December  29,  1898. 
Abutilon  vitifolium,  13 
Acanthuses,  423 
Achilleas,  423 
Aciphylias,  423 
Across  the  Rockies  in  .April, 
451 
^Esenins  parvlflora,  165 
Aglaonema  eostatum,  148 
Akebla  quinata,  478, 493 
Aldenham  House,  340 
Aleyrodes,  destroying,  274 
Allamanda  nerlifolia,  225 
Alpine  flowers,  103, 190,  251, 357, 
498 
Alsophila  australis,  lowering, 
428 
Amateur,  what  is  an, 408 
Ampthill  House,  320  ;  Onions 
from,  321 
Androsace  carnea,  190 
Anemones,  236 
Anguloa  uniflora,  108 
Annuals,  autumn  sown,  131 
Ants,  destroying,  126  ;  minia¬ 
ture  in  houses,  256 
Apples,  thinning,  55  ;  Austra¬ 
lian,  187  ;  Bram'ey’s  8eedlirg 
at  home,  251 ;  the  colouration 
of,  266  ;  iron  and  wire  espa¬ 
liers  for,  292  ;  at  the  Crystal 
Palace-quality  versus  size, 
289;  Royal  Jubilee,  319  ;  Curl 
Tail, 348;  insects  on  growths 
of  Cox’s  Orange,  368  ;  AlliDg- 
ton  Pippin,  873  ;  and  the 
drought,  3s0 ;  trees  infested 
by  boring  caterpillar,  388  ; 
market,  398  ;  Grey  Leading- 
ton,  422  ;  grafting  stocks,  427  ; 
planting,  427  ;  worth  grow¬ 
ing,  432;  Mr.  Merry  weather’s 
system  of  grafting,  435  ;  re¬ 
grafting  on  young  branches 
from  stock  or  stem,  435;  a 
baker's  dozen  of  culinary 
sorts,  433 ;  at  Boyle,  434  ;  com¬ 
ments  on,  458,  471,  492  ;  In¬ 
vincible,  471 ;  in  Ireland, 
471 ;  diseased  branches,  487  ; 
improving  the  saw  and  the 
pen,  495  ;  imported,  495 
Araucaria  excelsa,  397 
Aristolochla  gigas  Sturtevanti, 
495 
Aromatic  p’ants,  186 
Artichokes,  Jerusalem,  40; 
Globe,  40 
Arum  Lilies,  170 
Asparagus,  ornamental,  notes 
on,  1;  pest  on,  67;  beetle  the, 
83;  after  cutting,  186  ;  in 
winter,  418;  natural  in  De¬ 
cember,  486 
Asphalt  for  garden  paths,  30 
Auriculas.  424  ;  annual  meeting 
of  National  Auricula  Society, 
481 
Australian  horticulture,  87 
Autumn,  preparing  for,  180  ; 
planting,  282 ;  a  mild,  436 
A  wet  day,  164 
Bjmboo  brooms,  187 
Bananas,  American  tax  on,  85 
Barkley  Hall, 71 
Barleria  Gibsoni,  136 
Barr,  Mr.  Peter,  at  Roches  er, 
U.S.A.,418 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
INDEX. 
Battersea  Park,  131 
Bauera  rubioides,  310 
Beans,  preserving,  37;  dwarf 
French,  125;  Flora  Velvet, 
187 ;  Runner,  fasciated,  334 
Bees— Honey  prospects,  16; 
rearing  queens,  16,  36;  hand¬ 
ling,  36 ;  attention  to  supers, 
66  ;  honey  from  Limes,  76  ; 
when  to  extract  honey,  76; 
dark  honey,  96  ;  cause  of  dark 
honey,  98;  removing  supers, 
115;  unfinished  sections,  185 ; 
attention  to  straw  skeps,  135  ; 
sample  of  comb,  135;  unmar¬ 
ketable  honev,  155  ;  doubled 
hives,155;hiveswith  shallow 
frames,  155  ;  introducing 
young  queens,  175;  direct 
introduction,  175  ;  caging 
queens,  176 ;  condemned  bees. 
196;  making  mead,  196; 
driving  bees,  215;  removing 
from  straw  skep  to  frame 
hive,  215;  destroying,  235; 
cleaning  combs,  235  ;  spread¬ 
ing  foul  brood,  255  ;  storing 
frames,  256;  uniting,  273  ; 
feeding  driven,  274;  position 
of  hives,  274;  utilising  old 
combs,  292  ;  difficulties  of  bee¬ 
keeping,  292;  work  in  the  ! 
epiary,  309;  autumn  flowers, 
809  ;  in  the  lecture  room,  309 ; 
soring  flowers,  327  ;  handling 
347  ;  marketing  honey,  347  ;, 
preparing  for  spring,  868  ; 
what  to  plant,  368 ;  commen¬ 
cing  bee-keeping,  337  ;  the 
modern  bar  framed  hive,  888  ; 
bee-keepers’  requirements, 
408,  465  ;  the  season  s  review, 
426  ;  death  of  Mr.  Wm  Thom¬ 
son  (“  A  Lanarkshire  Bee¬ 
keeper  ”),  427  ;  varieties  of, 
445  ;  protecting,  485  ;  warmth 
in  straw  skeps,  485  ;  venti¬ 
lation  of  hives,  501 ;  wide 
entrances,  504 
Beets,  on  dry  sol1,  378;  Beet 
sugar,  477 
Begonias  --  President  Carnot, 
212 ;  tuberous-rooted,  205  ; 
corallina.  223;  Worthiana, 
226  ;  Gloire  de  Lorraine, 
435 
Belladonna  and  Guernsey  Lili  s 
treatment  of,  256;  in  pots, 
810 
Berberis  Darwini,  overgrown, 
348 
Birmingham  Botanic  Garden, 
479 
Bisulphide  of  calcium,  making, 
236 
Bones,  dissolving,  466 
Books,  466 
Botanic  (Royal)  Society,  138 
Bouquet,  wedding,  283 
Boweia  culture,  328 
Boxes,  flower,  446 
Boys’  flower  gardens,  11 
Bramham  Park,  83 
Brassicas,  and  drought,  253  ; 
disf ased,428 
Brougham  Hall,  482 
Brussels  Sprouts,  495 
Buddleia  variabilis,  147 
Bulbophyllum  amplum,  191 
Bulbs,  hardy— a  review,  32 ; 
bulb  farming  in  Ireland,  205 ; 
notes  on,  280;  and  their  cui- 
BULB9 — continued. 
tnre,  249,  269,  279.  314,  352,418; 
for  the  London  parks,  253  ; 
and  seeds,  310 
Bullfinches,  trapping,  494 
Burdock  as  a  vegetable,  31 
Byram  Hall,  168 
Cabbages,  spring,  planting, 
204 ;  spring,  418 
Cacti  at  Cannell’s,  335 
Caladium  culture,  171 
Calceolaria  alba.  186 
Oacium.  bisulphide  of,  236 
Calls  in  the  north, 63, 102 
Camellias  in  winter,  469 
Campanu.a  garganica  hirsuta, 
357 
Camphor  leaves  unhealthy 
177 
Canna°,  46,  293 
Cardamine  trifo'ifl,357 
Cardoons,  186;  ed  b'e  portion 
of, 389 ;  Spanish,  427 
Carnations— infested  by  mag¬ 
got,  16  ;  and  Myosotis  azorica 
diseased,  57  ;  growing,  47  ;  at 
Chelsea,  65;  Queen  of  Yellows 
67;  yellow,  96;  Malmaisons 
from  layers,  86;  at  South 
Park,  Peigate,  86 ;  George 
Macqhay,  107;  in  the  north, 
116;  diseased,  136;  tree,  328  ; 
layers,  336 ;  and  Picotees,  424  ; 
annual  meeting  of  National 
Carnation  Socety,  480 
r arp°nteria  californica,  267 
Caryopteris  mastacanthus,  318 
Cattleyas— Ella,  203 ;  Gaskelli- 
ana,  203  ;  maxima,  302  ;  Ma- 
roni.  860  ;  aure  1,  374  ;  bicolor, 
434 
Cauliflowers,  frothiness  in,  486 
Ceanntbns  Veitchianus,  34 
Celery,  fly,  the,  46,318 ;  diseased 
216 ;  notes  on,  223  ;  and  Onion 
growing  and  showing  in  the 
Nelli,  271 
Oestrum  aurantiacum,465 
Chemistry  in  the  garden,  392 
Cherries  in  pots,  156 
Chevening  Park,  188 
Chicory,  forcing,  492 
Chlorophytum  elatnm  varie- 
gatum,  77 
Christmas  time  in  the  mar¬ 
kets,  489 
Chrysanthemums— N.C.S.  out¬ 
ing,  11 ;  from  seed  in  Aus¬ 
tralia,  11 ;  in  Victoria,  season 
1898, 11;  Sheffield  Chrysanthe¬ 
mum  Society,  41,  125,  222,  305, 
475  ;  seasonable  notes,  41 ;  pro- 
pagiting,  156  ;  rust  on  leaves, 
157,216;  N.C.8.,  161;  notes 
on.  161 ;  unsatisfactory,  197  ; 
the  bud  mite,  236  ;  N.C  S., 
248 ;  leaves  rusted,  256  ;  sea-  1 
sonable  notes,  248;  swelling 
on  shoots,  256  ;  rust,  268 ; 
N.C.S.,  269  ;  early  flowering, 
269  ;  rust  fungus,  277,  305, 
324,  285  ;  two  cures  for 
rust  fungus,  285;  remedies, 
286  ;  the  N.C.S.  rust  con¬ 
ference,  286 ;  buds  deformed. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS — COIlld. 
2“2  ;  in  the  North,  287  ;  N.C.S. 
and  Royal  Aquarium  versus 
Crystal  Pa'a  e,  804;  N.C.S. 
Floral  Committee,  314,  323  ; 
Heywood,  Westbury  -  on- 
Trym,  305 ;  in  the  South,  305  ; 
at  the  Royal  Aquarium,  806; 
injured  shoots,  310;  boards 
for  exhibiting,  310 ;  semi- 
early  varieties,  322  ;  remind¬ 
ers,  822  ;  the  N.C.S.  medals, 
322 ;  N  C.S.  Sites  Committee 
report,  323  ;  N.C.S.  amateur 
versus  trader,  328  ;  N.C.S.  spe¬ 
cialities  in  schedules,  328  ; 
Crow  Nest  Park,  Dewsbury, 
325 ;  show  fixtures,  304,  325, 
338;  a  novelty  in  posters,  326; 
exhibiting  rust  -  infested 
plants,  327  ;  Bat'ersea  Park, 
342 ;  Finsbury  Park,  342 ; 
Southwark  Park,  342;  Vic¬ 
toria  Park,  342;  nippo- 
nienm.  342;  N.C.S.  General 
Committee, 343  ;  N.C.S.  Floral 
Committee,  343  ;  N.C.S  Aqua¬ 
rium  versus  Crystal  Palace 
and  Royal,  343;  rust.  343,  318  ; 
prizes  at  shows, 344;  Reginald 
Godfrey,  344  ;  November- 
flowering  sorts.  344;  speciali¬ 
ties  in  schedules,  344  ;  in 
South  Wales,  345;  Wood- 
hatch,  845  ;  Woodside,  345  ; 
EaMswood,  315  ;  at  Chelsea, 
346;  white  Chrysanthemums, 
854  ;  incurved  and  JaDanese, 
354;  Henry  We -ks,  354  ;  chal¬ 
lenge  vases  and  trophies,  355  ; 
G.  J.  Warren  and  Mrs.  W. 
Mease, 355;  SwanUnd  Manor, 
355  ;  Tranby  Croft,  355;  Hes- 
slewood,  356  ;  Ryecroft  Nur¬ 
sery,  356;  Swanley,  356;  R. 
Hooper  Pearson,  376  ;  N.C.S, 
Floral  Committee,  376;  Chrys¬ 
anthemum  curiosities,  376  ; 
Japanese  and  incuryed,  876  ; 
too-muen-alike  varieties,  876 ; 
new  incurved,  377  ;  at  the 
Royal  Aquarium,  377  ;  at  Wo¬ 
king,  377;  impe'fect,  bloom-j, 
389;  John  Poeketc  ( illus¬ 
trated),  894  ;  N.C  S.  annual 
dinner,  394;  N.C.S.  Floral 
Committee,  394;  the  dis- 
qnalldcations  of  the  N.C.S., 
195 ;  the  N.C.S.  and  the 
Aquarium,  395;  hybrid,  395  ; 
M.  Calvat’s  seedlings,  395  ; 
single,  395;  at  Baglan  Hall, 
395  ;  at  Abbey  Park,  Leicester, 
396  ;  in  the  North,  396  ;  Aller- 
ton  Hall,  39i;  Gleahow  Hall, 
396;  Bankfleld,  396  ;  Granville 
House,  396  ;  at  Maidenhead, 
396 ;  caterpillar  from  bloom, 
427  ;  for  market,  428;  rust, 
415;  outdoor,  415;  N.C.S. 
Executive  Citnmittee,  415; 
interest  in,  415  ;  wlre-petalled, 
417 ;  too-much-alike  flowers, 
417,440,454,474  ;  shows  in  1899,  j 
416,  455  ;  over  at  last— eaves¬ 
dropping,  416;  outdoor,  416 ; 
new  sports,  416 ;  Nellie  Pock- 
ett,  438  ;  N.C.S.  annual  din¬ 
ner,  438 ;  propagating,  438  ; 
hybrid,  44(i ;  varieties  for  late 
propagation,  446  ;  basic  slag 
for  mixing  with  turves  for, 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS  — canid. 
447  ;  the  end  of  the  shows, 
441 ;  analysis  of  show  varie¬ 
ties,  455 ;  Birmingham  Chrys¬ 
anthemum  Society,  455;  Mrs. 
C.  Bown,  474  ;  timely  topics, 
474;  specimen  plants,  474;  in 
Italy,  475  ;  hints  to  Societies, 
499 ;  new  Japanese,  499  ;  seed¬ 
ling,  502 
Chrysanthemum  shows— West¬ 
minster,  288  ;  Exmouth,  337  ; 
Croydon,  337  ;  Kingston,  337; 
Southampton,  338  ;  Kent 
County  (Blackheath),  338; 
Westminster  (N.C.S.),  360 ; 
Torquay,  361  ;  Ascot,  362 ; 
Parkstone,  362  ;  Portsmouth, 
362  ;  Woking,  362;  Wolver¬ 
hampton,  362;  Swindon,  368  ; 
Colchester, 363  ;  Dorking,  363 ; 
Exeter,  364  ;  Leamington, 364  ; 
Maidenhead,  364  ;  Plymouth, 
364  ;  Putney,  365  ;  Battersea, 
365;  St.  Neots,  366  ;  High- 
gate,  366;  Birmingham,  380 ; 
Bournemouth,  382  ;  Bromley, 
382  ;  Cardiff  883  ;  Ha'dey,388  ; 
Liverpool,  88 3  :  Monmouth, 
383;  Bedford,  384  ;  Matndee 
and  Newport,  384  ;  Walton 
and  Wey bridge,  884  ;  Wind¬ 
sor,  384  ;  Aiderley  Edge  and 
Wilmslow,  385;  Bradford, 885; 
Eccles,  385;  Huddersfield, 885; 
Leice-ter,  386;  Sheffield.  886  ; 
Guildford, 386;  4  oven  try,  398  ; 
Belfast,  399  ;  Brighton,  399; 
Leeds,  399  ;  Sutton  Coldfield, 
400 ;  Twickenham,  400  ;  Win- 
chtster,4()0;  Birkenhead, 400  ; 
Cheltenham,  401 ;  Hull,  402; 
Rugby,  402  ;  Solihull,  403; 
Bristol, 403 ;  York,  4  18  ;  Barns¬ 
ley,  404  ;  Edinburgh,  404  ; 
Manchester,  404;  Wrexham, 
405  ;  Bolton,  405  ;  B  tley,  405 ; 
Wokingham,  425;  N.C.S. 
Royal  Aquarium,  441 
Cinerarias,  growing,  187, 
Clavij  a  macrophy  lla,  456 
Clerodendron  splendens  spe- 
ciosissimum,  457 
Cocoa-nuts  as  a  food,  318 
Codlin  moth,  the,  an  appeal 
181,  353,888 
Coelogynes,  197 
Competition,  99 
Commercial  enterprise,  858 
Convolvulus  cneorum,25l 
Cornus  canadensis,  251 
Coton  House,  442 
Cottage  garden  and  allotment 
crops  in  Surrey,  185 
Cotton  growing  in  Australia 
379 
County  Council  case  respect¬ 
ing  prizes,  378 
Cowan,  Mr.  U.  F.,  the  late 
358 
Crab,  John  8,  den,  316 
Crattegus  Lelandi,  880 
Crickets  in  plant  houses,  466 
Crinum  Monrei,  247 
Cropping,  non-rotation  of,  226 
