June  28,  1900 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
V. 
House  decoration  —  hints  on,  247  ; 
pedestal  stand  of  foliage  plants,  246  ; 
bamboo  stand  of  flowers  and  foliage, 
247 
Hydrangea  culture,  464 
Indiarubber  Plants,  propagating,  18S 
Insects  in  soil,  106 
Irises— Susiana,  10,  99,  443  ;  Kserapferi, 
11 ;  Saari  nazarensis,  96  ;  flmbriata, 
402  ;  paradoxa,  551 ;  diseased,  559 
Irish  notes,  114,  154 
Iv-y,  will  it  cause  skin  irritation?  494; 
the  advantages  of,  554 
Ixias,  growing  in  pots,  148 
Ixoras,  384 
Johannesburg,  climate  of,  510 
Judges  and  judging,  179,  199,  217,  245, 
267,  287,  351,  395 
Judging  by  points,  168 
Justicia  flavicoma,  112 
Kalanchoe  flammea,  26,  49 
Kennedya  prostrata,  249 
Kergersteinia  graminea,  476 
Kerrias  as  town  plants,  463 
Kew— guild  dinner,  457  ;  a  new,  483 ; 
rockery,  503 
Kitchen  garden,  the,  39,  63,  167,  207,  295, 
339,  883,  427,  469,  558 
i/aburnums,  varying  colours  in,  635 
Xselias — albida  sulphurea,  15;  autumn- 
alis,  15  ;  Gouldiana,  15  ;  superbiens, 
45 ;  at  Rosefleld,  66 ;  anceps  Craw- 
shayana,  67 ;  harpophylla,  131  ; 
Jongheana,  173,  232  ;  Bdissa,  194 ; 
cinnabarina,  301 ;  majalis,  323  ;  pur- 
purata  Littleiana,  453  ;  purpurata 
Backbousiana,  476 ;  tenebrosa,  Wal¬ 
ton  Grange  variety,  539 
•liaelio-Cattleyas,  Dominiana,  15 
Lapagerias  unhealthy,  40 
■Xathyrus  pubescens,  162 
Laurels,  raising  from  cuttings,  148 
Lawrenson,  Mrs.,  death  of,  243 
'Lawns,  95 ;  improving,  126  ;  weeds  on, 
209 
Leather  jackets,  333 
Ledum  palustre,  494 
Leeks,  measurements  of,  197,  267 
Leptotes  bicolor,  323 
Leschenaultia  biloba  major,  862 
Lettuces — hardy,  252  ;  culture,  837  ; 
Stanstead  Park,  355 
Leucoium  carpathicum,  251 
Libonias,  80 
Lilacs,  succession  of,  494 
Liliums— giganteum,  126  ;  in  pots,  256 
Lily  of  the  Valley,  poison  in,  37 
Lime,  some  of  the  uses  of,  410 
Linaria  origanifolia,  112 
Linneea  borealis,  112 
Liriodendron  tulipifera,  102 
Liverpool  notes— Allerton  Beeches,  16 ; 
Elmhurst,  Aigburth,  16  ;  High  Field, 
Woolton,  36;  Dove  Park,  Woolton, 
36, 
Loam,  where  and  bow  to  keep,  62 
Lobelia,  bedding,  from  seeds,  101 
Locusts,  a  pest  of,  554 
London  gardens  over  fifty  years,  27,  89, 
151,  216,  303,  464 
Loquat,  the,  249 
Lowe,  Mr.  E.  J.,  death  of,  213 
Maidenhair  Ferns,  480 
.Malope  splendens,  406 
Management,  171 
Manures— artificial,  and  Peas,  307  ;from 
horses  fed  on  linseed  for  Mushrooms, 
362  ;  old  time  manuring,  459 
Marantas,  repotting,  40 
Market  gardening  in  South  Africa,  268 
Masdevallia  leontoglossa,  301 
Matricaria  eximia  Golden  Ball,  276 
vlelons — judging.  S,  58;  .seasonable 
notes  on,  307  ,  275  ,  317  ,  448,  532  ;  cul¬ 
ture,  264,  467  ;  plants  collapsing,  428 
Mentmore,  219 
Microlepia  hirta  crista  ta,  480 
’Midst  fields  and  hedges,  535 
Miltonia  vexillaria,  475 
Mitraria  coccinea,  271 
Mole  crickets  damaging  seedling  plants, 
406 
Mormodes  luxatum,  345 
Mulching,  512 
Mushrooms,  average  crop  of,  105 
Narcissus— basal  rot  in,  347  ;  colour  in, 
355  ;  Sir  Watkin,  355 
Nectarine,  a  prolific,  at  Gunnersbury, 
514 
Nephrolepis,  culture  of,  304 
Nettle  fibre,  the  use  of,  399 
Nitrogen,  cheap,  415 
Nuts  as  a  food  staple,  157 
Nycterinia  selaginoides,  340 
Nymphfea  stellata,  549 
Oak  and  the  Ash,  the,  459,  482,  483, 
507,  552 
Odontoglossums— crispum  virginale,  89  ; 
crispum  Daphne  66  ;  crispum  Franz 
Mazarel,  111 ;  crispum  Mundyanum, 
153;  lyroglossuin,  '215  ;  elegans  East- 
wood  Park  variety,  261 ;  Rossi  rubes- 
cens,  281 ;  Ruckerianum  splendens, 
281  ;  triumphans  Lionel  Crawshay, 
301 ;  triumphans  Raymond  Crawshay, 
301 ;  luteo-purpureum  Mossi,  345  ; 
Mulus,  345  ;  crispum  Victoria  Regina, 
367 ;  crispum  aureum  rosefleldiense, 
411 ;  crispum  The  Earl,  411 ;  Cervan- 
tesi  decorum,  433  ;  Souvenir  de  Victor 
Hye-Lebrun,  453 ;  citrosmum,  453  ; 
Rolfeae  optimum  475 
Oleanders,  topping,  543 
Oncidiums— undulatum,  32  ;  Harrisoni- 
anum,  89 ;  crispum  grandiflorum, 
173  ;  spilopterum.  173  ;  Pbalaenopsis, 
281 ;  monachicum,  453 
Onions— sowing  and  planting,  140  ; 
preventing  the  maggot,  148,  535,  552  ; 
giant,  229,  271  ;  for  pickling,  256  ; 
from  Bermuda,  538 
Orchards— and  garden  pests,  69  ;  and 
fowls,  291 
Oranges  —  where  our  supplies  come 
from,  529 
Orchids — Lselio  -  Cattleya  Dominiana, 
15  ;  Leelia  albida  sulphurea,  16  ; 
Ccelia  macrostachya,  15  ;  Cymbidium 
giganteum,  15 ;  Laelia  autumnalis, 
15 ;  Laelia  Gouldiana,  16 ;  Sophro- 
Cattleya  Calypso,  15  ;  Cypripedium 
Euryades,  15 ;  Dendrobium  specta- 
bile,  15  ;  Angraecum  pellucidum,  32 ; 
resting,  32 ;  notes  on  Dendrobiums, 
32  ;  Cypripedium  Sir  Redvers  Buller, 
45  ;  C.  Sedeni  porphyreum,  45 ;  Laelia 
superbiens,  45 ;  Dendrobium  crassi- 
node  Berberianum,  45  ;  Epidendrum 
Wallisio-ciliare  superbum,  89  ;  Pha- 
laenopsis  Schilleriano-Stuartiana,  89 ; 
Dendrobium  Wardianum,  89 ;  D. 
capillipes,  89  ;  Laelias  at  Rosefield, 
66  ;  Cypripedium  insigne  at  The 
Woodlands,  66;  fly  and  spot  in,  84; 
arranging.  111 ;  an  Orchid  show 
Orchids — continued. 
house,  114  ;  Cy])ripedium  Mrs.  Fred 
Hardy,  131  ;  Lajlia  harpophylla,  131 ; 
Dendrobium  subclausum,  131  ;  Epi- 
dendrums,  131 ;  Comparettia  falcata, 
121 ;  Epidendrum  bicornutum,  153  ; 
Cattleya  Schrbderae,  173  ;  Trichocen- 
trum  albo  -  purpureum  173  ;  Cymbi¬ 
dium  Devonianum,  173 ;  Laelia 
Jongheana,  173;  L.  Edissa,  194; 
repotting,  194 ;  Zygopetalum  Balli, 
215  ;  Cypripedium  Ashworthae,  215  ; 
for  cutting,  215;  Laelia  .Jongheana, 
232  ;  at  Burford  Lodge,  239  ;  Dendro¬ 
bium  Burberryanum,  239;  at  Wood- 
hatch  Lodge,  240  ;  in  Cheapside,  240  ; 
Dendrobium  pallens,  241  ;  spent  malt 
for,  257  ;  Cypripedium  insigne,  256  ; 
at  Clare  Lawn,  261 ;  Angraecum 
modestum,  263 ;  A.  cirtatum,  281 ; 
Dendrobium  Melpomene,  281  ;  D. 
nobile  album,  281;  D.  .Johnsoniae, 
381  ;  albino  forms  of  D.  Wardianum, 
281  ;  aiter  flowering,  296  ;  Cypripe¬ 
dium  bellatulum,  296 ;  Angraecum 
Leonis,  301 ;  Masdevallia  leontoglossa, 
301 ;  Laelia  cinnabarina,  301 ;  Cattleya 
intermedia,  Fowler’s  variety,  323  ; 
Dendrobium  Brymerianum,  823 ;  D. 
Leechianum,  323 ;  varieties  of  Den¬ 
drobiums,  323  ;  Laelia  majalis,  323  ; 
Leptotes  bicolor,  323 ;  Phaius  Cook- 
soniae,  323  ;  Cypripedium  bellatulum 
and  bellatulum  album,  345  ;  Dendro¬ 
bium  Bullerianum,  845  ;  Mormodes 
luxatum,  345  ;  culture,  367  ;  Epiden¬ 
drum  Parkinsonianum,  367  ;  Eriopsis 
rutidobulbon,  367 ;  at  Wellesbourne 
House,  391 ;  books  on,  429  ;  Cattleya 
La  wrenceana,  411  ;  feeding,  411  ; 
Vanda  teres,  411  ;  at  Chelsea,  440  ; 
at  Hollycombe,  440  ;  Dendrobium 
rbodopterygium,  453  ;  suavissimum, 
453  ;  Laelia  purpurata  Littleiana,  453  ; 
Cattleya  culture,  494  ;  Cymbidium 
I’Ansoni,  495  ;  Laelia  purpurata  Back- 
housiana,  476  ;  Kergersteinia  grami¬ 
nea,  476  ;  Miltonia  vexillaria,  475  ;  at 
Cambridge  Lodge,  499 ;  Cypripedium 
Chapmani  magnificum,  501 ;  Phaius 
bicolor,  499 ;  Dendrobium  Dalhou- 
nobile,  523 ;  Cattleya  citrina,  523 ; 
Pbalaenopsis  at  home,  523 ;  for  begin¬ 
ners,  523  ;  Cypripedium  superbiens, 
526  ;  Laelia  tenebrosa,  Walton  Grange 
variety,  539  ;  Odontoglossum  Walton 
Grange  variety,  546 
Ormerod,  Miss  Eleanor,  honour  to,  828 
Osiers,  planting,  365 
Paeonies — from  seeds,  208 ;  lutea,  535 
Palms  in  winter,  23 
Pansies,  455 
Papaver  rupifragum,  99 
Paris  green  and  liver  of  sulphur,  mix¬ 
ing,  318 
Parson’s  freehold,  the,  476 
Pasture  land,  preparing,  296 
Patshull,  179 
Paul,  Mrs.  Wm.,  death  of,  30 
Peaches— and  Nectarines,  18,  61,  104, 
147,  187,  233,  276,  317,  361,  405,  448, 
493, 541  ;  early,  29  ;  bud-dropping,  172, 
267 ;  suckers  on,  362  ;  soil  for,  471 ; 
a  dearth  of,  476,  531,  552  ;  for  market, 
607  ;  mildewed,  518  ;  rust  on,  643 
Peas,  early,  28,  97  ;  and  Bean  pest,  511 ; 
edible,  511 
Pears— Palmetto  vender,  3 ;  decaying 
at  the  core,  6  ;  an  ancient,  179 ;  spot 
on  leaves,  407  ;  leaves  blistered,  428  ; 
crimson  spots  on  shoots,  470;  maggots, 
511  ;  fruits  and  leaves  diseased,  542 
Peat,  the  value  of,  654 
Pelargoniums — Zonal,  230  ;  Ivy-leaved, 
234  ;  Zonal,  for  winter,  248  ;  and 
Geraniums,  267  ,  287 ;  new  type  of 
Zonal,  352 ;  stems  rotting,  449 
Pentstemons  from  seeds,  184,  218 
Perfumes,  a  note  on,  629 
Peristrophe  speciosa,  8 
Pernettya  mucronata,  273 
Pests  destroying  plants  in  pots,  407 
Phaius — Cooksoniae,  323  ;  bicolpr,  499 
Pbalaenopsis  —  Schilleriano-Stuartiana, 
89  ;  at  home,  623 
Philadelpbus  Boule  d’ Argent,  436,  611 
Phloxes — dwarf,  326  ;  canadensis,  351, 
438 ;  divaricata,  377 
Phoenix,  fruit  bearing,  340 
Phylloxera— a  warm  bath  for,  377  ;  in 
Spanish  vineyards,  529 
Pine  needles,  421 
Pines— seasonable  notes  on,  233,  466, 
553 ;  preserved,  399 
Pitcairnia  corallina,  116 
Planting— spring,  24,  71 ;  flower  [beds, 
336 
Plants,  the  reasoning  powers  of,  554 
Primula  mollis,  554 
PLANT.S,  Flowers,  and  Fruits  Cer¬ 
tificated  HY  the  royal  Horti¬ 
cultural  Society. 
Ada  aurantiaca,  273 
Agapetes  buxifolia,  184 
Amaryllis— Titan,  314  ;  Zephyr,  314 
Anchusa  italica  grandiflora,  639 
Apples— Hormead  Pearmain,  81 :  Nor¬ 
man’s  Pippin,  81  ;  Gabalva,  184 ; 
King  of  Tompkins  County,  273 
Arabis  albida  plena,  359 
Asparagus  Sprengeri  variegatus,  401 
Auricula  Celtic  King,  359 
Azaleas  —  Mrs.  A.  E.  Endtz,  314 ; 
Duchess  of  Wellington,  314  ;  Madame 
de  Smet,  314 
Batemannia  Burti,  Pitt’s  variety,  314 
Begonias — Thomas  Hall,  438  ;  Lord 
Roberts,  438 ;  Mr.  W.  G.  Valentine, 
438;  Gladys  Hemsley,  491 
Bougainvillea  Maud  Cbettleburgh,  438 
Calanthe  feegneiri  hololeuca,  81 
Camellias — General  Hector  Macdonald, 
184 ;  Devonia,  401 
Campanula  persicifolia  Moerheini,  539 
Canna  Secretaire  Chabonne,  359 
Carnation  H.  J.  Cutbush,  438 
Cattleyas  —  Trianae,  Westbank  House 
variety,  184 ;  Trianee,  Clara  Wigan, 
273 ;  Rosalind  superba,  314  ;  Schro- 
derse,  Pitt’s  variety,  314 ;  Schiller- 
iana,  Pitt’s  variety,  359  ;  Mossiae 
Ronseliana,  438  ;  Mossise  Our  Queen, 
438;  Mossiae  Wagneri,  Hassall’s 
variety,  438 
Cucumber  Ideal,  401 
Cyclamen  flmbriata,  273 
Cymbidium  I’Ansoni,  439 
Cypripediums — Sir  Redvers  Buller,  35  ; 
Actaeus  langleyense,  81 ;  Sanderiano- 
Curtisi,  81 ;  J.  Gurney  Fowler,  314  ; 
Phoebe,  401 ;  Mary  Beatrice,  439 
Dendrobiums  —  Burberryanum,  232  ; 
aggregatum,  273  ;  Clio  superbum, 
273  ;  Melpomene,  273  ;'  nobile  album, 
273 ;  Wardianum,  Fir  Grange  variety, 
359  ;  Dalhou-nobile,  491 
Delphinium  Queen  of  Huish,  539 
Edrianthus  dalmaticus,  439 
Epidendrums  —  Wallisio-ciliare  super¬ 
bum,  81 ;  Claris8.a,  314 
Eremurus  Warei,  539 
Geranium  sanguineum  album,  639 
Geum  montanura  aurantiacum,  401 
Gloxinia  Upton’s  strain,  439 
Heuchera  micrantba  rosea,  639 
