IV Tlie Gardening World.] CONTENTS. 
Cooling & Son’s,Messrs., Nursery, 205 
Coprosma Baueriana variegata, 409 
Coral tree, the, 662 
Corbularia monopliyllus Clusil and 
albus, 411 
Corydalis nobilis, 695 ; pallida, 731 
Corylopsis liimalayana, 87 
Corynocarpus laevigatas aureus mar- 
ginatus, 110 
Coryopsis lanccolata, 695 
Costermongers’ Plants, 19 
Costus igneus, 36, 667 
Cottage climbers, S 
Cottage Garden in Essex, a, 365 
Cottagers’ Shows, 755, S24 
Covent Garden Market, 0 ; terms, 
335 
Cowslip, American, 676 
Crassula lactea, 275 
Crickets, how to destroy, 62 
Crinum leuchopyllum, 182 * 
Crocus Imperati, 421 ; King of the 
Blues, 445 ; Schaxojani, S10; speci- 
osus, 91 ; vitellinus, 347 
Crocus, species of, 429; spring-flower¬ 
ing, 439 ; autumnal, 90, 151 
Crops, garden, on mulching, 7 
Croton Evansianus, 104 
Crotons, on the culture of, 429 
Croton in India, the, 6S3 
Croxby House Gardens, 756 
Croydon Lodge Gardens, 788 
Crucianella stylosa coccinea, 695 
Cucumber, Improved Telegraph, 666; 
Parley Park Hero and Sutton’s 
Cluster, 619 
Cucumbers from November to March, 
235 ; on the culture of, in winter, 5 ; 
for winter, Sll ; Mr. Roftey’s, S20 
Cupressus Lawsoniana erecta viridis, 
436 ; macrocarpa, 700 
Cuttings, on rooting in moss, 156, 167 
Cryptogramma crispa, 24 
Cycad, a new, 4§4, 
Cyclamen europ;eum, 427 ; persicum, 
125 ; Albert Victor, 318 
Cyclamen, 219 ; on the culture of, 
484 ; hardy 53 ; in market gardens, 
243 ; Messrs. H. Page & Sons, 364 ; 
Messrs. Suttons, 301 
Cymbidium aloifolium, 556 
Cyperus alternifolius, 119, 411; laxus 
variegatus, 21 
Cyphomandra betacea, 372 
Cypripedium Argus, 3S0 ; calceolus, 
710 ; calurum, 108 ; ciliolare, 126 ; 
Godefroyse, 492; insigne, 316; 
niveum, 2(5S, 284, 316, 412 ; Sedeni, 
60, 220; Sedeni candid ultim, 445 ; 
spectabile, 710 ; Spicerianum, 140, 
316 ; Spicerianum magnificum, 165 
Cyrtanthus McKennii, 110 
Cyrtopodium punctatum, 556 
Cystoptetis fragilis, 25 ; montana, 38 
Cytissus hirsutus ; 682 
D 
Daddy Long-legs, the, 220 
Daffodil, the, Sir Watkin, 517 
Daffodils, double, producing seeds, 
234; Imperial, 53; descriptive notes 
on, 48S 
Dahlia, Constance, 74 ; Paragon, 5S7; 
picta fonnosissima, 334; White 
Bedder, 136 ; the 1st, 295 
Dahlias among Rhododendrons, 13 ; 
at the Crystal Palace, 2S ; concern¬ 
ing, 476, 50S, 524 ; on lifting, 125 ; 
new, 27 ; notes on, 45, 413 ; singles, 
31, 35, 550 ; show, fancy, single, and 
bouquet, notes on, 2S ; on propa¬ 
gating, 414; autumn propagation 
of, 122 
Daisy, the Aucuba-leaved, 24S 
Daisies, Ox-eyed, 733 
Damsons, notes on, 71 
Daphne cneorum, 618; Genkwa, 445 ; 
indica, 236 
Darwin’s description of the sign of 
rain, 39 
Darwin Memorial, the, 651 
Da vail ia fijiensis plumosa, 629 ; 
foeniculacea, 777 : polyantha, 425 
Davenham Bank, the gardens at, 247 
Date Palm in India, 552 
Delphinium Caslimerianum, var. 
Walkeri, 794 ; chinense, 710 ; nndi- 
caule, 710 
Delphiniums, on the culture of, 13 ; 
notes on, 710 
Denclrobium aduncum, 182; Ains- 
wortliii and splendidissima, 422 ; 
Dearei, 13; Devonianum, 572; 
Dormanianum, 524 ; Farmeri, 508 ; 
fimbriatum occulatum, 444,476; for- 
mosum giganteum, 316 ; Hasselti, 
364 ; heterocarpum album, 3S0 ; 
macropliyllum, 252; macrophyllum 
Burkei, 524; nobile, a pruned 
specimen of, 540; nobile, sport, a, 
549 ; phalamopsis, 110, 604, 66S; 
Pierardii, 50S ; rhodostoma, 508 ; 
speciosum, 444 ; thyrsiflorum, 540 ; 
Wardianum, 444; Wardianum 
flowering in the open air, 124 
Dendrobiums, seedling, 422 
Dentaria polypliylla, 379 
Deutzia gracilis, 5S7 
Dianthus caryophyllus, 126 
Diantliuses, notes on, 710; propaga- 
ion of, 711 
Dictamnus fraxinella, 727 
Dichotrichum ternateum, 267 
Dictionary of Gardening, the, 55 
Dielytra cucullaria, 727 ; eximia, 727; 
spectabilis, 727 
Digitalis obscura, 379 
Digging and trenching deep, 142 
Dioscorea batatus, 612, 635 ; crinita, 
458 ; retusa, 68 
Diplacus glutinosus, 731, 36 
Diplopappus cliiysopliyllus, 697 
Disa grandiflora, culture of, 796 
Disas in South Africa, 534 
Dishonest Exhibitions, 163 
Dodecatheon media, 676 ; media gi- 
ganteuin, 677 ; splendidum, 661 
Dodecatheon, notes on, 727 
Doronicum caucasicum, 743 ; Clusii, 
650 
Douglas, Mr. James, with portrait, 
265 
Downing, the late C., 452 
Dracaenas, on the culture of, 666 
Dracocephalum virginicum album, 
743 
Drought, and the water supply of 
gardens, 724 
Dry-weather flowers, 747 
Draconitum fcecundum, 503 
Dukeries, Lancashire, gardeners in 
the, 772 
E 
Earth Closets, 142 
Earth moisture, 339, 374 
Eastnor Castle, the gardens at, 93 
Eccles, gardens round, 661, 692, 70S 
Echeveria retusa,266; secundaglauca, 
136 
Echeverias, on storing in winter, 152 
Echium, a hybrid, 458 
Edging, a pretty, 296 
Eichornea azurea, 359 
Emblematic Flowers, 531 
Endive, blanching, 539 ; on planting, 
43 
Epacris onosnneflora flore pleno, 360 ; 
purpurascens, 555 
Epiphyllum Russellianum Gaerdneri, 
522 ; punctatum, 275, 313 
Epidendrumbicornutum,140; purum, 
60 ; polyantlium asperum, 716 
Epimediums, notes on, 743 
Epipisia fulgida, 43 
Epping Forest, the trees in, 711 
Eremuras aurantiaca, 6S6, 715; 
Bungei, 203 
Erica herbacea alba, 411 
Erigerons, notes on, 743 
Eritricliium strictum, 411 
Erodium Man^scavi, 758 
Eryngium, notes on, 758 
Erythrina crista-galli, 662 
Esclisclioltzias notes on, 452 
Eucalyptus globulus, 51 ; Gunnii, 6S 
Eucalyptus roots, utilisation of water 
from, 212 
Eucomis bicolor, 603 
Eucharis amazonica, 74, 91, 325 ; the 
culture of, 215, 666 ; Candida, 69 ; 
Mastersii, 7SS; Sanderiana, 107, 1S1 
Eucharis, the genus, S6; notes on, 13S 
Eulalia japonica variegata, 351 
Euonymus japonicns Silver Gem, 
670 ; the, as a wall and pillar plant, 
203 
Eupatorium riparium, 549; Wein- 
mannianum, 267 
Euphorbia Bojeri, and E. splendens, 
603 ; Jacquimeflora, 315, 426 
Evergreens, on propagating, 120 
Exacum affine, 107, 731 
Exhibitions and Judges, 46 ; dishon¬ 
est, 163 
Exhibiting, 595 
Exhibition groups, decorative, 723 ; 
Grapes, 74 ; plants, 19 ; growers, 
jealousy of, 3; Potatos, 23; autumn 
or spring, 211 ; Judging at, 22 ; at 
South Kensington, the, 803 
Exochorda grandiflora, 619 
F 
Fagus sylvaticus tricolor, 670 
- Fair Hope, Eccles, 692 
Fair Maids of France, 613 
Fence posts, indestructible, 714 
Fenn, Mr. R., with portrait, 73 
Fernery at Shipley Hall, 78S 
Fern Herbarium, the, 39 
Ferns, British, 38 ; list of, 24 ; British 
Maidenhair, 11S ; choice, 55, SS ; 
Jamaica, 5S5; small, for fancy pots, 
164 ; potting and propagating, 394; 
on raising from spores, 105 
Fern Nursery Sale, the, 3SS 
Fig, Negro Largo, 276 
Fire and frost detector.improved, 45 
Floral Christmas and New Year cards, 
216 
Floral decorations, 232, 340, Sll 
Floral Nurseries, Boyne Hill, 1S7 
Floriculture in India, 716 
Florist and Pomologist, the , ISO 
Florists’ flowers, on dressing, 1SS ; 
the points of, 460 
Florists' Societies, the National, new 
rules of the, 31S, 323 
Florist's valentine, a, 375 
Flower garden, the, 70 ; autumn in 
the, 102 
Flower boxes, 276 
Flower culture in railway signal 
boxes, S 
Flower forms and floral philosophies, 
228 
Flower seed sowing, 413, 421, 437 
Flower show jargon, 483 
Flower shows, groups at, 467 ; paying, 
755 
Flowers for autumn and winter, 401 ; 
cut, arrangement of, 1S4; for 
Christmas, 170 ; dry-weather, 747 ; 
early spring, 424 ; emblematic, 531 ; 
hardy spring, 532; mid-winter, 27S; 
old-fashioned, 714 ; out of season, 
186; packing cut, 492; trees and, 
713 
Flower stand, a new, 600, CS2 
Flowering plant, specimen, 723 
Flower trade, competition in the, SOS 
Flowering, unseasonable, 115 
Fires, look to the, 211 
Folkestone, new winter garden at, 499 
Food plants injured by insects, 7 
Forestry Exhibition, the, 30, 52. 103 
Forget-me-nots, 251 
Forsythias, the, 502 
Frame, an amateur's, 249 
Francoa ramosa, 75S, S10 
Freesias, notes on, S6 
Fritillaria imperialis, var. inodora 
purpurea, 132 ; ineleagris, 616 
Fritiliarias, notes on, 517 
Frost and mealy-bug, 295 ; and root 
and Potato stores, 275 
Frosted plants, 355 
Fruit and floral committee, 351 
Fruiterers’ Company, the, 116 
Fruits at the Health Exhibition, 57, 
106, 13S 
Fruits and vegetables v. flowers, 131 
Fruit, are sunny seasons best for 
colouring?, 340 
Fruit crops, notes on the, 52, 707, 
710, 725 
Fruit culture in the Carse of Gowrie, 
10; in Guernsey, 627 ; in the south, 
166; profitable, 570 ; hardy, 54, 
330 ; selection of trees, 170 ; inter- 
planting, 27S; selection of trees 
and method of planting, 214 
Fruit as an article of diet, 534 ; on 
gathering, 55; on gathering and 
storing, 186 ; new, certificated, 746; 
packing, 452; prospects, 419; 
British, at New Orleans, 292 ; of 
Central Asia, 645 ; of the Duke of 
York Island, 662; hardy, S26 ; 
hardy, at the Crystal Palace, 90; 
planted in Scotland in 1698, 1700, 
630 
Fruits, flowers, and civilisation, 51S 
Fruit Manual, the, 165 
Fiuit room, its construction and 
management, 200, 
Fruit room at Wolford Park, 53S 
Fruit trees, blown over, 362 ; canker 
in, 154 ; disbudding, 59S ; dressing, 
346 ; Fungoid diseases in, 746 ; on 
manuring, 10 ; on planting, 1S9 ; 
propagation of, 45S; and snags. 554; 
summer pruning, 730 ; summer 
treatment of, 774, 790; transplant¬ 
ing and pruning, 298; transplanting 
and renovating, 26 
Fuchsia, the first, 341 
Fuchsia coccinea, 341 ; General Gor¬ 
don, 725; Mr. Stephens, 603; tri- 
phylla, 52, 363 
Fuchsias, hardy, note on, 40 ; in the 
Isle of Man, S20 ; new, 699 
Fumigating, 228 
Fumigator, Tebb’s, 279 
Funkias, notes on, 759 
G 
Galeandra nivalis, 700 
Gaillarclias, notes on, 759, 794 
Gardens, allotments, 35, 89, 387 
Garden, colour in the, 19 
Garden crops, 499 
Garden, on cropping a, 443 
Garden extension, on, 030 
Garden Literature, 291 ; rubbish, 203 ; 
refuse, how to utilise, 731 ; Seeds¬ 
men, 580 ; a show, 19 ; pests, 21, 37 ; 
seats, 709 
Gardeners’ bothy at Ascott, the, 233 
Gardeners’ Roval Benevolent Insti¬ 
tution, 84, 109, 142, 157, 172, 180, 
191, 291, 31S, 451, 54S, 70S, S05 
Gardeners’ Benevolent Institution for 
Scotland, proposed, 350 
Garden exhibitors, 503 
Gardeners’ Benefit Societies, 403, 430 
Gardeners in America, 22 
Gardener, the civil status of the, OS ; 
and the electoral franchise, Oil 
Gardeners, the training of, 435, 453 ; 
troubles of, 19 
Gardening amenities, 291 
Gardening and labour, 07; and tithes, 
323 ; notes, 275 ; statesmen, 131 ; 
in the Black Country, 404; for 
country schools, 72 ; the pleasures 
of, 40; Sir Trevor Lawrence on, 118 ; 
teetotal, 323 
Garrya elliptica, 77, 4GS 
Gentiana acaulis, 775 ; Andrewsii, 
755; aselepiadea, 775, S10; verna, 
775 
Gentians, the vernal, 619 ; notes on, 
775 
Geranium cinereum, 775 ; Endresii, 
775 ; ibericum, 790 
Geum coccineum plenum, 790 ; mon- 
tanum; 790 
Ghent, new plants certificated at, 3SS, 
044 
Gillenia trifoliate, 790 
Gladiolus Colvilli alba, 154, 62S ; the 
Messrs. Kelway’s, 3; culture of, 
from seeds, 57 ; new, 27 ; notes on, 
140 
Globe Flower, the, 429 
Gloneria jasminiflura, 43 
Gloxinia flambeau, 743; maculata, 
505 
Gloxinias, 363 ; the culture of, 4, 210, 
491 ; erect-flowered, 293; seed 
saving and sowing, 740 ; Messrs. 
Suttons, 703 
Gnaphalium leontopodium, 790 
Gooseberrv, Whinham’s Industrv, 
13S, ISO,: 714 
Gooseberries and currants. 202 
Gooseberries by the ton, G77 
Gooseberry bushes, on pruning, 234 
Gooseberry caterpillars, 509, 70S 
Gooseberries for exhibition, 21 • ; 
notes on, 531; on pruning, 16S 
Gooseberry trees, standard, 24 
Gourds, history of the, 037 
Gourds, ornamental, 91, 99, S20 
Grape Gros Colmar, 340 ; The Fox, 
331 ; Gros Maroc, 3 
Grape growing at Longleat, 134, 259, 
285 
Grape judging, 729. 757 ; exhibition, 
74; on keeping, 170; notes on, 3; 
outdoor. 99 ; unripe, at exhibitions, 
740 
Grape trough and rail, Wanl’s, 237 
Gravel paths and weeds, 550 
Greenhouses, on building, 374 ; cheap, 
308; detached, 83; on heating 
small, 120 
Greenhouse plants, useful, 491 
Greenmeat, 359 
Grevillea robusta, 362 
“ Gribbles,” what are?, 202 
Guango tree, the, 04S 
Gulls in the garden, 243 
Gunnera manicata, 120 ; scabra, 790 
Gutta-percha tree, a new, 789 
Gymnogramma Alstoni,55; Lathoma 1 , 
88 ; leptophylla, 38 
Gynerium argenteum, 791 
GypSbphila cerastioides, 791; panicu¬ 
late, 791 
H 
H/EMAnthus coccineus, 20; Kathe- 
rinse, S7 ; puniceus, 667 
Hanging gardens of Babylon, 50:5 
Harcfiekl Grove Gardens, 423, 486 
Harpalium rigidum, 701 
Harvest Festivals, 115 
Heath and Heather, 237 
Heatherhank, plants in flower at, 410 
Heaths, autumn and winter flowering, 
650; greenhouse, 30S; at Hume and 
abroad, 349 
Iieckfield Place, the gardens, at, 1S3 
Heliotrope, Roi des Nnirs, 621 ; the 
winter, 213 ; on the culture of, 393 
Heliotrope, specimen plant of, 410 
Hepaticas, notes on, 470 
Herbaceous plants and borders, 149, 
157 
Herbaceous plant, what is a ? 731 
Heronsgate, 596 
Heteroiueles arbutifolia, 555 
Hibiscus, the, 486 
High Wycombe and its allotments, 2S2 
Holly, flowering of the, 659 
Hollies, hybrid, 292 
Hollyhock, the, 7S7; and the disease, 
227 ; notes on, 20, 413 
Honeydew, 507 
Hop Aphis, the, 349 ; poles, 471 
Horse Chestnut, the 40 ; flowering a 
second time, 52 ; an autumn flower¬ 
ing, 667 
Horse-hoof parings as manure, 455 
Horse Radish, on the culture of, 219 
Horticultural Buildings, 211 
Horticultural Shows and their influ¬ 
ence, 201 
Horticulture, the progress of, 302 
Hot-beds, how to make and use them, 
263 
Hot-water Pipes, removing gas tar 
from, 523 
Hoyabella, 741; as a basket plant, 0S2 
Hoya carnosa, 763 
Hyaciuthus azureus, 665 
Hyacinth, notes on the, 499 ; the cul¬ 
ture of in water, 92 
Hydrangea mandschurica, 621; petio- 
laris, 235 
Hymenoplivlluin Tunbridgense, 3S; 
Wilsohi, 38 
I 
Iberis sempervirens flore pleno, 202 
Iberis, notes on, 019 
Idesia polyphylla, 305 
Imantophyllum miniatum, 37S ; Mrs. 
Laing, 421 ; miniatum Schroderie, 
445 
Impatiens Jerdonise, 1S7; Sultani, OS, 
100, 122 
Imperial Daffodils, 53 
Insecticide spray, Bray’s, 565 
Insecticides and plant washes, 044, 
565 ; Mr. Griffiths Hughes, on. 3S1; 
Prot. Riley on, 6S0, 695 
Insectiverous plants, the culture of, 
370 
Insects, crop destroying, 141 ; on 
destroying, 525, 520, 533 ; notes on 
injurious, 7 ; in a greenhouse, 494 
Interpretation, nice points of. 739 
Inventions Exhibition, the, 573 
Ipoimea Horsfallia?, 2S3 ; Thomson- 
iana, 0S0 
Ireland, notes from, 567, 597, 029, 
725 
Iresine, a new, 57 
Iris fimbriate, 427 ; hexagona, 1S2 ; 
tingitanum, 41 
Irrigation, automatic, S05 
Ismene Andreana, 155 
Isolepis gracilis, 01 
Isosoma orchidearum, 5SS, 030 
Ivy on walls, 358 
Iwerne Minster, Dorset, 215 
Ixora coccinea, 774 ; macrothyrsa, 23 
J 
Japanese Primroses, 6.17 
Jasminum gracillimum, 40S ; grandi- 
florum, in small pots, 155; midi- 
florum, 243 
September 12, 18S5. 
Judges and exhibitors, 46 
Judges’ experiences, 675 
Judges, ringing the changes with, 4 
Judging awards, 771 
Judging at flower shows, 55 ; at exhi¬ 
bitions, 22 
K 
K.-empferia Roscoaana, 42 
Kew, Orchids at, 44 ; Water Lilies at, 
125 
Kitchen gardens, 35S 
Kuutsford Nurseries, the, 295 
L 
L.elia albida, 380 ; anceps alba, 550, 
004 ; anceps and its varieties, 473, 
501, 533; anceps, var. Dawsoni, 
300 ; anceps Hilliana, 380; anceps 
Sanderiana, 3S0 ; bella, 524 ; Can- 
hamii, 053; Dayana, 2S; elegans 
Littleana, S27 ; harpophylla. 428 ; 
Perrinii, 140 ; purpurata, 00 ; Sed¬ 
eni, 827 
Ladias, the Mexican, 748 
Lastrea arista ta variegata, SS; 
iemula, 25; cristate, 25 ; dilateta, 
25 ; Filix-mas, 25 ; oreopteris, 24 ; 
remote, 25; rigida, 25 ; spinulosa, 
25 ; Theipteris, 24 
Lagerstra 1 mia indica, 20 
Lancashire nursery, a, 5S1 
Land and the People, 590 
Lapageria rosea, 475, 494; rosea su- 
perba, 007 
Lattice-leaf plant, 43S 
Laurestinus as a pot plant, 200 
Lavateria arborea variegate, 001 
Lawn, improving a, 390 
Lawns, walks, and roads, 700 
Layia glandulosa, 452 
Leaves, their forms and functions, 
26S; Sir John Lubbock on the 
forms of, 389, 533 
Lee, Mr. John, with portrait, 312 
Leeks and Onions, 395, 400 
Lemon, the Bijou, 202 ; the Imperial, 
2S 
Lettuces and Endive, 139, 155, S09 
Lettuces, Ye itch’s Perfect Gem and 
Green Globe, 019 ; White Chau- 
vigny, 411, 051 ; Leyden or Hardy 
White Dutch, 75 ; Potenza Cos, 91 
Lettuces, Cabbage, 115; Summer, 
350, 3S1 ; on propagating, 747 ; seed 
sowing, 11; for winter, 43; in 
winter and spring, 532 
Ligature, Bennett’s safety, 190 
Light and its effects upon various 
Orchids, 3S0 
Lilac bush, a, what it did, 11 
Lilac, the double-flowered, 212 ; how 
to grow, 810 ; second flowering of 
the, 75 
Lilies of the Valley, on forcing, 74 
Lilies, Japanese, 132 
Lilium auratum, 100, 308. 346, 350 ; 
longiflorum, 122 
Lily bulbs, monster, 91, 122 
Lily of the Valiev. 197, 508 : forcing, 
the, 522 
Lime Avenue at Audley End, the, 345 
Linaria antarctica, 421 
Line divider, a patent, 401 
Linnean Society’s Annual Soiree, 711 
Linum trigynum, 2S3 
Liquid Manure, 081 
Little’s, Mr. H., Garden, notes from, 
199 
Lobelia cardinalis 130, 155 : pumila 
niagnifica, 00 ; fulgens, 74 
London Markets, 819 
Lseliopsis domingensis, 791 
Lowfield Nurseries, Messrs. Cheal & 
Sons, 1S4 
Luculia gratissima, 104, 320 
Luminous Wood, 11S - 
Lycaste lanipes, 310 ; Skinncri, 220, 
390, 412 ; Snieeana, 310 ; a yellow, 
780 
Lycastes, on potting, 492 
M 
Madeespield Covet, the gardens at, 
7 1 
Magnolia Campbellii, 360 
Magnolias, notes on, 701 
Malva alcea, 14S 
Manchester Botanical Gardens, the, 
365 
Mangles, Mr. H. J., death of, 14 
Manure, animal, quality of, 55 
Manure, home, for the garden, cow- 
dung, S4 ; horse-dung, 85 ; pig- 
dung, 109; sheep-dung, 109; poul¬ 
try-dung, 109; night-soil, 119; liquid 
manure, 119 ; effects of manuring 
with ashes, lime, gypsum, soot, 
&c., 14S ; conversion of refuse into 
compost, 1S3; farmyard manure, 
its effects on soils and plants, 134 ; 
lime, its application and effects, 
166 ; Jensen's fish potash, 539 ; for 
plants, 334, 468 ; for potatos, S6 
Manuring fruit trees, 10 
Marica gracilis, 522 
Marigolds, single, 243; single-flowered 
striped French, 202; for exhibition, 
405 
Marguerites, 5S, 580, 034, 679 ; the 
golden, 1S2; the white, 59S, 045, 
60S 
