IV. 
August 3t, i )ot. 
CONTENTS. 
[The Gardening World. 
Catalogue, Messrs., 819 ; Ware's 
Seed Catalogue, 357 ; Webb & 
Sons, Meosrs., 301 ; Webb’s Annual 
Catalogue of Farm Seeds and 
Manures, 405 ; Wrlis' Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Novelties for 1901, 341 
Catalpa bignonioides, 92 
Cattleya bicolor, 27 ; bico’or G'ebe- 
lands var., 55; chocoensis alba, 
380 ; dowiana Rosi>a, 283 ; Eldorado 
enfieldensis, 27; Elizabethae, 294;. 
H. S. Leon, 218; illuminata, 27; 
labiata Scbroderae, 616; Mendelii 
sigantea, 637 : Mendelii Mrs. 
Robert Tunstill, 637 ; Mendelii 
Queen Alexandra, 607 ; Miss Harris 
var. E. Ashworib, 544; Mossiae 
Dulcis, 637; Mossiae Mrs. F. W. 
Ashton, 674; Scbroderae heaton- 
ensis, 606 
Cattleya deformed, 571; gigas, freak 
of, 798; lawrenceana, malformed, 
639 ; Mendelii malformed, 719 
Cattleyas, a magnificent show of, 133 
Cauliflower, 438 ; management, 5 
Cauliflowers clubbiDg, 57, 84 
Cedar of Lebanon, 309 
Cedars, 422 
Celery, 70 T ; Bibby’s Defiance. 283; 
Champion Solid White, 283 ; Covent 
Garden Red, 283 ; Ivery’s Pink, 
283 ; Standard Bearer, 283 ; Veitch's 
Rose, 283 
Celery, mamcrop, 702, 750 ; moulds, 
45 8 
Celosia pyramidalis aurea, 5,12 
Celsia arcturus, 505 
Century, last N.C.S. show of the, 268 ; 
thoughts, new, 310 
Cephalotaxus Fortanei malformed, 671 
Ceropegia dichotoma, 295 
Cestrum aurantiacum, 559 
Chamaelirion carolinianum, 705 
Charcoal, 690 
Charlock pest, the, 197, 228 
Cheiranthus alpinus, pods proliferous, 
767 
Chelsea, Amaryllis at, 542; Christmas 
flowers at, 283 ; Orchids at 659 ; 
plants in flower at, 427, 590 
Chemistry for the garden, 525, 538, 
553 . 5 ? 9 . 606 
Cherry, Noble, 73 ; Cherry fruits and 
caterpillars, 671 ; trees, spraying of, 
36 
Chertsey, concert in aid of Gardeners' 
R B.I ,213; School of Handicrafts, 
4L 53 213 
Chestnut Sucday, 636 
Chestnuts, large cluster of Spanish, 
231 
Chimonanthus fragrans, 203 
China Teas, 85 
Chinese gardens, 36 ; trees, two new 
genera of, 568 
Chiswick, lectures at, 651 ; proposed 
site for the new, 542, 551 
Choisya ternata, 570 ; as a pot plant, 
3*7 
Chorizema varium, 459 
Christchurch Park. Ipswich, 277 
Christmas card, the first, 356 ; trees, 
276 
Chrysanthemum, Adcock, Lizzie, 187 ; 
Arran, Earl of, 155 ; Australie, 
white, 285; Bell, Mar, 251; Betts- 
worth, Ernest, 155; Bignall-Wilds, 
Miss, 218: Brunning. Sydney, 155 ; 
Bryant, Mrs. ]., 218 ; Bryant, Mrs. 
J. B., 155; Buffer, General, 155; 
Calvat, 1899, 155 ; Chief, Scottish, 
155; Church, W.R., 187: Coombes, 
Mrs, 155; Coit.-e. Miss Jessie, 
218 ; Darby, Mrs. R , 187 , Dorris, 
Miss, 155 ; Douglas, Miss Evelyn, 
T55; Douglas, R--». 155; Esther, 
Lady, 187; Fox, Mrs Emma, 155 ; 
Fryeit, Miss S , 155 ; Gem, Golden, 
250; Glorious, 187; Hammond, 
Mr Frank, 218; Jessica, 283 ; Khaki, 
187; Leatberheat, Vi ar of, 153; 
Longley, Charles, 155; Loveliness, 
r 87 ; Ludlow, L id, 187. 233; 
M; Krllor, Mr. J. L . 155 ; Milebam, 
Mrs. Geo , 135; M ranD, Robert, 
251 ; Mountfnrd, Lily, 155 : Neville, 
Mrs. J. C , 263 ; Pnki gt, n, Miss 
Jessie, 251; Pioneer (weeping), 
247 ; Plu-nbe, Maj >r, 218 ; Prince s, 
The, 155 ; R cnarrl on Miss Mi'l- 
liers, 155; R rier.s, M>^s. 218; 
Rose. Miss, 182 o Rns-ell, M tthew, 
153 ; Saber, C. J , 187 ; Se m ur, 
Masier E., 155 ; Sm b, Matthe ■ , 
155; Sm th, Matthew 187; Smoh, 
Mrs. Gray, 155; Smith, Mr-. F. 
Gray, 155; Soutbam Mrs Florence, 
187; Terra-rrt a, Cbbran’s, 251 ; 
Upton, J R., 155, Von Andre’ 
Madiine, 187; VowdeD, W. E., 
187; Williams, Mrs. James, 123; 
Windsor, Lady, 251 
Chrysanthemum cuttings, 229; growers 
a boon to, 702 ; growing, 86 ; late 
flowering, 507 ; potting, 686 ; rust, 
suppressing, 332; stands, size of, 
78: the, 214 ; the, in 1900, 165 ; to, 
298 
Chrysanthemum notes, 687, 717 : Bat- 
t-rsea Park, 170 ; Botanic Gardens, 
Liverpool, 155 ; Dover House, Roe- 
hampton, 156 ; Earls wood Nurseries, 
234; Finsbury Park, 186; Forest 
Hill, Messrs. J. Laing and Sons, 
170 ; Liverpool, 155 ; Royal Exotic 
Nursery, Chelsea, 170; Ryecroft 
Nursery, 156. 252 ; Swanley Horti¬ 
cultural College, 186; Swanley, 
Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, 185 ; 
Sefton Park, 155 ; Victoria Park, 
186; Waterlow Park, 186 
Chrysanthemum Shows Aberdeen, 
22t; Battersea, Clapham, and 
Wandsworth, 171 ; Birkenhead, 221 ; 
Bishop’s-Stortford, 220; Bolton, 
206; Bradford, 206; Caterham, 
202 ; Chester, 202 ; Corbridge Gar¬ 
deners’ Association, 237; Cresing- 
ton, 220, Dulwich, 202; Dundee, 
182, 221; Eccles, 189; Exmouth. 
T71; Huddersfield, 220 ; Hull, 203 ; 
Liscard, Birkenhead, 189; Kenley, 
204; Liverpool, 203 ; Maidenhead, 
220; Manchester, 205; National 
Chrysantheum Society, 109, 171, 
188, 237 ; Northamptonshire Chry¬ 
santhemum Society, 188 ; Scottish 
Horticultural Association, 204 ; 
Sevenoaks and West Kent, 189 ; 
Southport, 206; Stockport, 204; 
Ulster Horticultural, 202 ; Woolton, 
221 ; York, 203 
Chrysanthemums, 782 ; a choice of, 
252 ; at Exeter, fine, 196, 493 ; 
classification of, 260; crossing and 
raising, 119; early, 293; for late 
use, 506; grafted, 473 ; in East 
London, 166 ; Portfolio of new, 356 ; 
seedling, 219; shop window exhi¬ 
bition of, 212; single, 261 ; small 
plants of, 586; stopping, 766; to 
Christmas, 262 ; to flower in 6-in. 
pots, 411 ; too late? do we not 
house our, 54 ; two cups for, 493 
Church, a queer, 653 
Cider, 716; French competition in, 
276; vintage, the, 228 
Cineraria polyantha, 409 ; Star, 459 
stellata, 750, 813 
Cinerarias, 454 ; from seed, 570 
Cirrbopetalum guttulatum, 123 
Cistus, Rock, in Northernhay Park, 
817 
Claiming farce, a land, 701 
Clarkia Morning Glory, 464 
Clavaria, rare, 375 
Clematis Jackmanni, 85 
Clerodendron balfourianum, 670 ; fal- 
lax, 119, 813 
Clerodendrons, 167 
Clianthus, 586 ; Dampieri, 804 
Climber, a beautiful, 261 
Climbers, wall, 134 
Clivias, 677 ; or Imantophyllums, 41 1 
Clocks, Nature's, 276 
Cockscombs, dwarf, 390 
Codlin Moth, destruction, of, 734; 
Moth, the, 820 
Coed Derw, 829 
Coelogyne dayana grandis, 217; fim- 
briata, 218 ; sulpburea, 445 
Colchieum autumaale, 84 ; speciosum 
album, gr 
Coldra, Caerleon, Mon , 299 
Coleus thyrsoideus, 283, 570 
Colour in the flower garden, 691, 716 
Coltsfoot wine, 286 
Columbines, 553 
Commemoration day, 716 
Compensation Act, the Workmen’s, 
212 
Competition, dishonest, 9 
Composts, warming potting, 394 
Coney Island, tree and shrub growth 
on, 25 
Conifers, hybrid, 428 
Conservatory, a beautiful, 43 
Contrasts, pleasing, 570 
Cooke, Mr C., illness of, 276 
Coombe Wood Nursery, 691 
Coprophilous fungi, 829 
Corn, the revolution-effected by, 260 
Cornflowers diseased, 719 
Coronilla glauca, 537 
Correspondent, an appreciative, 6 s 
Coryanthes mastersiana, 218 
Cosmos bipinnatus, 522 
Cottage gardens, wayside, 213 
Country, a comiDg, 153 
Cow hirds, 812 
Cowdenknowes, Earlston, N.B., 
Crabs as gardeners, 552 
Crassulas, 346 
Crataegus Pyracantha Lelandi, 213 
Cressingham Park, 70 
Cricket, 4, 601, 654, 716; at Kew Gar¬ 
dens, 683; field, accident in the, 
732 
Crinum jamaicecse, 507 ; sp., 639 
Cripples' Mission, the, 811 
Croci, 475 ; species and varieties, 391 
Crocus root growing into a leaf, 732 
Crocuses growing amongst the grass, 
798 ; spring flowering, 394 
Croham Hurst for the public, 421 
Crops for the farm, up-to-date, 700 
Cross-ferrtilising, curious result of, 521 
Cucumber, African, 747; Famous, 
638 ; proliferous, 820 
Cucumbers, 797 ; for frames, 687 
Cumming, Mr. J. H., Gold Medal to, 
20 
Cupressus lawsoniana pygmaea 
argenta, 123 
Currant crop ruined, Greek, 36 ; 
wine, receipt for, 20 
Currants, black, 285 
Custom, survival of an old, 668 
Cuthbertson’s, Mr. Michael, awards, 
36 
Cyanide of potassium, 668 
Cycads, 601; origin and relationship 
of, 247 
Cyclamen, 37, 138, 797 ; double, 295 ; 
from seed, how to grow, 522 ; hardy, 
214; libanoticum, 346; persicum, 
797; the, as an early winter flower¬ 
ing plant, 230 
Cyclamens from cuttings, 324 
Cypripedium bellatulum, 326; cham- 
berlainianum, 198; Cobbiae, 218; 
Dora Crawshay, 187 ; drapsianum, 
293 ; Ernesto, 479 ; insigne San- 
derae, 228; kimballianum Low’s 
var., 766; leeanum Prospero maj us, 
250 ; Lord Derby. 478; Maudiae 
magnificum, 798 ; Priam, 218 ; 
Rehder (Mrs.) Oakwood var., 798 ; 
T. W. Bond Coundon Court var., 
410 ; Vidor, 155 
Cypripedium illustrations, 523 ; mal¬ 
formed, 428 ; with two lips, 555 
Cypripediums, 702 
Cyrilla racemiflora, 834 
Cyrtanthus lutescens, 428 
Cystopteris bulbifera, 135 
Cytisus culture of, 363 
Daffodil King, 324 
Daffodils at Long Ditton, 573 ; cup 
for, 520, 601 ; in Australasia, 371; 
monstrous, 639 ; planted at Christ¬ 
mas, 585; poisonous, 615 
Dahlia Adelaide (pompon), 55 ; Artus 
(Cactus), 55; Allcroft, Mrs. H. J. 
(Cactus), 123 ; Bernice (Cactus), 
91 ; Brassey (Cactus), 91 ; Butter¬ 
cup (pompon), 55 ; Cheal’s White 
(Cactus), 91 ; Daisy (pompon), 55 ; 
Darkest of All (pompon), 55 ; 
Dinorah (Cactus), 55 ; Doris (pom- 
P on ). 55 ; Doris (pompon), gr ; 
Duchess (show), 91; Eclipse (Cac¬ 
tus), 55 ; Fife, J. Weir (pompon), 
55 ; Flora (pompon), 55 ; Flora- 
dora (Cactus), 91 ; French, General 
(Cactus), 91 ; Galliard (Cactus), 
55 ; Gracchus (show). 91 ; Hobbs, 
Major (Cactus), 91 ; Imperateur 
(Cactus), 55; Jealousy (Cactus), 55, 
91 ; Jowett, Mrs. (Cactus), 91 ; 
Kathleen (Cactus), 91 ; Lord 
Roberts (Cactus), 55, 91; Lyric 
(Cactus), 55 ; Mitchell, Bessie 
(Cactus), 91 ; Powell, Baden (Cac- 
tas ). 55 . 9 1 '• Purity (Cactus), 55 ; 
Rosine (Cactus), 55 ; Shamrock 
(single), 91 ; Sybil (pompon), 55 ; 
Thalia (pompon), 91 ; Venus (pom¬ 
pon), gr; Vesta (Cactus), 55; Vida 
(Cactus), 55 ; Violet (pompon), 91 ; 
Wilkinson. J W. (Cactus), 55 ; 
Yellows, Prince of (Cactus), 91; 
Zerlina (pompon), 55 
Dahlia culture, hints on, 830 ; propa- 
pagation, 522 
Dahlias, Cactus, 358; Gannas and 
bedding plants at Chiswick, 182; 
flowering of, 329; growing in hard 
soil, 150; single Cactus, 118 
Daisy New Giant White, 479 
Damsons wanted, not Bullaces, 36 
Dandelion salad, 300 
Daphne Cneorum in a station garden, 
601 
Date pudding, 2S5 
Datura and Hibiscus, 439 
Davalias (Order Filicas), 586 
Dean Hole, harvest thanksgiving by, 
85 
Decorations, more American, 748; 
table, 685, 812 
Delphinium Blue Butterfly, new 
annual. 5 ; Carter’s Blue Butterfly, 
313 ; Dorothy Daniels, 739 
Delphiniums from Langport, 734 
Dendrobium Ashworthae, 346 ; densi- 
florum, 329; Edithae superbum, 
478 ; Euryale, 444 , leeanum atro- 
purpureum, 155; mooreanum, 155; 
roeblingianum, 479 ; wiganianum, 
410 
Dendrobium dimerous, 719 
Deutzia gracilis, 586 
Deutzias, 406, 439 
Dianthus superbus, 835 
Dickson & Sons, Ltd., Messrs. Alex., 
277 
Dictamnus caucasicus, 707; Fraxi- 
nella, 812 
Dieffenbachias, 438 
Dielytra, 310 " 
Dieppe, trips to, 764 
Diplomas, presentation of, 615 
Diseased Asparagus, 135 ; Asters, 135 
Diseases and injurious insects, treat¬ 
ment of, 343 ; of plants, 342 
D'Ombrain, Portrait of Rev H. H., 
357 
Douglas, Mr. David, 805 
Dracaena Offeri, 123; from seed, 
raising, 167 ; in flower, 670 
Drills v. broadcast, 490 
Dryden, Mr. Alexander, 166 
Dublin, specimens from the Botanic 
Gardens, 507 
Dunipace House, Stirlingshire, 298 
Dunkeld House, Perthshire, 53 
Durham College of Science, 228 
Dysentery, cure for, 36 
Earlscourt, bedding at, 28 
Earthing and top-dressing growing 
crops, 702 
Echeveria secunda glauca, the winter¬ 
ing of, 86 
Edelweiss, the, 266 ; the legend of the, 
267 
Edgbaston Botanical Gardens, 796 
Edinburgh gardenership, city of, 325 ; 
Seed Trade dinner, 245 
Educational flower show, 536, 653 
Eggshells as flower pots, 748 
Elisma natans, 29 
Elm trees at Bath dying, 295 
F.lymus giganteus, 69 
Emigrants, information for, 102, 326, 
521. 732 
Encroachments by the sea, 812 
English Arboricultural Society at 
Chatsworth, 419 4 
Epacris, 327 
Epidendrumclaesianum, 346; Clarissa 
superbum, 544 ; hybrids, 555 
Epiphyllum truncatum, 527 
Eranthemum pulchellum, 490 
Eremurns, 616 
Ericas, propagation of, 830 
Erodium chamaedryoides, 705 
Eryngiums (Sea Hollies), 782 
Erythraea Massoni. 749 
Erythronium gigameum Hartwegi, 
575 ; revolutum Pinjr beauty, g 
Esparto Grass trade, 85 
Essex, agricultural education in, 150; 
County School of Horticulture, 
132; farmers’ visit to Denmark, 
150 ; School of Horticulture, 567 ; 
Technical Instruction Committee, 
117 
Encharis.. 655, 684 ; grandiflera, 5, 
526 
Eulophia pulchra, 4x1 
Euphorbia and Poinsettia, 586 
Eurya latifolia, 277 
Everlastings for decoration, 438 
Examination in Horticulture, 181, 
404, 536, 616, 708, 718, 738, 796 
Exhibitors, some N.C.S., 168 
Experimental pot culture at Woburn, 
3°7 
Fasciated stems, 555 
Fasciation and allied phenomena, 555 
Fern, a hybrid, 391 ; the Boston, 426 
Fernery in winter, a British, 377 
Ferns, abnormal types of British, 373, 
568 ; anomalous, 523 ; at Acton, a 
specialist and his, 115,131 ; crested, 
475, ®39 I i n baskets, 213 
Feus, laying out. 494, 504 
Ficus elastica, propagation of, 602 
Field studies in natural history, 636, 
683 
Figs at Aldgate Ward Schools, 748 ; 
gathering, 600 ; in pots, 301 
Filbert Early Prolific, 55 
Filmy Ferns. 522 
Fir, a giant Silver, 805 ; The Douglas, 
805 
