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THE FliOEIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[November, 
quite true from seed, and it makes a charming 
mass of blue; and being of close, compact 
growth, it does well for small beds. Then 
there is the old blue Nemophila insicjnis, with 
its large and striking pale blue flowers. An¬ 
other is the old Nigella damascena, or Love-in- 
a-mist, really a fine blue flowered annual when 
well grown, opening deep blue, and changing to 
a pale blue, but very useful to cut from. The 
last of the quartette is Whitlavia grandifiora, 
a very fine deep blue annual, making a fine 
display when grown in a mass. Note should 
be made of these for another season’s growth. 
—R. Dean. 
HARDY PERENNIAL PHLOXES. 
HIS is a very showy and ornamental 
class of plants, which has been very 
greatly improved of late years. They 
are much varied in their habits, colour, 
and general nature. Some are perennials, 
others are annuals. Of the latter there is 
nothing more showy and beautiful than large 
beds of Phlox Drummondii and its numerous 
varieties. The dwarf and branching perennial 
kinds are very useful for planting on rock- 
work. For planting in shrubberies and mixed 
borders the tall sorts are not excelled by any 
other class of plants. They like a light rich 
soil and an open situation. They are pro¬ 
pagated freely by division, and by cuttings of 
the young shoots. The strong-growing tall 
kinds should be lifted every two years and 
divided, otherwise they will grow into large 
stools with numerous small and comparatively 
weak shoots. They are most useful plants for 
furnishing large quantities of flowers during 
the autumn. 
They also do well when grown in pots. 
They should be kept in a cool house or pit, 
and syringed occasionally to keep them clean. 
They should have an abundance of air, and if 
kept in pits, the lights should be taken off at 
night. They will flower some time before 
plants in the open border, and can be turned 
to good account in a variety of ways._M. 
Saul, Yorh. 
— JFor Blanching Artichokes the Jar- 
dinier Suisse recommends that when the heads 
are well formed they should be enveloped in 
soft paper, and then covered with a hag of thick 
paper tied at the base. By this means after about a 
month tender savory yellow heads, offering more 
eatable substance than those produced in the usual 
^y, will be obtained. This practice, observes 
M. Teran, is not new. It is perhaps questionable 
if Artichokes are worth so much trouble. 
INDEX. • 
TO THE PLATES PUBLISHED IN THE 
FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[Is^ Series 14.vols. (1848—1861); 2nd Series 6 vols. 
(1862—1867); 3rd Series 10 vols. (1868—1877); 
Imperial Series 7 vols. (1878—1884).] 
PLANTS AND 
FLOWE 
RS. 
Vol. 
Plate 
Page 
Abelia floribunda. 
1849 . 
.. 26 . 
.. 224 
Achimenes Aurora . 
1865 ., 
.. 247 . 
.. 89 
carminata splendens . 
1856 . 
.. 120 . 
.. 353 
Meteor. 
1857 . 
.. 132 . 
.. 321 
Parsonsii. 
1856 . 
.. 120 . 
.. 353 
Rose Queen. 
1865 , 
.. 247 . 
.. 89 
Stella. 
1865 . 
,. 247 . 
.. 89 
Adiantum Henslovianum. 
1873 . 
.. 362 . 
.. 277 
Allamanda nobilis. 
1869 . 
.. 292 . 
.. 25 
Alsophila Leichardtiana. 
1873 . 
.. 358 . 
.. 229 
McArthuri . 
1873 . 
.. 358 . 
.. 229 
Amaryllis Helena. 
1867 . 
.. 273 . 
.. 141 
Henry Gibbs. 
1867 . 
.. 273 . 
.. 141 
Mrs. Baker . 
1880 . 
.. 509 . 
.. 33 
pardina . 
1867 . 
.. 276 . 
.. 213 
Anemone (Hepatica) angulosa 
1865 ., 
.. 251 . 
.. 185 
Anthurium Andreanum. 
1880 . 
.. 517 . 
.. 97 
Scherzerianum.. 
1865 . 
.. 252 . 
.. 209 
Antirrhinum Mrs. Riley ... 
1848 . 
.. 14 . 
,. 313 
sulphurea elegans. 
1848 . 
.. 14 . 
.. 313 
Aquilegia glandulosa. 
1855 . 
.. 106 . 
.. 321 
Aruncus astilboides. 
1881 . 
.. 549 . 
.. 161 
Arundo conspicua. 
1874 . 
.. 368 . 
.. 61 
Aucuba japonica . 
1865 . 
.. 246 . 
.. 65 
Auricula Charles J. Perry ... 
1873 .. 
.. 357 . 
,. 217 
Colonel Champneys. 
1868 . 
.. 283 . 
.. 97 
Frank Simonite.. 
1878 . 
.. 476 . 
.. 145 
Heroine (Horner). 
1880 . 
.. 527 . 
.. 177 
Lancashire Hero. 
1850 . 
.. 37 . 
.. 162 
Mabel. 
1882 . 
,. 560 . 
.. 57 
Maria (Chapman). 
1859 ., 
.. 152 . 
.. 161 
Mrs. Moore. 
1883 ., 
.. 581 . 
.. 33 
North Star . 
1861 . 
.. 172 . 
3 
Oxonian. 
1853 .. 
,. 77 ., 
,. 145 
Sir John Moore. 
1852 . 
.. 61 . 
.. 113 
(Alpine) Gem . 
1866 ., 
,. 260 ., 
.. 113 
John Leech. 
1870 .. 
. 313 .. 
. 241 
King of the Crimsons ... 
1866 .. 
. 260 .. 
.. 113 
Monarch. 
1870 .. 
. 313 .. 
. 241 
Napoleon III. 
1874 .. 
. 367 .. 
. 49 
Selina. 
1870 .. 
. 313 
,. 241 
Susie Mathams. 
1874 .. 
. 367 . 
.. 49 
(laced) Captivation (Dean)... 
1880 . 
.. 508 . 
.. 25 
Picotee (Dean). 
1880 
,, 508 
25 
Azalea (indioa) Acme. 
1871 .. 
. 318 
,. 73 
Admiration. 
1852 .. 
,. 62 .. 
,. 137 
Beauty of Dropmore . 
1855 .. 
. 101 .. 
. 161 
Carnation. 
1860 .. 
.. 166 . 
.. 193 
Criterion. 
1852 ., 
.. 62 . 
.. 187 
Distinction. 
1858 .. 
. 143 ., 
,. 257 
Duke of Edinburgh. 
1878 .. 
. 472 .. 
. 113 
Empress of India. 
1879 .. 
. 493 ., 
.. 97 
Etoile de Gand. 
1860 ., 
,. 166 ., 
,. 193 
Fanny Tillery. 
1871 .. 
,. 318 ., 
,. 73 
Her Majesty. 
1867 .. 
,. 267 .. 
1 
Imperatrice Eugdnie. 
18.55 .. 
. 101 .. 
. 161 
Lizzie. «. . 
1868 .. 
. 285 .. 
. 145 
Mars. 
1862 
,. 195 .. 
,. 97 
Perfection. 
1858 .. 
,. 143 .. 
,. 257 
Queen Victoria.;.. 
1857 
,. 128 .. 
. 193 
(hardy) BessieHoldaway... 
1869 
.. 295 
,. 97 
C. S. Sargent.*. 
1883 ., 
,. 599 
.. 177 
Graaf von Meran. 
1880 .. 
. 516 ,, 
.. 89 
Henrietta Sargent. 
1883 ., 
.. 599 . 
.. 177 
H. H. Hunnewell. 
1884 ., 
.. 617 . 
.. 129 
Mrs. Walter Druce. 
1884 .. 
,. 617 . 
.. 129 
Nancy Waterer. 
1869 .. 
.. 295 .. 
,. 97 
