VI. 
September 3. 1892.] 
CONTENTS. 
[The Gardening Worid. 
M 
Magic and Flowers, 326 
Magnolia conspicua, 532 
Mamillaria flavospina cristata, 339 
Manchester Carnation and Picotee 
Show, 803 
Manchester Fruit Conference, 161, 
120 ; speeches by the Earl of Derby 
and’ Sir James Whitehead, Bart., 
131, 147 
Maianthemum bifolium, 678 
Mango tree, fruit of the, 353 
Manicaria saccifera, 341 
Manure, farmyard, a microbe of, 503 
Manures, 417; Albert’s highly con¬ 
centrated, 609; chemical, for 
leguminous vegetables, 19 ; for 
window plants, 355 
March, a cold, 514 
Marica gracilis, 327; Northiana, 244 
3°8 . , 
Marigolds, 134; dwarf French striped, 
82 
Mariposa Lilies, 617 
Market gardens, private, 228 
Market "Gardeners’ Association, the, 
287 
Market gardening, 66 ; profitable, 229 
Market monopolies, 656 
Market Plant Trade, the, 449 
Markets, garden produce, 449 
Masdevallia caudata-Estrada:, 616 ; 
macrura, 408; Wendlandii, 536 
Massachusets, a private garden in, 5 
Mastic cornois, 561 
Matricaria inodora flore pleno, 73, 774 
Maule's Quince, 40 
Maxillaria venusta, twin-flowered,809 
Mealy bug, a mouse eating, 103 
Mealy bug on Tacsonia, 823 
Meconopsis nepalensis, 663 
Medinilla Curtisii, 263 
Megaclinium falcatum, 489 
Melittis Melissophyllum, 695 
Melon, a Japanese, 128 
Melon, Emerald Gem, 769 ; Halstead 
Favourite, 36 ; Golden Perfection, 
19 ; Gunton Orange, 610 ; Knows- 
ley Favourite, 727 ; Ritching's Per¬ 
fection, 661 
Melons, on the culture of, 517 
Mertensia sibirica, 614 
Mespilus grandiflora, 647 
Metropolitan Markets, 655 
Mezereon, the common, 504 
Michaelmas Daisies, 95 
Microbes and the Naturalisation of 
plants, 545 
Midland Carnation and Picotee 
Society, 214, 242, 404, 785 
Midland Counties Pansy Society, 659 
Midlothian Rose and Pansy Society, 
755 
Mignonette, Soo 
Mildew of Cucumbers, the, 119 
Mildew on Onions, 22 ; on Peaches, 
675 
Miltonia Bleui splendidissimum, 632; 
Bluntii Lubbersiana, 40 ; Vexillaria, 
744 
Mimulus cupreus Prince Bismark, 710 
Miniature Fruit Garden, the, 240 
Miraculous Berry, 51 
Missionary, the new, 335 
Missouri Botanical Garden, the, 722 
Mistleto, the, 278 
Mitraria coccinea, 710 
Moles, about, 695 
Monarda Didyma, 742 
Moneywort, variegated Cornish, 135 
Moon, the harvest, 48 
Moorea irrorata, 625 
Morina longifolia, 758 
Mormodes buccinator, 360; buccina¬ 
tor aurea, 40 
Moseley Rose Show, 756 
Moss, grafting in, 612 
Moth, a hardy, So; the Diamond 
Back, 163 
Muscari azureum, 406; conicum, 
630; paradoxum, 567 
Mushroom culture, amateur, 295 
Mustard Bug, the, 4 
Myosotis azorica, 663 ; Recksteineri, 
710 
Myrsiphyllum asparagoides, 90 
N 
N.egelia cinnabarina, 263 
Narcissus Cyclamineus, 502 ; Golden 
Bell, 529; new varieties of, 567 ; 
triandrus, 535 
National Amateur Gardeners’ Asso¬ 
ciation, 247 
National Auricula Show, 497 
National Carnation and Picotee 
Society, 404, 756 
National Chrysanthemum Society, 
454 
National Dahlia Society, 388 
National Florists’ Societies, the, 151 
National Rose Show, the, 706 
National Tulip Show, the, 658 
Nature, a lesson from, 146, 199 
Nature, compensations in, 68_ 
Nemesia strumosa Suttoni, 769 ; 
versicolor, 743 
Nepenthes Dicksoniana, 775 
Nephrodium palaceum Willsii, 34 
Nerine flexuosa, 307 ; Manselli, 264 
New South Wales, notes from, 529 
Nicandra physaloides, 136 
Nierembergia frutescens, 693 
Niger, up the, 211, 230^ 
Nitrogen, fixation of free, by plants, 
369 
North Lonsdale Rose Show, 754 
Notospartium Carmichasliae, 776 
Nurseries, Mr. Neal’s 149 
Nursery and Seed Trade Association, 
225 
Nut Harvest, the, 193 
o 
Oakwood, notes from, 117, 212 
Obituary: Alphand, M.,224; Ander¬ 
son, Mr. C. P„ 96 ; Anderson, 
Mr. J. 249; Bradley, Mr. S., 
4; Brown, Mr. W., 48 ; Cole, 
Mr. E., 617; Cooper, Mr. E., 569, 
576 ; Cox, Mr. A. R., 600 ; Dawe, 
Mr. John, 304; Dickson, Mr. W. 
Alfred, 264; Ellam, Mr. J., 760; 
Fitch, Mr. W. H., 344 ; Glasscock, 
Mr. H., 154 ; Groves, Mr. W., 352 ; 
Henderson, Mr. M., 409 ; Halford, 
Mr. R. S.,426; Kramer, Mr. F\, 
208; Mathieson, Mr. John, 329; 
Moir, Mr. P., 328 ; Parker, Mr. 
Robert John, 344 ; Rawlings, Mrs. 
G., 393; Roberts, Mr. John, 376; 
Rogers, Mr. Fletcher, 272 ; Statter, 
Mr T , 288 ; Taplin^ Mr. James, 
361; Thomson, Mrs. J. W., 4; 
Toogood, Mr. W., 729; Van 
Volxem, M. Jean, 48; Watkins, 
Mr. A., 569; Weir, Mr. Hugh, 
402 ; Westcott, Mr. R., 320; 
Williams, Mr. James, 280; Wood¬ 
man, Dr. W. R., 280 ; Wrigley, 
Mr. E. G., 426 
October Chrysanthemums, 112 
October Fruit Shows, 79 
Odontoglossum crispum, 772; cris- 
pum nobilius, 404 ; crispum Rex, 
665 ; crispum Ruckerianum, 553 ; 
crispum Sanderae, 632; crispum 
Wolstenholm, 665 ; Edwardi, 408 ; 
grande, 90, 216 ; Harryanum, 
712 ; hastilabium, 809 ; Humea- 
num, variability of, 360 ; hybrid, 
184 ; Insleayi, 247 ; ioplocon, 
408 ; Louryanum, 633 ; Pescatorei 
343 ; Pescatorei Jackson’s var., 
457; Pescatorei Lindeniae, 536; 
Pescatorei Schroderianum, 408 ; 
Rossii albens, 137, 311, 328; 
Rossi Humeanum, 457; ram- 
ossissimum, 343; Wendlandia- 
num, 553 ; Wilckeanum flavescens, 
473 ; Wilkeanum nobilius, 632 ; a 
new yellow, 343 
Odontoglossum, a valuable, 577 
Odontoglossums, on the culture of, 
454 . 455 - 4 6( 5 
Odontoglossum, the crests on, 51 
Odontospermum maritimum, 775 
CEnothera fruticosa, 710; speciosa, 
710 
Old gardens, some, 422 
Olearia Haastii, 72 ; hardiness of, 98 
Oleasters, variegated, 133 
Omphalodes verna, 536 
Oncidium auriferum, 664; cheiro- 
phorum, 137,360; Gravesianum,553; 
Lanceanum, 648, 697 ; macranthum 
nanum, 808 ; praetextum, 200; 
pulvinatum majus, 728; Rolfeanum, 
632 ; splendidum, 440 
Oncidiums from Westmount, 392 
Onions, mildew on, 22 
Onions, spring-sown, 644 
Onions, lifting, 11 
Ononis natrix, 723 
Onosma tauricum, 676 
Orange groves in Jaffa, 544 
Orange in Japan, the, 182 
Orange, a seedling, 483 
Orchard house culture, 147 
Orchid, a new Saprophytic, 163 
Orchid growers’ calendar, 24, 56, 89, 
120, 168, 200, 233, 296, 327, 360, 392, 
425. 473 . 505. 536 , 567. 600, 633, 
664, 696, 728, 760, 792, 824 
Orchids, cool, for amateurs, 736 
Orchids of New South Wales, some 
natural habits of, 56 
Orchids at Ashford, 419 ; at Broom¬ 
field, 306 ; at Cheltenham, 613 ; 
from Glasgow, 425 ; Mr. Thomas 
Hall’s, 216; at Maida Vale, 195; 
Mr. Nixon’s,425; at Rooklands, 473; 
Mr. Statter's, 136; Seegar and 
Tropp’s, 1x4; at St. Albans, 177; 
Mr. Wilson's, 247; Mr. Woods, 
375 ; Mr. Reginald Young's, 152 
Orchid Hunting, 272; in Upper 
Siam, 340 
Orchids, seedling, 593 
Orchis foliosa, 758 ; longicornu, 521 
Origanum Tournefortii, 742 
Ornithocephalus grandiflorus, 568 
Ornithogalum aureum, 457 
Ormerod, Miss E. A., 32 
Osmunda regalis capitata, 34 ; regalis 
corymbifera, 246 
Ouvirandra fenestralis, 73 
P 
Packing cut flowers, 419 
Paeonia officinalis flore-pleno, 646; 
Broteri, 663 ; decora Pallasi, 614 
Pasonies at Chiswick, 674 ; at Long 
Ditton, 662 ; new, 691 
Pasony, tree, Orme, 647 ; Samarang, 
610 ; Snowflake, 647 
Pagoda tree, the Chinese, 24 
Paliurus australis, 823 
Palm, the Zanona, 374 
Palms, trade culture of, 132 
Pandanus pacificus, 609 
Pansies, 499 
Pansies and Violas, 324, 342, 468, 
674 
Pansies at Bath, 612 
Pansies, Fancy, 692 
Pansy beds, ear.vigs in, 467 
Pansy Shows, 659 
Pansy, the Fertilisation of the, 404, 
436, 468, 516 
Papaver nudicaule, 742 ; orientale, 
646; pilosum, 695 
Parcels Post and Garden Products, 
367. 390 
Paris flower trade, the, 436 
Park embellishments, 725 
Parks Superintendent, the London, 
160 
Parsley, 789 ; about, 215 
Parsnips, Carrots, and Beet for ex¬ 
hibition, 434 
Pasithaea cserulea, 536 
Passiflora Imperatrice Eugenie, 790 
Patronage, expensive, 528 
Pavias, the, 469 
Pea and Bean Weevils, 643 
Peach, Amsden June, 661 
Peach buds dropping, 624 
Peach culture outdoor, 224 
Peach pruning, 212 
Peach, remedy against the brown rust 
of the, 224 
Peaches, a heavy set of, 596 ; mildew 
on, 675 
Pea, Daniels’ Matchless Marrow, 80 ; 
Superabundant, 6 
Pea Weevil, the, 608 
Peas, autumn sown, 563 ; market, 
803 ; notes on, 519; of the season, 
the, 720 ; reserve, 356; seed, 289 
Pear, Beurre d’Amanlis, 105: Beurre 
de Ghellinck de Walle, 227 ; Beurre 
Diel, 105, 274 ; Beurre Giffard, 54 ; 
Beurre superfin, 166 ; Deux Soeurs, 
215; Doyenne du Comice, 215 ; 
Fondante d’Automne, 81 ; Hacon’s 
Incomparable, 166 ; Marie Louise, 
215; Quince Jargonelle, 36; Sou¬ 
venir du Congres, 65 ; the Bon 
Chretien, 52; the Conference, 183 
Pear blight, 707 
Pear crop, the, 54 
Pear trees diseased, 58 
Pears, about, 242 259, 275 
Pelargonium Arete, 610; Fireball, 
691 ; Rosy Gem, 691 ; Ryecroft 
Surprise, 691 ; Souvenir, 691 ; St. 
Gatien, 610 ; Vanity, 610. 
Pelargoniums, 801 ; and Geraniums, 
817 „ 
Pelargoniums for winter flowering, 
548; show and fancy, 692 ; winter 
blooming, 192 
Pellionia pulchra, 339 
Pennsylvania, notes from, 770 
Penstemon barbatus Torreyi, 723 ; 
glater, 710 
Perennial, what is a hardy? 19, 52, 
97 . 113 
Perfumes and health, 16 
Peristeria Lindeni, 792 
Peru, the climate and flora of, 129 
Petunia, Holborn White, 610, 
Schwester Bonifatia, 737 
Plant stems, 81 
Phacelia campanularia, 696 
Phaius Cooksoni, 577; maculata 
grandifolius, 184 ; Sanderiana, 583, 
632 
Phalaenopsis at Clapton, 388 
Phalsenopsis Artemis, 744 ; Schiller- 
iana, 596; violacea, 168 
Philadelphus microphyllus, 710 
Phlox Drummondii, 134 ; ovata, 673 ; 
reptans, 646 ; subulata Model, 647 
Phloxes, autumn flowering, 88 ; 
summer flowering, 754 
Phoenix Roebeleni, 471 
Phormium tenax, 710 
Phygelius capensis, ig 
Phyllocactus delicatus, 610 
Physalis peruviana, 456 ; pubescens, 
487 
Physostegia virginiana speciosa, 119 
Picea Omorica, 35 
Picotees, new, 804 
Pilocereus Brunnowii, 307 
Pilumna Wageneri, 90 
Pine, the white, 338 
Pine Apple cultivation in Florida, 100, 
562 
Pink, Ernest Ladhams, 790; Rose 
Queen, 752 
Pink, properties of the, 692 
Pink Show at Manchester, 756 
Pink Society, the National, 18, 34 
Pink, the, 548; the Fire, 552; the 
Laced, 66, 423 
Pinks at Wolverhampton, 740 
Pinks, Chinese, as bedding plaints, 807 
Pinks, Mule, 5 
Pitcher plants at Chelsea, 244 
Pitlochry, 707 
Pittosporum Tobiri, 424 
Plane trees, diseases of, 152, 179 
Plant culture, hints for beginners in,22 
Plant growth by night, 147 
Plant hunting in Roraima, 405, 420 
Plant life, 582 ; peculiarities of, 643 
Plant sales, the autumn, 16 
Plants, alpine, 435, 451 
Plants and flowers, the artistic arrange¬ 
ment of, 631 ; and the fog, 290; 
as food producers, 593 ; berried, 
145 ; by parcel post, 162 ; effects of 
fog on, 199 ; effect of the electric 
light on, 85 ; for a tub, 633 ; forcing 
hardy, 165 ; for house decoration, 
417; for windows, 162 ; growth 
curvatures in, 83 ; hardy at Dids- 
bury, 626; hardy for groups and 
masses, 455 ; in pots, stimulants 
for, 609; in rooms, 308 ; note¬ 
worthy, 820 ; packing for shipment, 
593 ; spring flowering, 561, 598; 
the food of, 421 
Platycerium Willinckii, 339 
Platyclinis Cobbiana, 296 
Platycodon grandiflorum Mariesi, 790 
Pleurothallis Colibri, 583 
Plum, enemies of the, 547 ; history of 
the, 551 
Plum Late Transparent Gage, 804 
Plum, on the cultivation of the, 535 
Plum prospects, 560 
Plums at Chiswick, 9 
Plums, native of America, 791 : pre¬ 
served, 95 ; wanted a crop of, 8 
Plum trees, black knot fungus in, 337 
Plumbago Larpentae, 54 
Podocarpus, the Genus, 337 
Podocarpus chilina, 199 
Poisonous gardening mixtures, 376, 
4 01 
Polemonium Richardsoni, 614 
Polyanthuses, Giant, 576; the gold- 
laced, 214 
Polygonum affine, 128 ; amplexicaule, 
38 ; capitatum, 40 ; polystachyum, 
135 1 sphtenostachyum, 136 
Polypodium Billardieri, 483 ; fossum, 
226; subauriculatum, 567 
Poppies, oriental, 676 
Poppy, a new, 752 ; Peacock, 700 ; 
the blue, 775 
Poppy, garden races of the Opium, 9 
Potato Chiswick Favourite, 644 
Potato crop of 1891, the, 79 
Potato disease, and the Bouillie Bor- 
delaise, 111 
Potato disease, introduction of the, 
35 ; prevention, 403 ; Messrs. 
Sutton’s experiments with the, 111, 
115 ; Messrs. R. Veitch & Sons’ 
experiments, 132 ; and the sulphate 
of copper remedy, 103 
Potato disease, the, 53, 88, 385, 482 
Potato, Early Puritan, 628 
Potato exhibiting, 465 
Potato experiments in Ireland, 160 
Potato stocks, 560 
Potatos and their culture, 177 
