes on, 13 
Stocks, East Lothian, 79,105,190, 
215; Brompton, 444 
Statice candelabra (Suworowi), 
472 
Strawberry plantations in 
spring, 142 ; planting, 311 ; for 
winter, notes on culture, 342; 
not swelling, 374 ; and Crocus 
grass, 403 ; culture of. 418; 
in pots, 431; King of the 
Earlies, 510 
Suburban garden, notes from, 
104 
Sulphate of ammonia, 236 
Syringa vulgaris fl.-pl. Lc- 
moihei, 326 
Syringing, notes on, 83 
TABLE-DECORATING, 358 
Tennis ground, making, 1.58 
Thermometers, proposed exhi¬ 
bition of, 147 
Thomas, protrait of Mr., 210 
Thoughts on curreut topics, 
479 
Thrips on Viue, 434 ; destroy¬ 
ing, 498 
Thy.-acanthus ruffians, 432 
Tillandsia Lindeni, 24, 42 
Tobacco, growing and preparing 
for fumigating, 218 ; extent 
of American culture of, 263; 
Australian, 3U5; juice duty 
free, 402 
Tociea pellncida, 102; barbata, 
382 
Tomatoes,stopping,54; raising, 
good varieties, 17.5; in a green¬ 
house, 303; sauce, recipes 
for, 326 
Tree, the most famous in Paris, 
25; planting in towns, 82; 
great destruction of by 
storms, the “ Major Oak,” 
106 
Trillinms, notes on species, 225 
Tropaiolum tuberosum culture, 
61 
Truffles, “ manufactured,” 167 
Tuberose, culture of, 299 
Tulips, 31: importations of, 66 ; 
prices of, 82 
Tulip Society, Royal National, 
445 
Turf, levelling, 52 ; ritter, 326 ; 
growing plants in, 442 
Turnips, all-the-year-round, 255; 
Early Milan, 419 
ULMUS MONTANA PENDULA, 
435 
Utricularia vulgaris, 423 
VANDA SANDERIANA, TEMPE- 
rature for, 142 
Vanda tricolor, 431 
Vegetable life, Mr. Findlay’s 
paper on, 82 
Vegetables, estimates of, 38; 
historical jottings, 50; simple 
moles of forcing. 78; for 
heavy soils, 107 ; history of, 
salads, 192 ; historical jottings 
on, Celery and Parsnip, 231 : 
exhibiting, a selection for,398; 
notes on new, 418; diseases 
of, 423 ; history of Carrot, 490 
Vegetable Marrows, culture of, 
321 
Vegetation, earliness of, 106 
Veilcli memorial prizes, dis¬ 
position Of, 6 
Veit oil’s nursery in 1853 and 
1883, 9 
Veltheimia viridifolia, 146 
Verbena, uses of Lemon- 
scented, 243 ; new, 50fL 
Veronicas, shrubby species of, 
144 
Verschaffelt, death of M. Jean, 
362 
Vinegar plant, the, 134 
Vines, Mr. Murray’s method of 
cleansing, 2 ; stored-up sap 
in, 7,27,37; growing without 
soil, 27; forcing, raising from 
eyes, 31 ; materials for bor¬ 
ders, 32; economy of, 37,62,83; 
pruning and dressing, 43, 54 ; 
root cultivation of, 58, 74 ; 
bleeding, 60, 80 ; disbudding, 
74 ; dressing, hot water v. tar, 
89; renovating unhealthy, 97; 
roots, 133; bleeding, 103, 128; 
manure for, 118; forcing in 
pots and planted out, 141 ; 
chalk in borders, 145; Mr. 
Hiam’s prize essay on, 153; 
weight of crops, 158; keeping 
roots near the surface, water- 
VINB3— ontiaued — 
ing, 162; effects of bleeding, 
179 : notes on forcing, 176; 
washing rods of, 297 ; m m- 
agement of, 233; manuring, 
236,242: for late Grapes, 23 i; 
disbudding. 254; syringing, 
255 ; manuring, 255 ; flagging, 
274 ; aerial roots oa, 291; Gro-i 
Colman grafted on Black 
Hamburgh, 304; forcing, 311; 
failing, 314; cutting down in 
spring, not thriving, luxuri¬ 
ant, repotting fruiting, 334 ; 
tving-down shoots of, 339 ; 
bleeding and its effects, 315 ; 
management of, 351; leaves 
scorched, ventilating, 354 ; 
aerial roots on, 358; tying- 
dowo shoots of, 36!; culture 
at Castle Coeh, 36 4 ; not thri v- 
ing, 375; summer notes on, 
377; tying down shoots of, 
381; leaves decaying, 39!; 
liquid manure for. 391: tying 
laterals of, 393 ; mite of (Phy- 
toptus vitis), 490; stopping 
canes, 405; bleeding, 407 ; 
mildew on, 414; syringing, 
441; bleeding, 412 ; stopping 
canes, 447 ; culture of, 452 ; 
syringing, 463 ; bleeding, 485 ; 
thrios on, 475 ; syringing 
flowers of, 436 ; bleeding, 433; 
shortening rods, 491; bleed¬ 
ing, 502 
Vineries, plants in,217; heating, 
on upright trellises, 218 
Vineyard at Castle Cocii, 339 ; 
of old London, 420 ; an Austra¬ 
lian, 445 
Vine weevil, 45.5 
Violet Comte Brazzi, 63, 20 ."; 
Weilsiana,213; in frames, 280 ; 
failing, 324 
WALOSTEINIAS, 59 
Walks, formation of, 258, 279 
Wallflowers — in winter, 214: 
Bedfont Yellow, 249; double 
German, 346; culture, 39L; 
growing on a Currant stem, 
472 
Walls for garden, 193 
Water in glass structures 1G3 
Watering, notes on, 501 
Weather, record of in Notts. 41, 
433; effects of mild, 63: mild¬ 
ness of, 106; remarkable tem¬ 
peratures, 350 
Weeds, destroying in walks, 
314,493 
Weigela hortensis nivea, 243 
Wellingtonias coning, 20 
Williams, Mr. B. S., presenta¬ 
tion to. 508 
Wilton House, 10, 27 
Winter, mild in Scotland, 24 
Wireworms and linseed cake, 
187 
Wood, insects infesting, 45,5 
Woodlice, destroying, 97, 354 
Worms on lawns, 236 
Writers past v. present, .5,65 
Wulfetiia carinthiaca,379 
YORK FLORAL FETE, 510 
