December 28, 1893. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
INDEX. 
ACACU 6RANDIS, 88 
Achimenee, at Keadicg, 32; in 
baskets at Chatswonb, 80 
Acidanthera seqniL octialis, 77 
ACchmea Maria! Regina:, 401 
Aerldes, notes on, S; Sanderl- 
annm,215 
After the rain, 47 
Agathaja coelestls, 468 
Agave Leopold II., 335 
Aglaonema rotnndnm (pnmi- 
Inm), 297, 379 . 400 
Agricnltnral College, a new, 171 
Agricultural Hall Show, report 
of 191, 219; comments on, 224 
Agricultural science, 9 
Albert Nurseries, Peckham 
Rye, 531 
Allamanda Williams!, 171 
Allotments, at Richmond, 8; at 
Kingston-on-Thames, 334 
Alocasia Chantrieri, 297 
Aloes, variegated, 266 
Alstroemeria aurantiaca, 30 
Amaryllis, the blue, 102 ; bella¬ 
donna, 875 
American Ginseng, 88 
Ames, Mr. F. L., death of, 313 
Analysis of soils, 347,369 
Anemones, polyanthe 8,184 ; St. 
Brigid’s (A. coronaria semi- 
plena), 504, 574 ; fulgens, 549 
Anglo-American day, an, 69 
Angus, Mr. A. K., death of,553 
Annuals, showing, 66 
Anomatheca cruenta, 99 
Anthemis,extraordinary fascia- 
tlon in, 125 
Anti-blight powders, 201 
Anthracnose in Vines,221 
Antirrhinums, white, 197, 219, 
583 
Ants, destroying, SOO 
Antwerp Exhibition, the, 534 
ApEs life, peculiarities of, and 
east winds, 94 
Apples, market, 76; New Zea¬ 
land Apples in London, 76 ; 
early, 102; from the Hima¬ 
layas, 163; Japanese, 149; 
Bismarck, origin of, 164; at 
Swanmore, 187; gathering 
and storing, 206 ; notes on 
varieties, 213; Benont, 282 ; 
in cool chambers, 221; in 
Durham, 242 ; scarcity of 
dessert Apples, 242; Benoni, 
242; a fine crop of Peasgood’s 
Nonesuch, 246; cheap, 244; in 
America, 245 ; American 
Baldwin in England, 255; 
The Lady, 800; Wealthy, 817 ; 
Ecklinville, 317; Duchess of 
Oldenburg, 317; Peasgood’s 
Nonesuch, 317; from seed, 
3 2; large soft, 355, 376 ; 
at Covent Garden, 355; the 
best county for, 375; trans¬ 
parent patches In flesh, 388; 
dressing wounds of Apple 
tree, 388 ; in Surrey, 40i ; 
an imminent scarcity of, 437 ; 
preserving, 443; the keeping 
of, 465 ; the premature decay 
of, 487 ; Baldwin in England, 
488; a good crop of Rymer, 
489; losing flavour, 439; 
keeping, 508; mineral con¬ 
stituents ot, 622; American, 
528 ; Gloeosporlum fructi- 
genum, 544; American. 548; 
some good, 572; Gascoigne’s 
Seedling, 588 
Apples and Pears at Woedhall, 
295 
Apple blossom weevil, 580 
Apricots, from open air stand¬ 
ards, 163 
Aquarium (Royal) Show,341 
Araucaria wood,221 
Arboricultural (Royal) Society, 
Scottish, 178 
Arlstolochia Slpho seeding, 554 
Ashford Vineries, 294 
Asparagus forcing, 565 
August heat and garden pro¬ 
duce, 163 
Auricula and Primula (Na¬ 
tional) Society’s report, 401 
Australian fruit, 76 
Autumn foliage and berries, 
891 
BiCTERIA, IN TOMATOES, 79, 
99, 325, 372 ; microscope for 
examining, 545 
Binanas at Knightshayes 
Court, 576 
Banbury Onion and Vegetable 
Show, 275 
Bank Holiday engagements, 
115 
Banksia integrlfolia, 435 
Barford Hill Gardens, 152 
Barlerlas, 155 
Battersea Park, 215 
Beale, Mr. H. E. C., death of, 
354 
Beans, Scarlet Runners not 
setting, 80, 106, 117, 168 ; at 
Malden Erleigh, Runner, 
355 
Bedding In tropical weather, 
summer, 258 
Betiding plants, propagating, 
212 
Bees—Puniea, swarming, 20 ; 
Punlcs and crossed Syrians, 
43 ; swarming, 43; at the 
moors, 65, 88, 111, 135,208,231 ; 
preparing for winter, 208 ; 
Punics, 88, 111; swarms 
not working. 111; Scottish 
decision on swarms, 159; 
at the Heather, can bees 
count ’i* 183; do bees fly in a 
straight line? 183; useful 
hints, 254: robber bees, 254 ; 
home from the moors, 277 ; 
practical hints for beginners, 
321, 343, 366, 887, 433, 480,500 ; 
supering, 387; hives and 
honey, 412; the season of 
1893, 434; presentation of 
honey to the Lord Mayor, 
434; repairing hives, 458 ; 
storms and wrappings, 458; 
foul brood, 458 ; earwigs and 
bees, 458; the weather, feed¬ 
ing, 480; in Yorkshire, 500; 
Lanarkshire storlfying hive. 
544 ; and the weather, 565 ; 
humble bees in New Zealann, 
565 ; in 1893, comb building, 
spreading brood, 582 
Begonias, at Swanley, 9; at 
Bexley, 33; seed, sowing, 
66; at Henbury Hill, 267; 
Duchess of York, 297; (tuber¬ 
ous) as bedding plants, 310; 
at Forest Hill, 310; summer 
and winter, 374; John Heal, 
419; Gloire de Lorraine, 565 
Belladonna Lily seeding, 375 
Besson, Monsieur Antoine, 
death of, 469 
Bexley Begonias, 33 
Birds, our, 177; and the fruit, 
266 
Birkbeck Bank, 33 
Birmingham and District Ama¬ 
teur Gardeners’ Association, 
468,533 , „ 
Blackberries, culture of, 552 
Black fly, winter condition of, 
BlMdford Horticultural So¬ 
ciety, 172 , , 
Blood and wood ashes, mixing, 
622 
Blood manure, making, 459 
Bogue, Mr. G., death of, 317 
Bone ash as a manure, 566 
Bone manures, 480 
Bone9,in Chrysanthemum pots, 
112; and kalnit, applying 
dissolved,322 
Books—"The Garden Story,”.55; 
“ British Fungus Flora,” 66 ; 
'* Art Out of Doors,” 250; “ Tea 
Roses : How to grow and ex¬ 
hibit them,” 558 
Boronia polygalifolia, 88 
Botanical Congress, first inter¬ 
national, 375 
Botanic (Royal) Society’s 
evening f6te, 34; scientific 
work, 149; meetings and 
shows for 1894,553 
Bouquet, a remarkable, 313 
Brighton and Sussex “New ” 
Horticultural Societv, 491 
Bristol notes—Springfield, 122 ; 
Henbury Hill, 154; Malmaius, 
155 
British fungus flora, 443 
Broccoli.snb- leaveson mldrlb,44 
Brockhurst, jotting about, 168 
Browallia macrantha, 419 
Brussels Sprouts, 491 
Buchan Hill, 241 
Buddleia globosa in Kirkcud¬ 
brightshire, 76 
Bulbs, forcing, 433 ; from Asia 
Minor, 76 
Bullfinches, trapping, 544 
Bnnyard’s, Messrs. Q, & Co., 
fruit trees at, 243 
Bulbophyllnm viride, 119; 
B. spathaceum, 175 
CACAO IN TRINIDAD, 468 
Cadland Park, 143 
Caladium Baronne de Maimore, 
30 
Caledonian (Royal) Horti¬ 
cultural Society, annual 
meeting, 553; Shows In 1894, 
575 
California midwinter Inter¬ 
national Exposition, 236 
Caila, a new rose coloured, 420 ; 
a new, 443 
Camellia buds dropping, 522 
Campanulas persieifolia Back- 
housiana alba, 3; granol- 
flora Mariesi, 103,124; nltlda 
alba, 2S9 
Camphor, Formosan, 289 
Canker, In fruit trees, 6,50,10.5, 
120,467; Insects, 44 ; winter 
treatment of, 327 
Canker mite in Pear trees, 222 
Cannas, new varieties certifi¬ 
cated, 131 
Canterbury Bells, 8 
Caper plant, the, 45 
Cardiff, a botanic garden for,533 
Carex japonica, 420 
Carnation and Picotee Union 
Show, 63 
Carnation (National) Society s 
report, 40i 
Carnation and Picotee Society 
(northern section). 108 ; Mid¬ 
land (annual report), 554 
Carnations, for market, 2; 
Margaret, 8; at Chelsea, 26 ; 
disease, eelworms. 34 and 35 ; 
National Show, 36; a fine, 
101; at Slough, 105; Miss 
N'na Balfour, 136; at Halton, 
199; English, In America, 
245; new, 362; new self, 383; 
as an annual, the, 439 ; im¬ 
provement at, 444 ; plants 
diseased, 566 ; Margaret. 672 
Carnation shows — Mid and 
Counties, 86; West of Bi g- 
land, 85 
Carrots, culture of, 263 
Caryopteris Mastacanthus, 401 
Cassia corymbosa, 289 
Cata.'etum Bungerothi,269 
Cattleyas, witholding water 
from. 255 ; C. aurea, 237; 
C. Gaskelliana.237 ; blesensis, 
297; bicolor, 351; marginata, 
394; Lord Rothschild, 417; 
gjitrina, 605, 529 
Cauliflowers in adverse sea¬ 
sons, 263 
Cedrela, 492 
Celery, and Celeriac, 135 ; 
leaves decaying, 255; culture, 
397 ; protecting, 479 ; deeply 
planted,508 ; decaying, 567 
Cemetery, South Shields, 
flowers in. 198 
Cereus. Night-blooming, 6,2, 
Chatsworth, 80 
Cherry wo id,522 
Chicago, World’s Fair, awards 
to British exhibitors, 312 
Chi well, a call at, 493 
Chinese Bean oil, 314 
Chrysanthemum (National) 
Society’s annual outing, 58 ; 
Committee meeting, 74. 339 
537: meeting, 224; Show, 233 ; 
annual dinner, 6l« ; early 
winter show (Aquarium), 519 
Chrysanthemums, manurial 
mixture for, 20 ; early flower¬ 
ing, 58, 271, 292; prospects, 
74, 105 ; a Japanese Show, 
74; in New Zealand, 74; 
frozen blooms from Australia, 
74; prospects in Ireland, eel- 
worm infestation, 129 ; 
“ blind ” by insect punctures, 
136 ; a raiser honoured, in 
New Zealand, America, and 
Japan, bud lormation, 154 ; 
foes, at Hey wood, 176; in 
Japan, 177; early flowering, 
249; Show at Bordeaux, 249; 
housing, 278 ; manure water 
for, 278; big blooms in 
France, 290 ; bud mite, 291; 
cerUfl''ated, 316, 445, 497, 514, 
Madame Desgranges, 316; an 
East-end show, Sheflield 
Chrysanthemum Society, 
Chrysanthemum.s in Ireland, 
338 ; Hull and East Riding 
Chrysanthemum Society’s 
cups, 339; at Battersea Park, 
352; at Waterlow Park, 
352, 380 ; Crystal Pa'ace 
Show, 352 ; Charles Davis, 
352 ; awards at Aquarium 
November Show, 352; certifi¬ 
cated varieties, 352, 402, 445, 
614; around Liverpool, 3.52 ; 
Lingdale Lodge. 352; Bos- 
cobel Noctorum, 353; Crofton, 
353; algburth Hall, 353; 
Cleveley, Al erton, 353 ; 
shows, 380 : Inn r Temple 
Gardens, Battersea Park, 
Dulwich Park. 380 ; South- 
wa'-k Park, 38): F nsoury 
Park, 881 ; The Priory Horn¬ 
sey, 381; around Bourne 
mouth, 38l; Craomoor Ljoge, 
381; New Royal Nui series, 381; 
Palace Nursery, 381; around 
Liverpool, 381; Highfleld, 
Woolton, 33l; Allerton House, 
381; Allerton Beeche.s, 382 ; 
Dove Pirk, Wuolton, 382 ; 
Camp Hill. AVoolton, 382 ; 
Hillside. Alleitou 382; Eim 
Hall, Wavcrtrce, 382; Mossley 
House, 882 ; Calaerstones, 
382; notes on prize sche¬ 
dules. 382; out of date 
varieties, white Viviaud 
Morel, N.C.S. Committee 
meeting, new (ceniflcated) 
varieties, 4J2; causes of 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS- Con¬ 
tinued, 
damping, 402 ; The Tribune, 
403; in the south, 404; at 
Chelsea, 405; at Swanley, 
Forest Hill, and Lewisham, 
406; at Exmonth, 407; Mr. 
Smee’s, 422 ; Lucy Kendall, 
422 ; a large Vivian d Morel, 423; 
white Vlviand Morel, 422; at 
Jesmond Towers, 422 ; at the 
Crystal Palace, 422 ; South 
Westmoreland, 422; Maiden¬ 
head, 423 ; Royal Gardens, 
AVlndsor, 423; early and semi- 
early flowering Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, 423 ; exhibitors’ 
cards, 4t4; the N.C.S. and its 
certificates, 444, 470, 497, 537 ; 
a fracas at the Aquarium 
Show, 441; Mdlle. Therese 
Bey, 445; Judges and judg¬ 
ing. 445; a large Viviand 
Morel, 445 ; white Viviand 
Morel, 445 ; experiments In 
Chi ysanthemnm culture, 445; 
Charles Davis,445,470,497,537; 
novelties at the Aquarium 
Show, 445 ; at Woodville, 
Keighley, 446; at Ket- 
ton Hall. 446 ; Woodhatch 
Lodge, 446; Svon House, 446 
The Grange, Hackbridge, 446; 
Earls wool, 446 ; protests at 
shows, 470; Lord Rosebery, 
470; cup at Grassendale Show, 
470; Beauty of Exmouth, 470 ; 
White Viviand Morel. 470 ; 
next year’s shows. 470; at 
Chilwell. 470 ; N.C.S. Com¬ 
mittee meeting,47i; Analysis, 
1885-92 , 483 ; Mr. Molyneux 
in Ireland, 497. 537 ; Leon 
Frache, Mdlle Marie Hoote, 
497 ; an amateur’s Chrys¬ 
anthemums, 497; Chicago 
Chrysanthemum Show, 497 ; 
a curious case of judging, 
503; new, 514 ; cups 
and tubes, 515; new hairy 
varieties, 515; Pompon 
Florence Carr. 515; Incurved 
Japanese, 515; Chrys¬ 
anthemum catalogues, 515; 
Mr. Mawley’s analysis, 515; 
the right bud, 516; in Ire¬ 
land, 516; rooting, 622; in¬ 
curved Japanese Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, 537 ; Florence Carr, 
637; Robert Petfleld, 537; at 
Philadelphia, U.S.A., 537 ; 
Mdlle. The fese Rey, 537 ; new 
Chrysanthemums, 537 ; Wa- 
ban, .544 ; Greenish White, 
545 ; Judges judged, verdict 
gullty,5U3,529; Judges judged, 
a new catechism. 553; Eva 
Knowles (new), 631; rooting 
cuttings, 661 ; incurved Japa¬ 
nese, 531 ; Miss Dorothea 
Shea, 561; the “ Shoesmith ” 
cup and lube, 561: hairy 
Chryi.authemnms, 661; in 
baskets. 562 ; Mars, 562 ; Mrs. 
A. Hardy.562; damp-resisting 
Japanese Chrysanthemums, 
582; habits of Chry.-anthe- 
mums, a suggestion, 532 ; 
judging at Edinburgh, 578; 
gratting, 578 ; Mrs. J. Carter, 
578; Comte F. Luranl, 579; 
Elsie .and Buttercup, 6:9; 
America, 579 
Chrysanthemum shows—Ha¬ 
vant, 407 ; Loughborough. 
408 ; Portsmouth, 408; Kent 
County, 409; Ascot, 409 ; 
Havant, 421; Ewell, 424 ; 
Highgate, 4'5; Crystal Palace, 
426; N.C.S. (Aquarium),427: 
Kingston and Surbiton, 429 ; 
Brighton, 430 ; Southampton, 
