ii. December^ 28th, 1907. 
CONTENTS. 
The Gardening World. 
Clematis orientalis tangutica, 268; Ville de 
Limoges, 3 
Clerodendron trichotomum, 659 
Olivia miniata citrina, 366 
Olivias, 376 
Clock, a miniature floral, 205 
Coleus for exhibition, o99 
Collinsias, 363 
Colour scheme? why a, 18 
Competitions, name, 152, 289 
Cotoneaster applanata, 698, v. 
Crinum H. G. Elwes, 512, v.; Mearsii, 517 
Crinums for the garden, 431 
Cucumbers and Melons in frames, 542; m 
frames, 451 
Oupliea strigillosa, 12 
Cuttings in water, striking, 37 
Cyclamen latifolium iimbriatum giganteum, 
743; libanoticum, 348; Low’s Salmon, 112 
Cyclamen seed, sowing, 585 
Cypripedium Nandii, 717; tibetieum, 426 
Cyrtomium Rochfordi, 220 
Cytisus Firefly, 408, vii. 
Daboecia polifolia alba, 28 
Daffodil Queen of the West, 316 
Daffodils, 249; at Birmingham, 323; at Long 
Ditton, 338; in pots, 528; their hybridisation, 
585 
Dahlia Alice, 634; C. E. Wilkins, 618, 637; C. 
H. Curtis, 689; Olara, 698, v. ; Cynthia, 666; 
Dorothy, 673, 698, v.; Elsa Elbrich, 626; 
Etruria, 698, v.; Flame, 674; Harold Peer- 
man, 698, v.; Helium, 698, v.; Hildegarde, 
684; Invernia, 630, 637; Mauve Queen, 634; 
Mercury, 673; Mrs. Walter Baxter, 673; 
Peggy, 624; Rev. Arthur Bridge, 636, 637; 
Saturn, 698, v. 
Dahlias at the Crystal Palace, 604; for 1907, 
344; for exhibition, 500, 531. 562 
Daisies, Globe, 782 
Damson Merryweatlier, 747 
Daphne odora, 367 
Delgaty Castle, Turriff, 585 
Delphinium Alake, 507; Mrs. G. Ferguson, 
531; Eev. E. Lasoelles, 504 
Demdrobium nobile, 295 
Dianthus Knappii, 421 
Dictamnus, 528 
Dossinia marmorata, 554, v. 
Dracaena cuttings in water, 412 
Dyseleine insecticide, 549 
Earthworm as a benefactor and pest, the, 648 
Edgings for flower and vegetable gardens, 126, 
252; for summer bedding, hardy, 556 
Edinburgh, autumn Flower Show at, 637 
Erica australis, 301; cinerea, 573 
Erysimum purpureum. 364 
Escallonias at Bournemouth, 26 
Eupatorium odoratum, 218 
Everlastings, 716 
Exhibiting, 346 
Fem cases, method of heating, 180; frills and 
fringes, 474 
Fernery and conservatory combined, 394 
Ferns, indoor culture of, 483 
Fishing plant, the, 688 
Flower seeds and seedlings, 474 
Flowers, faked, 247; for amateurs, 200 
Forget, lest we, 190 
Frame construction, cool, 700 
Frames, cold, 584 
Freesias from seed, 614 
Frnit growing for amateurs. 10; Apples, 10; 
Apricots, 26, 60; Cherries, 102, 103, 119; Cur¬ 
rants, 135. 153; Figs, 172, 184; Gooseberries, 
243, 263; Grapes, 279, 296. 307, 327. 374; Med¬ 
lars, 421, 439; Melons, 475, 550; 707; Mulber¬ 
ries, 778, vii. 
Fruit tree planting, 808 
Fruit trees, cropping young, 410; for ama¬ 
teurs, 94; on roadsides, 444; planting, 56 
Fuchsia Coralle, 618; the, 544 
Fuchsias, hardy, 565 
Fumigating plant houses, 573 
Gaillardia grandiflora Lady Rolleston, 637 
Garden for botanical purposes, a wild, 718; in 
winter, the, 2 
Gardeners, do nots for, 428 
Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Institution, 158, 
476 
Gardening, cottage, 142, 287, 368, 498 
Gardens, some suggestions for new, 739; subur¬ 
ban front, 165 
Geraniums, zonal, 545 
Geum rivale, 505 
Gilia aggregata, 760; coronopifolia, 97, 220 
Gladiolus atroviolaeeus, 361 ; Purity, 624 
Gloxinias and Begonias, 395 
Gooseberries for profit, growing, 224 
.Gooseberry mildew, the American, 26, 155, 187, 
488; the'spread of the American, 526, v. 
Grass, a beautiful ornamental, 613; seed with 
lime, sowing, 438 
Greenfly, about, 560 
Greenhouse, the cold. 541, 723, 741 
Grevillea robusta, 16 
Ground, vacant, 728 
Haberlea rhodopensis virginalis, 363 
Hedera dentata variegata, 516 
Hedges for gardens, 8 
Helianthemums for dry banks. 439 
Hemerocallis hybrida luteola, 301 
Heating apparatus, 693 
Herbaceous borders, a chat about, 355, 378, 
415, 432, 534; plants, a few choice, 740 
Hippeastrum Mrs. Carl Jay, 446 
Hippeastrums, 347, 400 
Hoe, the Sproughton, 294 
Hoeing, 368 
Holdings, small, 40 
Holland Park Flower Show, 493, 523 
Holly, the, 438 
Honeysuckles, fragrant, 197 
Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton, 549 
Housewashing, 32 
Hoya carnosa, 299, 396 
Humeas, 466 
Hvacinth, the Water, 200 
Hydrangea arborescens grandiflora, 362; pam- 
culata grandiflora, 672 
Hydrangeas, how to grow big blooms of, 3-.C 
how to propagate, 518 
Hypericums, 471 
India-rubber Plant, the, 258 
Insect pests, 376; common, 610, v. 
Insects, useful, 15 
Ipomoea rubro-caerulea, 333 
Iris oaterina, 451; Luna, 363; Mr. W. S. Ware, 
469; paraoina, 447 
Irises, tall, bearded, 482 
Jasmine, the, 705 
Kerchove de Deaiterghem, monument to the 
late Comte, 60 
Kew gardeners, the, 386 
Kew Guild dinner, the, 414 
Knowledge, how to gain, 769 
Laeliocattleya Epioasta The Premier, 734; 
The Duchess, 700 
Lantern Flower, the Chinese, 167 
Leaves and how to utilise them, 732 
Leonotis Leonurus, 794 
Lilies of the Valley, 808 
Lilium cand.idum, 597 
Lime as a fertiliser, 435 
Linaria Oymbalaria globosa, 258 
Lobelia JKathleen Mallard, 449; Richardsoni, 
544; tenuior, 396 
London Dahlia Union, 615, 631 
Lonicera Maaki, 452 
Lychnis grandiflora, 620 
Maidenhair Tree, the, 102, 255, 304 
Malmaison Carnations, 16, vii. 
Manure heap, the, 717 
Manures and their uses, 768 
Marguerite Carnations, 659 
Melon Charles Ross, 600; Eminence, 464; Per¬ 
fection, 645 
Mildew and damping, 111; the American 
Gooseberry, 131, 802 
Miltonia schroderiana Heaton var., 601 
Mimulus and its peculiarities, 626 
Mistletoe, the culture of, 128 
Montbretia King Edmund, 679; Lady Hamil¬ 
ton, 698, v.; Lord Nelson, 674 
Moraea bicolor, 87 
Mulching, hints on, 537 
Mushroom or Toadstool, 648 
Myosotis in saucers of water, 52 
Names of plants, popular, 574 
Narcissus Miss,Willmott, 346 
Nature study postcards, 273 
Nemesias and Geraniums, 433 
Nerine, F. D. Godman, 745 
Nerines, 117 
Niootiana aflinis, hybrids of, 453; Sanderae, 
306 
Nigella Miss Jekyll, 220 
Nitrogen from the atmosphere, 758, 798 
Obituary: Aiton, Mn Hugh, 273; Cannell.Mr. 
E. A., 422; Masters, the late Dr., 422; Veitch, 
Mr. James Herbert, 766 
Odontioda Bradshawae, 90 
Odontoglossum Aliceae, 69; ardentissimum 
Herbert Godson, 303; ardentissimum R/ob- 
sonae, 422; caerujeum, 428; crispum Xan- 
thotes White Lady, 362; crispum Xanthotes 
White’s var., 412; eximium King of England, 
428; Othello, 316; Pesc.atorei, 690 
Oenothera caespitosa, 783 
Oleanders : small flower'ing -plants, 646 
Olearia gunniana, 586 
Once grown always grown, 658 
Onion Ply, the, 355; mildew. 58 
Onions for exhibition, 94, 209 ; procuring good, 
300 
Othonnopsis cheirifolia., 70 
Ozone wanted, 283 
Paeonies, Tree, 302 
Pandanus Veitehi, 318 
Pansies and Violas. 282; how to grow, 582, v.; 
Trimardeau strain of, 380; tufted, 295 
Papaver orientate bracteatum Jennie Mawson, 
449 
Papaver Princess Ena-, 398 
Pea staking, 334 
Peas, main crop, 284 
Pelargonium Mary Welch, 516 
Pelargoniums, zonal, 545; zonal, for exhibi¬ 
tion, 420 
Pentstemons, 686 
Perennials, autumn propagation of, 600; from 
seed, 234 
Pests, garden, 413 
Petunias, 757, 783 
Phlox George A. Strohlein, 689 
Phloxes, herbaceous, 644 
Pink, the laced, 16 
Pinks, laced, 508 
Planting, present selections for next year’s, 
586 
Plants, drugging, 461; Japanese, 116; retarded, 
36; self-sown, 269; some sensitive, 715; which 
will thrive in shady places, 254 
Plum, the Green Gage, 314 
Poinsettias, how to grow, 644 
Polyanthuses from Forcle Abbey, 381 
Polygonatum inultiflorum as a pot plant, 785; 
baldsckuanieum, 19 
Polystichum aculeatum pulcherrimum 
Drueryi, 716 
Potato, the Ideal, 39 
Potatos at Wye College, 689; for Christmas, 
new, 303; for exhibition, 259 
Primroses and Polyanthuses at Westminster, 
350; woodland, 323 
Primula cockburniana, 314; japonica, 421 
Primulas, propagation of double, 266; some 
hardy, 500 
Propagating bedding plants, 582; shrubs from 
cuttings -and suckers, 164; Euonymus and 
Privet, 96 
Pruning, some lessons on, 28, 43; summer, 573 
Pramus serrulata, 397; tomentosa, 314 
Pyrus spectabilis, 383 
Rabbits eat mushrooms, do? 614 
Ragwort family, 16 
Raspberries and their culture, 110; autumn- 
fruiting, 780 
Rehmannia angulata, 430 
Resurrection Fern, a, 32 
Rhododendrons, iticking out seed pods of, 521 
Rhubarb, notes on forcing, 68 
Richardia elliottiana from seed, 379 
Rocket, the Scotch, 612 
Rockfoils, some choice, 146, 187 
Rose Brockleibanlt, Mrs. Harold, 501; Gold¬ 
finch, 517; Gordon, Dr. William, 404; Gra- 
vereaux, Mme. Jules, 70; Lowe, Josepn, 517, 
523; Lyon, the, 802; Munt, Mrs., 501; rerkms, 
Dorothy, 252; Pharisaer, 306; Roller, Hugo, 
531; Vincent, Lady Helen, 516 
Rose ancl its history, a famous, 701; cuttings 
in water, 466; for a large bush, 614; tne 
fragrant and beautiful Moss, 471 
Roses, among the, -sz, 68, 171, 240, 320, 383, 468, 
565, 617, 684, 731; at Christmas, 646; at Dun¬ 
fermline, 536; at Regent’s Park, 486; at 
Westminster, 666; budding, 514; buttonno c. 
514; for a beginner, 756; for amateurs, 50: 
for autumn blooming, 660; for pillars and 
arches, 772; for wet weather, 598; for town 
gardens, 4 excellent H.T., 558; growing, 435; 
hints on planting, 202; own. root, 315; p - 
ing, 680; planting and protecting, 756; some 
good sorts to grow, 180; striking buds of, 
183; three beautiful, 516; with Tulips, 464 
Royal Fern, the round-leaved, 50 
Royal Gardeners’ Orphan Fund, 402 
Royal Horticultural Society and mutual im¬ 
provement societies, 660 
Salads and how to grow them, 362 
Salvia Grahami, 257 
Santolina incana, 197 
Sauromatum gnttatum, 268 
Saxifraga Aizoon rosea, 408, vii.; Fortunei, 52 
Seakale, forcing and propagating, 797 
Season, last year’s flowering, 601 
Seeds from New Zealand, 709, 728; gathering 
and sowing, 484 
Schizanthus wisetonensis, 523 
Shady places, plants for, 254 I 
Shrubs in vases, cut flowering, 592 » 
Slugs, oatmeal as a bait for slugs, 4; a cheap 
trap for, 484; snails and insects, 546 
Solidago Golden Wings, 717 
Soot as a manure, 272 
Sophrocattleya Antiochus, 664 
Sophrolaelia Gratrixae magnifica, 673 
Sparmannia africana, 732 
Spinach, New Zealand, 314 
Spiraea arguta, 347; camtschatica rosea, 545 
Spiraeas for forcing, 50 
Stanhopea platyceras, 638 
Statices, annual, 236 
Steam in greenhouses, a- remedy for, 318 
Sterilising soil,- 147 
Stoking for lady gardeners, 444 
Strawberries, 762; layering, 457 
Strawberry Fillbasket, 545; Kentish Favourite, 
704; Merveille de France, 197. 687 
Streptoearpus, 482; F. Burdett, 601 
Stumps, decorating old tree, 612 
Sunflower, a red, 70 
Summer morning, a, 509 
Sweet Pea Alice C. Finn, 162; Burpees’ Bril¬ 
liant Blue, 585, 630; Carmine Paradise, 467; 
Elsie Herbert, 501, 528; Eveiyn Hemus, 514; 
Lord Nelson, 585, 630: Nancy Perkins, 54<ri 
Nora Unwin, 268; Princess Victoria, 500: 
Rosie Adams, 559; St. George, 517, 528; The 
Marquis, 514 
Sweet. Pea novelties for 1907, 71 
