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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
V 
INDEX. 
adiantdms, repotting, 39; 
farleyense, a fine. 335 
"Advertiser’s A.B.C,” 73 
Agrides piatcychilum, 397; A. 
vandarum, 293 
Africa, produce from, 30 
Agave rigida, 113 
Agapetes bnxifolia, 337 
Aleyrodes, remedy for, 18 
Allamandas, treatment of, 61; 
Henderfoni. 62 
Allotments, in London, 216 ; at 
Hampton Wick, 255 ; in 
Islington, 316 
Alocasla macrorhiza variegata, 
119 ; A. Sanderiana var. no- 
bilis, 439 
Aloysia cltriodora, 253 
Alpine plants, showing and 
judging, 430, 475 
Alyssum saxatile compactum, 
374 
Amaryllises at Chelsea, 252 
Amateur, what constitutes an, 
68,117,141 
American blight, remedies for, 
16 
American prizes for new pro¬ 
ductions, 93 
American orcharding, 437 
America’s national flower, 30 
Ammonia from gasworks, 
liquid, 40 
Anemones, raising, 326; St. 
Bridget, 315 
Angiopteris evecta, 48 
Angraecnm sesqnipedale, 46; 
A. fastuosum, 171; A. Sander- 
ianum, 331 ; A. cltratum, 
331 
Anguloas, 473 
Anlsanthus splendent, 469 
Annuals, popular half-hardy, 
292 
Anthemis aizoon, 476 
Anthurlums, a white, 50; re¬ 
potting, 164 
Anti-blight (Potato) powder 
experiments, 105 
Aphis, in winter, what becomes 
of the, 436, 479; life, pecu¬ 
liarities of, 605 
Apples.—Prices of, 5, 67; too 
many varieties, 14 ; Dr. 
Harvey, 14, 77; a pletnora 
of varietieties, 14; Northern 
Spy, 14 ; the Cobham, 14 ; 
Frogmore Prolific, 14; Cellini, 
14; new varieties of, 16; 
spraying trees, 10 ; prices 
and quality of. 25, 111; canker 
In, 25; D’Arcy Spice, 35 ; 
Fearn’s Pippin, 35; on the 
Paradise stock, 36; Mr. 
Fenn’s history of Blenheim, 
36 ; Wyken Pippin, 41, 134 ; 
from Canada, 28 ; Wealthy, 
50 ; manure for, 67, 111; Lady 
Henniker, 77; origin of 
B'enheim Pippin, 77 ; Lemon 
Pippin. (7; Fambour Franc, 
77; Waltham Abbey Seed¬ 
ling and Dr. Harvey, 130; 
stock variability, 87 ; thin¬ 
ning the h'anches, 100; 
Eussian, 119; unctnons, 180 ; 
Royal Pearmaln,18'l; Holland- 
bury, 130; AVallham Abbey 
Seedling, 130; Ringer, 130; a 
cooking test for quality, 140, 
185 ; Dr. Harvey and Worms- 
ley Pippin, 161; imported, 
154, 216; synonyms, 185; 
Wormsley Pippin, 186; Tas¬ 
manian, 216; antipodean and 
the R.U.S, 371; Northern Spy 
as a stock, 371; Antipodean, 
packing tcions, 393 
Apple buds and sparrows, 
356 
Appliances, useful, 2J5 
Apricot.o, pruning, 142; tree, an 
old, 315; preventing earwigs 
eating, 512 
April, a remarkable, 357 
Aquatic plants,41 
Aqnilegias, 418 
Araucaria imbricata at Kew, 
436 
Arboriculture, lectures on, 
518 
Arnica montana, 401, 415, 
435 
Arnold arboretum, the, 274 
Artichokes, Globe, 808 
Arums, 312 
Asparagus, transplanting. 287 : 
treatment of, 808 ; planting 
and summer treatment, 330; 
A.^ plumosus, propagating, 
143 
Asters for cutting, 124 
Astwood, old people’s gather¬ 
ing at, 29 
Attar of Roses, 103 
Auriculas.—Show, National, 
255,834 ; at Slough, 341 
Auricula (National) Society, 
comments on the Exhibition, 
353; fnorthern section) Ex¬ 
hibition, 382 
An tralian fruit, packing, 4.54 
Austrian Pines as wind tree.s, 
192 
Austrian reriMj Corsican Pines, 
2l7 
Autumn,providing for, 127 
Avenue trees, 41 
Ayres,Mrs.,death of,50 
Aza'ea.o, imported, 50; Anthony 
Koster, 3.7 
BACTERIA AND TOMATOES, 
471 
Bananas, a boom In, 9 
Barlow, Mr. Samuel, 92 ; 
accident to, 374 ; death of, 
343; in memoriam, 502 
Barometrical readings, low, 
154 
Barometric plants, 72 
Bauhinia Candida, 277 
Bean, Sutton’s Forcing, 355 
Bsckenhim Horticultural So¬ 
ciety, 235 
Bedding, early, 291; notes, 370 ; 
popular, 457 
Bedding plants, propagating, 
128,149 
Bees, notes on, 17. 203, 384, 
626 ; two queens in one hive, 
17, 448 ; severe winters, 17; 
the tits and their habits, 
18, 39; the weather, 89, 188, 
208, 442, 325, 304, 5 6; obser¬ 
vations, 39 ; white Lupin 
for bees, 39 ; are bees a 
nuisance ? 39 ; Punics and 
coloured combs, 40 ; know¬ 
ledge of bees, 62; egg trans¬ 
ference and deposition, 62 ; 
a bee-killing queen, 62; fennel 
and bees, 62; the Lanarkshire 
hive, 62, 82; soiled honey¬ 
comb, 62; the season of 1892, 
62; early brood, 82; the ivin- 
ter and Punics, 82; cures for 
foul brood, 82; preparing ap¬ 
pliances, 10 1 ; coloured wax, 
101 ; some things renewed, 
122; sugar cleansing and bees 
dying,123; storlrghoney,123; 
varieties of bees, 123; feed¬ 
ing, 144,214; old ones feeding 
young ones, 144; bees and 
electricity, 144; tomtits and 
bees, 144 ; entrances, 164; 
legislation for foul brooi, 
164; winter coverings, 164; 
appliances, 188; intercepting 
swarms, 188; young bees, 188 ; 
varieties of bee“, 18S; fasten¬ 
ing comb foundation, 188 ; 
vicious bees, 2)8; prolific 
queens, 208; feeding bees, 208 ; 
hives, 208, 244 ; effect of the 
winter on bees, 225 ; several 
queens in a 8warm,226; renew¬ 
ing combs, 22); best honey 
gatherers, 2;6; and fruit 
blossom, 2)4; Cyprian bees, 
286 ; Mr. Benton and Punic 
bees, 285 ; hives and feeding, 
286 ; Punics in Ireland, 286; 
the condition of hives, 304 ; 
Punics and British bees, 304; 
queen ceils, 304 ; honey—a 
caution,3C4; extra appliances, 
304 ; re queening — artificial 
Continued, 
swarming, 304; the apiary, 
325 ; queenless sto iks, 325; 
drones and queens, 325 ; Car- 
niolan queens, 325 ; bee know¬ 
ledge wanted, 325; correspon¬ 
dence, 345 ; Punics, 345, 526 ; 
drone-bree ling queen and 
unfed hives, 345 ; two queens 
in one hive, 346; early swarm¬ 
ing. 346 ; excessive honey 
gathering, 366; drone comb, 
366; bees and the weather, 866, 
512; early swarms, 366 ; join¬ 
ing swarms, 384 ; productive, 
great honey yields, the best 
hive, 406 ; .sealed quilts, 425 ; 
drone breeders. 426 ; enlarg¬ 
ing hives, 426 ; pamting hives, 
448 ; sealed covers or absor¬ 
bents, 448; feeding and super- 
ing, 448 ; sparrows and bees, 
448 ; superlng, 490 ; Punics 
and weight of hives, 512; 
inducing bees into supers, 
512; the Heather, 512; venti¬ 
lation—wax extracting, 526 ; 
honey candying in the comb, 
526 
Beet for size and quality, 
83 
Begonias, winter beauty in, 24; 
weltoniensis, 39; Tuberous, 
sowing seed, 6i; Qloire de 
S ’eaux, 156 ; semperflorens 
atropnrpurea, 177; decora, 
201: Arthur Mallet, 395 ; 
bedding, 405; at Forest HiU, 
505 
Belvoir, spring gardening at, 
391 
Benary, Mr. Ernest, death of, 
155 
Berberis, notes on the, 436 
Birds and their habits, 9 ; and 
the weather, 59 ; a robin, 49 ; 
and fruit buds, 2-23 
Birmingham and District Ama¬ 
teur Gardeners’ Association, 
134 
Birmingham Gardeners’ Asso¬ 
ciation. 1.55, 235 ; a handsome 
legacy, 199 ; Amateurs’, 457 
Birmingham Pansy Show, 
487 
Bishop, Mr. G. A., 175 
Blossom, of fruit trees, 289 ; 
early, 3.56 
Books —A Primer on Horticul¬ 
ture, 131; gift of, to Kew, 134 ; 
" Poems of Life and Nature,’* 
191; “Johnson’s Gardeners’ 
Dictionary,” 199; "The Gar¬ 
den Manual,” 296; “ The Wi'd 
Rabbit,” 296 ; " Sixteenth 
Report of Observations of 
Injurious Insects and Com¬ 
mon Farm Pests,” 310; Messrs. 
R itbschild’s new work on 
Forestry, 375 
Bor.ler flowers, 250 
Border under trees, 288 
Botanical lectures at Manches¬ 
ter, 177 
Botanic (Royal) Shows, 842, 
4i3; Childreu’s Floral Fete, 
511 
Botany, in Aberdeen Unl- 
ver.-ity, pr Z3 for, 216; in 
America, 235 
Bottling fruit, 410 
Boothby, Mr. G. W., death of, 
92 
Bougainvillea glabra, 326 
Bournemouth Gardeners’ A'^so- 
elation, 71 
Brentford Fruit and Vegetable 
Market, 417 
Brighton" New "Horticultural 
Society, 72 
Bristol and West of England 
Carnation Society,434 
British Fruit Growers Associa- 
t on, dissolution of, 254 
British fungus flora, 134 
Broccoli, 282 ; the unceitvinty 
of, 70, 114; experiences with, 
250; Late Queen, 296,337 
Bromellads at Kew, 282 
Brown, Mr, 'William, death of, 
72 
Brussels Sprouts, 452; and the’r 
culture, 66; in gardens, 71, 
13.5. 18 i, 203 
Bulbophyllum comosum, 94; 
B. racemosum, 419 
Bullfinches and Raspberries, 
478 
Burchellia canensis, 381 
Buinell, death of Mr. J. T., 
226 
Burning Tree of India, 315 
Butley Tulip Society, 420 
CABBAG’IS, A TRIO OP, 91 ; 
hastening, 337 ; Snttons' 
Imperial, 416: competition 
(Messrs. Stuart <fe Mein's), 
459 ; spring sown, 499 
Caladlnm argyrites, 39; Sou¬ 
venir de Paro, 257 
Calanthe gigas. 129; C. Seden- 
iana rosea, 233; C. striata, 
254 ; cu'ture of, 293 
Caledonian (Royal) Horticul¬ 
tural Society and Mr, J, 
Mcladoe, 6 
CalliandraTweedlei, 232 
Callistachi s longifolia, 142 
Calypso borealis, 331 
Camassia esoulenta, 435 
Camelliai-, sasanqua, 10 ; at 
Walton Lea. Warrington, 
322 : leaf, insects on, 367 
CampanuU latifolia alba, 107 
Canker, on fruit trees, 15,25. 27, 
47, 115,131,1.5-2, 497 ; a review 
of soils, 47, 68 ; proposed ex¬ 
periments, 98 
Caraguata cardinals, 237 
Carnation-, hard?, 71 ; tying, 
72 ; Margaret, 108,113; raising 
seedling, 110; fungus in, 165 ; 
two very old, 205; three good 
border varieties, 283 ; for pot 
culture, 263 ; Souvenir de la 
Milmaison, 284, 322; Winter 
Cheer, 317; in America, 337; 
Pride of Britain, 356; nema¬ 
todes on, 463 ; disease in, 480; 
Margaret, 499 
Carnation (National) Society, 
date of Show, 456 
Carnation Sosiety, Midland 
Counties, 155 
Carnation Society for Western 
England, 416 
Carrot-,early, 119; grubby,2i4;; 
Suttons’ Early Gem, 435, 456 
Caterpillars and Enonymnses, 
401,407 
Cattleya labiata alha. 23; C, 
Percivalllana, 171; C. War- 
scewlczi autumnalls, 171; C. 
Mossiai Howardiana. 453 
Cauliflowers, forcing, 38; early, 
119,163 
Cedar, the sweet-scented Bar- 
b.adoe^, 347 
Cedars, The, Wells, 420 
Celery, White Plume, 8; and its 
cultivation, 15,s ; exhibition 
of, 177 ; analysis of, 208 
Cephalotus follicularls, 513 
Cereus grandiflorus, medicinal 
propeitiPS of, 9 ; the Night- 
b'oomlng, 478, 498, 516 
Certificated plants, 1859-1191, 
133 
Chau-d, Mons Jean-Eugene, 
death of, 235 
Cherries, early gathering, 455 
Cherry house, 17, 89 
Cherry tree, value of, 112 
Chicago, World’s Fair, accom¬ 
modation at. 135 
Chiono oxa Tmolusi, 315 
Choisya ternata, 338 
Chry.paothemum (National) 
Society.—General Committee 
meeting, 12. 202; tne doings 
of, 12; members condemned, 
12, 36; Mr. Godfrey’s griev¬ 
ances, 37 ; the Beauty of Ex¬ 
mouth ca-ie. 54,96; three-days 
exhibition, 96; Mr. Godfrey’s 
challenge, 97; “ slips,” Mr. 
Godfrey’s letter, 116; Com¬ 
mittee meetings, 136, 318 ; 
annual meeting, 158; election 
CHRYSANTHEMUM (NA¬ 
TIONAL) SOCIETY-C'orafd. 
of Gflicers, 180 ; comments on 
the annual meeting, 180 ; 
and Mr. Dean, 221; how the 
N.C.S. conduct their business, 
222 : the Secretary’s letter, 
221 ; Floral Committee of the 
N.C.S., 240; resignation of 
Mr. Shea, 240 ; Mr. Shea and 
Mr. Gordon, 258 ; Mr. Dean 
and the N.C.S., 2'8; the 
N.C.S. Committee versus God¬ 
frey and other.s, 258 ; Mr.. 
Dean and Mr. Trinder, 278 ; 
Floral Committee of the 
N.C.S., 278 ; vitality of 
N.C.S., 298; Imbroglio, 318 ; 
annual outing, 456 
Chrysanthemums. — Pidsley’a 
Favourite, 13 ; John Lam¬ 
bert, 13, S7, 54, 26 ; Mrs. A. 
Hardy, 13; profitable Chrys¬ 
anthemum growing, 13 ; 
cuttings for dwarf plants^ 
18 ; Princess May, 37; Secre¬ 
tary Parson and Miss Mare- 
chaux, 87; new, 37; Golden 
Wedding, 54; Croydon Show, 
date of, 54; Mrs. L. C. Ma¬ 
deira, 54, 96; Lygus cam- 
pestrls as an enemy, 54; for 
profit, 54 ; Hull and East 
Riding Chrysanthemum So¬ 
ciety, annual meeting, 54 ; 
Increased size of stands, 55, 
76, 96, 116, 130 ; new, 55; 
show boxea, 76 ; decline in 
incurved blooms, 76 : English 
raised varieties, 76; Louis 
Boehmer, 76; for late flower¬ 
ing, 76 ; hirsute varieties, 76 ; 
N.C.S. examinations, 77; J. 
H. Taylor. 96,13 5 ; L. Canning, 
96; Faversham Chrjsanthe- 
mum Society, 116 ; profitable 
Chrysanthemum growing, 
117 ; Windsor and Eaton 
Chrysanthemum Society, 116; 
Faversham and District 
Chrysanthemum Association, 
" Kent county competition,” 
186 ; Sheffield Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Society, 136 ; hairy 
Chrysanthemum, 136 ; New 
Year’s Gift, 137 ; growers In 
conference, 147 ; an American 
notion, 158 ; dwarf plants* 
158; September varieties out 
of doors, 158; single flowered 
varieties, 158 ; profitable 
Chrysanthemums, 158; as 
annuals, 180; Mrs. Jacobs, 
180 ; judging cut blooms— 
by comparison, 180, 20‘2, 240, 
25S, 278, 298, 319 ; ths Hull 
schedule, 20! ; early flower¬ 
ing, 221; Sheffield Chrys¬ 
anthemum Society, 221; graft¬ 
ing Chrysanthemums on 
Anthemis frutescens, 240; 
Etoile de Lyon in April, 278 ; 
at Earlswool, 279 ; new 
Americans, 291; early flower¬ 
ing, 293 ; ugly names, 298; 
hairy Chrysanthemum^, 293; 
layering, 804; objectionable 
varieties, 3l9; seasonable 
notes on, 398 ; propagating 
new or scarce varieties, 440; 
wall plants, 440 ; Madame 
Desgrange in borders, 449 ; 
Madame H. Fortamier, 440; 
Chrysanthemum literature, 
440 ; early Chrsanthemums, 
440 ; American Chrysanthe¬ 
mum shows, 440: new French 
varieties, 440 ; Italian Chrys¬ 
anthemums, 449 
Cinerarias, at Reading, 78 r 
horned, 151; culture of, 281; 
maritima variegai a, 438 
Claremont, notes on,79 
Claremont,Taunton, 319 
Clematis, Dueness of Edin¬ 
burgh, 18 
Clerouendron Thomsonae, 72 ; 
Balfourianum, 81 
Clianthus pnniceus, 417 
Cllflord.Mr.J.R.S. tesfmonial 
to,295 
