January 7, 1892. 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
INDEX. 
BIES ALC0QT7IANA,' 301; A. 
flrma, 305; a. Veitchi, 03 
Aca'yphas, 274 
Achillea millefolinm,270 
Adianiums and Authuriums, 
355 
vEsculn°, American species, 46 
African Gioundsel,399 
Agave americana variegata in 
flower, 408 
Agricultural College for Kent, 
Surrey, and Sussex, proposed, 
Alder, insects on, 12 
Alnwick Seedling Vine unfruit¬ 
ful, 528 
Allamanda Williams), 63, 91; 
notes on, 145 
Allamandas. 397 ; winter treat¬ 
ment of, 5 8 
Allerton Beeches, notes at, 387 
Alligator Pear, 454 
Amaryllis Belladonna, 212 
Amasonia punicea, S97 
Amateurs and BingLe-handed 
gardeners, 430 
Amelanchier florida, 5 
American Apples, arbitration 
cate,cost of transit,471; ship¬ 
ments of, 562 
American Cowslips, 477 
Ammoniacal carbonate of soda 
solution and Tomatoes. 255 
Anemone apennina, 5; japon- 
ica alba, 867; blanda from 
seed,506 
Anglian (East) Horticultural 
C ub, 287 
Annuals for spring, 141; hedges 
of, 281 ; In pots. 421 
Anthericum Liliastrum, 111 
Anthuriums, new, 7 
Antwerp Exhibition, 46 
Apple and Pear tree unfruit¬ 
ful, 12; thinning, 10; twigs 
barked, 86 ; pruning espaliers, 
569 
Apples, London Pippin, 34; 
thinning, 20 ; New Zealand, 
100 ; Winter Pearmain, 14* ; 
early, 156; Benoni, 235, 239; 
Nonesuch, 277 ; beeping, 316; 
early planting of, 886; snc- 
cessional for amateurs’ gar¬ 
den, 402; the Croft Angry, 431, 
503 ; Pear shaped, 475; im¬ 
portations, 473 ; supply and 
planting, 609: English and 
American, packing and select¬ 
ing, 531; cankering on light 
SOU,5jl; supply, 558. 
Apple trees tor orchards, 257; 
cankered, 507 
Apricots, good varieties, 464 
Apricot weevil, H7 
Aquarium (Royal)Fruit Show, 
328 
Aquilegias, white, 6 
Aralia Veitchi, grafting, 606; as 
table plants, 537 
Arboricultural (English) So¬ 
ciety’s excursion and meet¬ 
ing, 202 
Arisaema Wrayi, 425 
Aristoloohia gigas, 888 
Artichokes, White Jerusalem, 
539 
Ashford Vineyard, 587 
Asraragns, a graceful, 6'8 
Asparagus, mulching, 403; re- 
fractus arboreus, 310; notes 
od, making beds,forclng, 447 ; 
guano for, 464 
Aster Haibinger, 156; the per¬ 
ennial. 270 
Auricula houses, 368.406 
Auriculas at Norwood Green, 
139; under handlights, 238; 
notes on, 363; in Scotland, 
3(2; culture and protection 
of, 881 
Austra'is, economic plants of,48 
Australian fruit importations, 
287 
Avicennia nivea, 111 
Aza’easdying,78; exhansted,573 
Azaleas and American plants, 
I BAPTISIA EXALTATA, 95 
Barbe du Capucin, 212 
Barren wall trees. 556 
Basingstoke Show.184 
Beans, Kidney at Chiswick, 
awards for, 133; new Kidney, 
368 
Bedding in Hyde Park, 81 
Bedding plants, 83; and ar¬ 
rangements, 216 
Beddmgton, Carshalton, and 
Wallington Society, 244, 
Bedford Show, 74 
Bees—snpering foreign, a con¬ 
troversy, 11 ; queen excluder 
zinc, disputes on. 32, 55, 99; 
Doncaster show.33; foreign, 
prolificacy in, supers, 77; 
s' abing bees, patent frames, 
Mr. J. M. Hooker and the 
standard frame, judges at 
Caledonian Show, 1875. Scot¬ 
tish Bee-keepers’Association, 
78; pure Panics, 77, 120 ; 
swarming, 77,120; experience, 
snpering, comb foundation, 
99; evo'ut on of queen, hives 
at the Heather,with diagram, 
120; the weather. 98; ages of, 
queen’s piping, Punic queens, 
146; seasonable hints, taking 
honey, 165; extracting fiom 
the brood combs, super 
clearers, 166; Punic bees, 166, 
189; at the moors, drones, 
189; driving, modern, teach¬ 
ing, Panics, 2ll; at the moors, 
233 ; stocks, fixing foundation, 
234; apiarian notes, at the 
moors, clearing supers, 253; 
osition of the frame hive, 
iving, 254; prices of Punic 
queens,254 ; notes on, feeding, 
entrances, frames and hiveB, 
are Punics robbers ? 275 ; 
Heather honey, 276; return¬ 
ing from the moors, 295 ; 
Punic9.robbing.295; apiarian 
notes, 315; Pnnic bees, can 
bees be improved ? preparing 
for next season, 315, 316; 
Punics, 335 ; preparing for 
the future, economy and 
utility, feeding, 355: Pnnic 
bees, bee societies, 356 ; sea¬ 
sonable notes, 375; honey at 
the Dairy .Show, 398 ; bees 
at home, the drones, queen 
cells, Punic bees, 419 ; wii ter 
work, wax rendering, 463; 
a misapprehension and ex¬ 
planation, stands and floors, 
485; divisional supers, sec- 
ton cases, 527 ; snpering, 
stores, 549 
Beet, lilting and preserving, 
377 
Beetles, 276 
Begonia Mrs. Faulkner, 18; 
Tuberous, 86; semperflorens 
carminea, 145 ; in pots and 
beds, 131; propagating, 145, 
168; for winter,188; Tuberous, 
t 287 
Benham Pa*k, 636 
Bertolonias, 165 
Bilston Show, 186 
Birch oil, 223 
Birmingham Gardeners’ Asso¬ 
ciation, 3 f 8 
Black Currant bnds destroyed 
Blackberry wine, 2.35 
Black Currant enemies, 88 
Blacklow House, Liverpool, 
554 
Bocconia corf ata, 201 . 265 
Boiler, sadd'e, furnace not 
drawing,464; twin,634 
Book, review of, Travels and 
Adventures of an Orchid 
Hunter, 623 
Border plants, staking, 98 
Botanic (Royal) Society’s even¬ 
ing ffite, 4; Exhibition, 497 
Botanical gardens in the 
tropics, 451 
Bougainvilleas, 397 ; B. glabra, 
287 
Bournemouth Gardeners’ an¬ 
nual excursion, 245 
Bouvardiasat Heubury Hill,408 
Box edging, 857 
Boyd, portrait of Mr. Thomas, 
.67 
Bradley, death of Mr. S., 178 
Brambles in gardens, 5 2 
Brighton and Sussex New 
Horticultural and Improve¬ 
ment Society 155 
Brighton Chrysanthemum So¬ 
ciety, visit to Surrey gardens 
180 
British Fruit Growers’ Asso¬ 
ciation, Conference at Bed- 
dington Park, 84; at Cardiff, 
' 54, 1 55 ; at Edinburgh, 246 
Brotherston, portrait ot Mr. 
K. P., 266 
Brown, portrait of Mr. James, 
267 
Brugmansfa planted out, 78 
Brn-sels Sp outs, 399 
Buckeyes, the American, 543 
Buddlea globora, 88 
Bulbopbyllum amplnm. 342 
Bnlbs for spr.ng, 3 j 4; plunging, 
398 
Bush fruits, propagating, 525 
CABBAGE, ELLAM'S 5 ; SEED 
sowing, 76; heading of, 245 ; 
sowing, 252 
Cabbage Lettuces for summer, 
328 
Cactaceous plants, Mr. Major s, 
135 
Caladinms Ldon Say and Louis 
Van Houtte, 134; as table 
plants, 557 
Calanthes, versicolor, 504 ; at 
The Hendre, 537 
Calderstones, a visit to, 324 
Californian fruit, 562 
Calue Show, 2i '8 
Camellia nuns falling, 572 
Campanulas, 98, 282; pyramld- 
atis, 244, 307 
Camphor for seeds, 367 
Cardiff Parks, llu ; Conference 
Show, Castle Gardens, 154 
Carnation Gertnanir, 517 
Carnations and i-icotees, 12; 
Society (National) southern 
Show, 66; Northern Show, 
161 ; in September, 263 
Carnations tom seed, 31 ; 
stands f r showing, 84 ; tree, 
119; at Chiswick, awards for, 
132 ; Edith M. Wynne, Conn- 
tessof Jersey,Madeline, Mrs. 
Walford, Queen of Bedders, 
Ruby, Victory, and Mrs. R. 
Sydenham, 134; at Slongh, 
134 ; Birmingham sho v of 
140; Oxrord Show, 142; bnds 
withe ing, ie9; Mr. C. K. 
Humbert and La Neige, 182; 
Souvenir de Malmaison, 225; 
in pots, 282; di a*ei,5 i6 
Carrots, 397 ; evading maggots 
in, 34 
Ca-e, an interesting market 
garden, 533 
Ca tleCoch Vineyard, 155 
Cattieya Dow ana anrea 
(Yonng’s variety), 108; 
Bardyana Hamar Bass va¬ 
riety, 68; Behreuslana. 182; 
iabiata vera. 262,2a3 ; autumn 
flowei Ing, 338 
Cauliflowers. 252 
Ceanothus Veitchi,44 
Celery, earthing, 188; nitrate 
of soda for, 321 
Celosia pyramidaiis in the 
autumn. 379 
Cenraurta oyanus nana com¬ 
pacts, 18 
Chatswo tb, Mr. Chester’s 
appointment, 200 
Cielone barb .ta,282 
. Cheltenham Show, 272 
Chemistry of garden cro s, 
601 
Cherries in Kent, 5 ; in houses, 
294; forcing, 484 
Cherry bouses, 118; brandy, 
making. 191 
Chertsev District Show, 30 
Chicago Exh’bition,346 : horti¬ 
cultural attractions, 498 
Chiswick Show 29 
Chiswick Gardeners’ Mutual 
Improvement Association, 
287 
Chionodoxa=, 266 
Cbristieton Rose Show, 92 
Christmas, plants and flowers 
for, 5 . 0 ; Roses at Warwick, 
539; supplies, 531 
Chrysanthemums — modes of 
culture, 84 153; under glass, 
98; bnds, lot: annua*, 265; 
prospects of the seann, 291; 
cu tural notes on, 310; Miss 
Watson, 310; at. Lewi-ham 
and Liverpool. 331: early, 346; 
at Chilwell. prospects for 1-91, 
new varieties,, t48 ; M. R. 
Bihuant 319; shows, ex¬ 
hibition varieties of Chrys¬ 
anthemum, 341; Mr. Knox’s 
analvsis,3st; Louis Bnehmer, 
3i3. 373; the vva ker Chrys¬ 
anthemum tube, 3 3, 407; 
Chrysanthemums at Maiden¬ 
head, 363; Chrysanthemums 
in the south, 364; at Rooks- 
bury Park and Swanmore 
Psrk, 364 ; M R. Rahnant. W. 
W-lls, and Mrs. Nisbet. 373; 
South Shields Show, exhibi¬ 
tion prize schedules, 382; 
Louis Boehmer. Viviand 
More),yellow Mdlle. Lacroix, 
aroun 1 Havant, ? 83; in the 
Isle of Wight, 384 : around 
Liverpool, 384; at F nsbury 
Park and Perry Hill, 385; 
Chrysanthemum shows and 
nu'■series; setni-earlv or Octo¬ 
ber flowering varieties, 1891, 
449; dwarf Japanese, 449 ; 
decorative value of, 471 ; 
single - handed gardeners’ 
cla-ses, 472; confusion at 
exhibitions, 473 ; Flm-ence 
Davis and Viviand Morel, 
473: dwarf Japanese. 473 ; 
at Slough, 480 : Mrs. Robin¬ 
son King, 486, 542 ; Ama¬ 
teurs’and ga deners'classes, 
notes on new varieties, 494 ; 
varieties for enttin down, 
readiness at exhibitions, re¬ 
vision of 1 sts, hairy varieties, 
Florence Davis, Char es Gib¬ 
son, 497; Robert Owen, 5fS; 
Mrs H SimokiiS.E. J. Hill, 
Henry Perkins, J. S. Fogg. 
Rivelys, T Selwood, and 
Lizzie Cartieigc, 604 ; new 
Japanese,513; new American 
variety, 514: Mr’. Simpkins, 
5*5 ; seedlings at Maidenhead, 
515; Viviand uorel, 619; for 
cutting, 658; Robe-t Owen, 
540 : Viviand Morel, 511; new 
varieties, 512,585 
Chrysanthemum Shows - 
Southampton, 373 ; Havant, 
393; Gosport. Kent Coun'y, 
394; Brighton, Ipswicb, 395; 
Watford,Finchlry,398; Water¬ 
ford, Wells, Portsmou h, 412; 
Brixton,418; Dalston. Is'e of 
Wight, Ascot, 414; Chiswick, 
Camberwell, I’n'ney, Taun¬ 
ton, Crystal Palace. 416 ; St. 
Neots, Hor ham, 417; Aqua¬ 
rium, 409 : Kingston, 410; 
Devizes, Yeov ), 434; Leeds, 
Cirencester 435; Lough¬ 
borough, Torquay, Mon¬ 
mouth. 436 ;Tive ton, Birken¬ 
head, 437 ; Ware. WimbledoD, 
Winchester. 438; Exeter, 
Leicester, 439; Sheffield, 44" ; 
Birmingham, 418; Bjurne- 
CHRYSANTIIEMOM SHOWS— 
continued 
mouth, Bath. 429; Cheshnnt 
450; Teddington, 450: Want¬ 
age, 450; Dies. 451 ; Grimsby, 
451; Bradford, 451 ; Eccles 
Patricroft, and Pendleton, 
452; Wokingham,452; farther 
note on Kingston.453; Edin¬ 
burgh, 454 ; Swansea, 456 • 
Hitehin, 456: Cuckfleld, 456; 
Liverpool, 457; Salisbury,458 ; 
York 459; Bristol, 460; Hall, 
460; Grasseadale and Aig- 
burth, 411; Sutton Coldfield, 
411; Wokingam, 481; Cardiff, 
Brentwood, South Shields, 
482; National Society winter 
513 
Cider, work on making, 66; 
making, 370 
Cinerarias. 253; during autumn 
and wintir, 300; mildew on, 
366 
Clematises, changeable, 168; 
Lady Caroline Neville, 303; 
dying, 336; Clematis, 425 
Clerodendrons in winter, 442 
Cleveley, Allerton, notes at 
245 
Climbing plants for northern 
districts, 424, 445; hardy for 
the norm. 463 
Cobham Park, 540 
Cochlioda N oezliana, 68 
Codonopsis clematidea, 141 
Colchester, Mr. F. Cant's nur¬ 
sery, 218 
Coinpion Verney, 132 
Conifers atacked by chermes, 
84; notes on, 299; show,3i0; 
Conference at Cniswick, 330 
Convolgn'us Sepia, 282 
Cooper, carbonate of, use and 
preparation, 35 
Copper in preserved vegetables 
540 
Coreopsis, 157 
Coriander, 528 
Crawley Nur-eries, 195 
Crinnms, 203, 205 ; amabile 
491 
Crocuses in grass, 255 
Crotons, 165; young plants of, 
355 
Crotons, Oa’adinms. and 
Coleuses, 274; as table plants, 
557 
Crown Imperials, 88 
Crovdon Gardeners’ Sooiety, 
517 
Cry-tal Palace Co-operative 
Show, 160 
Crystal Palace Hardy Fruit 
show, 332 
Cucombers in July, 11; dis¬ 
eased, cause and remedies, 
122; in August, 165; nates on, 
210; autumn and winter 
fruiters, 252 ; in autumn, 273 ; 
Cncnmber and Melon leaves 
Injured, 294; late, 314; for 
seed. 442 ; for winter, 3)6; in 
antumn. 354; in winter, 504 
Cuphea Llavae, 833 
Cupressus arizonica, 132 ; C. 
macrocarpa, 2o7; C. funebris, 
311 
Currants, pruning. 525 
Currant trees, summer prun¬ 
ing, 6; a prolific, 153 
Cyclamens, culture of Persian, 
269 ; fine, 497 
Cvcnocbes ehlorochilon,19 
Cyperus distans, 548; as table 
planrs, 657 
Cypripedinm Engelhardtse, 
109; C. Corningianum and 
macrochilum, iS4; C. Alfred, 
153; C Antigone and Pollet- 
tianum,263; C. Pitcberiannm, 
Williams’ var., and radlosnm, 
373 ; C, Youngiannm, 405 ; 
C. insigne Sandfrae. 447 ; 
Masereelianum, 503; C. Lee- 
annm g gantenm, Cy™ bi - 
dium puicherrimum, 604; 
Ca'ypso, 659 
