5'une  25,  1896. 
JOURNAL  OR  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
v. 
A  Comtes,  Winter,  138;  attrac¬ 
tive,  141 
A  crowning  mercy.  491 
Address,  new  vear’s,  the.  1 
Aorides,  notes  on,  302, 350 
Agave  vivipara,  53 ;  americana, 
268 
Allamandas,  growing,  187 
A  look  round,  326 
Amsonia  Tabernaemontana,  539 
Anemone  Polyauthes,258  ;  ver- 
nahs,  223 ;  Aldborough,  456  ; 
from  seeds,  550 
Angelica,  culture  of,  313 
Aogisecums,  Leonis,  439;  cul¬ 
ture  of.  98 
Anthurium  Seherzerianum,  37, 
204 ;  A.  Andreanum,  204  ;  An- 
dreanum,  Kelly’s  variety  ,  580; 
Lawrenceanum,  580 
Aphides,  spring,  349 
Apples— as  medicine,  8  ;  Lord 
Htndlip,  69 ;  Koyal  Late  Cook¬ 
ing,  135 ;  storing  in  peat  moss, 
140;  attractive,  144.  183  ;  fal¬ 
lowing  land  tor,  174;  spray¬ 
ing,  2i9;  early,  keeping  late, 
233  ;  certificated,  256  ;  Good¬ 
wood  Pippin,  263  ;  blossoms 
destroyed  by  sparrows.  432 
Appie  trees,  beetles  on,  408 
Apricois,  pruning,  105 
April,  the  glories  of,  365 
Arachis  hypogaja.  433 
Arbutus  Unedo.  81 
A  reminiscence,  236 
Arpophyllum  giganteum,  notes 
on,  486 
Arum  Lilies,  33 ;  after  flower¬ 
ing,  449 
Asparagus  in  berry,  52 ;  for 
decoration,  97  ;  bunching 
machine,  175  ;  culture,  297  ; 
seedling,  thinning,  575 
Asparagus  plumosns,  propa¬ 
gating,  502;  tenuissimusalba- 
nense,  580 
Asplenium  nidus,  75 
Auricula  notes,  414  ;  seedling 
dying,  336;  Mrs.  Henwood, 
Midnight,  Dean  Hole,  898 
Auricula  Society,  the  National, 
398 
Austen,  Mr.  J.,  presentation  to, 
1«4 
Australian  parks  and  recrea¬ 
tion  reserves,  444 
BALANCES,  natural,  366 
Bananas,  notes  on,  119 
Barbarea  vulgaris  fl.-pl.,  515 
Barron,  Mr.  Archibald  F.,  363  ; 
portrait  of,  375 
Basket,  Orchid,  247 
Beans,  Kidney,  forcing,  20 
Bedding,  summer,  notes  on,  214 
Bedford,  His  Grace  the  Duke 
of,  portrait  of,  565 
Bees  —  bottom  ventilation  of 
hives,  19,  42  ;  carbolic  acid 
versus  smoke,  19,  42  ;  ene¬ 
mies  of  bees,  19,  42;  wide  and 
narrow  entrances  to  hives, 
20,  42,  85  ;  hints  from  experi¬ 
ence,  41,  63,  85  ;  feeding,  42; 
seasonable  notes  on,  63,  129, 
173,  194,  218,  336,  383,  525,  549, 
574;  profitable  bee-keeping, 
85 ;  notes  on,  107, 407 ;  aids  to 
success  in  bee-keeping,  107, 
152  ;  a  bee  puzzle,  107 ;  age 
of,  129 ;  a  successful  octo¬ 
genarian  keeper,  129 ;  eco¬ 
nomy  in  bee-keeping.  151 ; 
INDEX. 
tl  EES — continued. 
how  colonies  behave,  173; 
chloric  dropsical  fever.  173 ; 
does  bee-keeping  pay?  194; 
making  comb  foundation, 
218,  246 ;  condition  of  hives, 
267  ;  rearing  queens,  267  ; 
prospects  for  1896.  290 ;  foul 
brood,  312  ;  spring  man¬ 
agement  of,  360 ;  flowers  for, 
407 ;  cross-bred  bees,  431 ;  pro¬ 
duction  of  honey,  432;  when 
to  super,  482  ;  the  size  of 
hives,  455 ;  production  of  run 
honey,  455  ;  bees  and  Toma¬ 
toes,  456  ;  bees  in  Devon,  456 ; 
questions  and  answers,  479  ; 
vagrant  swarms,  479,  502  ; 
Carniolans,  479  ;  controlling 
swarming,  479  ;  queenless 
stocks,  480 ;  the  drought,  501 ; 
natural  swarmlDg,  502 ;  queen 
rearing,  5s9 
Begonias— Froebeli  incompara- 
bilis,  S3  ;  Winter  Gem,  125  ; 
tuberous,  for  planting,  243; 
tuberous,  for  beds,  456 
Bet  voir  in  beauty,  41j;  portrait 
of  Mr.  W.  H.  Divers,  415  ; 
plan  of  flower  bed,  427 
Herberts  stenophylla,  fine  speci¬ 
men  of,  443 
Birkenhead  Gardeners’  Society, 
51 
Birmingham  Gardeners'  Asso¬ 
ciation,  141,333 
Birmingham  jottings,  287 
Bisulphide  of  calcium  for 
diseased  Pear  leaves,  how  to 
make,  408 
Blackberries,  582 
Boiler  furnace  not  drawing,  108 
Book,  “The  Orchid  Hybrids,”  47 
Botanic  (Royal)  Society— Daf¬ 
fodil  show,  355;  Daffodil  con¬ 
ference,  356 ;  show,  453 
Botanical  trip  in  East  Central 
Africa,  a,  14 
Bougainvilleas,  culture  of,  103 
Browallia  elata,  196 
Bulbilegium  haarlemense,  140 
Bulbophyllum  barbigerum, 
notes  on,  486 
Busy  time,  a,  474 
CABBAGE  MAGGOT,  the,  31 
Cabbages,  bolting,  371 
Cacti,  soil  for.  312 
Caen  Wood  Towers,  509  ;  Mag¬ 
nolia  conspicua  at,  517 
Caladinms,  some  good,  450 
Calanthe  gigas,  25;  culture  of, 
203 
Calceolarias,  herbaceous,  426; 
failing,  526 
Calochortus  Eldorado, 580 
Cambridge  Lodge,  Orchids  at, 
438 
Camellias,  grafting,  108 ;  at 
Edgbaston,  183 
Canker,  tar  and  petroleum  for, 
414 
Cannae,  notes  on,  389 ;  Thalia, 
580 
Carnations  in  the  winter,  34; 
leaves  diseased,  153  ;  Uriah 
Pike,  162,226,  255,  287;  border, 
selection  of,  175 ;  Malmaison, 
notes  on,  236;  for  cutting, 
247  ;  Miss  Joliffe,  old  v.  young 
plants,  349  ;  old  Clove  dis¬ 
eased,  361;  disease,  396;  tree, 
520;  Hope,  580;  spotted  and 
Condy’s  fluid,  591 
Carrots  for  exhibition,  103 
Carton,  Ireland,  a  visit  to,  126 
(’ataipa  bignonioides,  120 
Caterpillars  infesting  green 
vegetables,  290  ;  a  plague  of, 
490 
Ca’t'eyas,  notes  on,  422;  Tri¬ 
ads  a  ba,  113;  Percivaliana, 
160  ;  Percivaliana,  Ingram  s 
variety,  178;  Schrbderie,  231 
Cauliflowers,  growing,  23 ; 
about,  97 
Celosias,  growing,  3)9 
Centropogon  Lucyanus,  9 
Chamberlain,  the  Right  Hon.  J ., 
his  home  and  garden,  227  ;  as 
a  speaker,  228;  as  a  gardener, 
228 
Cheal,  Mr.  J  ,  sen.,  death  of,  163 ; 
portrait  of,  191 
Chemical  manures,  97 ;  for  light 
soil,  130 
Chenopodium  Bonus-Hen ricus, 
385 
Cherry  house,  the,  40 
Chester  Show,  notice  of  sche¬ 
dule,  162 
Chicory,  growing,  12 
Chimonanthus  fragrans,29 
Chionodoxas,  185 
Chiswick— a  last  look  round 
with  Mr.  Barron,  4  ;  trials  of 
Spinach  at,  506:  Strawberries 
at,  555 
Chorozema  cordatum  spier - 
dens,  408 
C  hrysant  h  emir  ms—  Mons. 
Chenon  de  Leehe,  10 ;  dis¬ 
qualification  at  Glasgow,  10, 
100,115;  Yellow  Bouquet  des 
Dames,  10;  Beauty  of  Teign- 
mouth  and  Pride  of  Madforri, 
10,  35;  Madame  Carnot,  10; 
home  and  foreign  raised 
varieties,  10;  incut  ved,  10; 
sports,  10;  insects  piercing 
the  young  growths  of,  20; 
new  single-flowered  varieties, 
35 ;  the  Golden  Flower  (Mr. 
Smale’s  es°ay),  35;  a  good 
late  crimson  variety  wanted, 
56  ;  the  N.C.8.  Jubilee  cele¬ 
bration,  56 ;  as  border  plants, 
56;  budB  blind,  64;  Bonnie 
Dundee,  77 ;  Chrysanthemum 
Album,  77  ;  experience  with 
varieties,  77 ;  William  Seward, 
100 ;  Highgate  Chrysanthe¬ 
mum  Society,  100 ;  early  and 
semi-early  flowering  varie¬ 
ties,  100 :  Sheffield  Chrys¬ 
anthemum  Society’s  annual 
dinner,  115;  culture  of  the, 
115  ;  a  chat  with  beginners, 
144  ;  Chrysanthemums  up 
to  date  — Mr.  Molyneux’s 
analysis,  155,  212,  218;  votes 
for  fifty  Japanese,  157 ;  votes 
for  twenty  -  four  Japanese, 
157 ;  votes  for  twelve  new 
Japanese,  158  ;  Nat’onal 
Chrysanthemum  Society,  170, 
261,  402  ;  Batley  Chrysan¬ 
themum  Society,  170  ;  Mr. 
Molyneux’s  census,  189  ; 
the  French  National 
Chrysanthemum  Society,  189, 
402  442,  494  ;  the  N  C.S. 
jubilee  schedule,  189,  261  ; 
N.C.8.  annual  general  meet¬ 
ing,  189  ;  votes  for  the  in¬ 
curved,  2L2  ;  English  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  in  America,  214; 
spring  notes,  240  ;  English 
varieties,  240,  262  ;  Mr.  E. 
Molyneux,  261,  376;  Sheffield 
CuysanthemuM  s — co  nl  inued. 
Chrysanthemum  Society,  261, 
352,  477,  568  ;  the  audit,  261 ; 
trained  specimens,  298  ;  re¬ 
view  of  books  — “  Owen’s,” 
“Wells’,’’  and  “  Le  Chrys- 
aiithcme  a  la  Grande  Fleur,” 
320;  proposed  show  for  Ports¬ 
mouth,  376;  four  new  varie¬ 
ties,  374  ;  a  New  Zealand 
memorial  cup,  402 ;  a  New 
Zealand  Society,  402  ;  in 
Portugal,  442  ;  pictures  of, 
442  ;  a  new  cata'ogue  of,  442  ; 
little  difficulties  in  topping 
and  timing,  477  ;  certificated 
Chrysanthemums  in  Austra¬ 
lia,  566;  the  Sydney  (N.S.W.) 
Chrysanthemum  Society,  566 ; 
(Marguerite)  nivalis  com¬ 
pacts,  580 
Chysis  aurea,  247 ;  notes  on,  251 
Citrus  inodora,  119 ;  trifoliata, 
247 
Clare  Lawn,  Orchids  at,  367 
Clematis  Davidiana,  255 
Clematis  from  cuttings,  503 
Cilanthus  puniceus,  469 
Climbers,  evergreen,  for  a  north 
aspect,  175 
Ciivias  and  Caladiums 
(Laing’s),  353 
Codlin  moth,  the,  108 
Coslogyne  cristata,  47,  160  ; 
cristata  repotting,  108 
Co-operation,  yet  division,  67 
Corridor  af  Highbury,  the,  234 
Cranberry  culture,  65 
Crpsol,  soluble,  for  watering 
Tomatoes,  247  ;  soluble,  effect 
of  on  soil,  268 
Crickets,  killing,  247 
encumbers— root  disease,  13  ; 
about,  62;  growing,  281; 
disease— a  pbenyle  failure, 
309,  321 ;  pbenyle  for  disease 
in,  370  ;  plants  dying,  384  ; 
disease  and  kainit,  397 ;  white 
and  green,  419 
Cummins,  Mrs.  G.  W.,  death 
of,  582 
Currants  for  exhibition,  43 
Cuttings,  simple  method  of 
rooting,  243 
Cyperus,  notes  on,  76 
Cypripediums— Gertrude  Hoi- 
lington,  3  ;  Euryades,  47 ; 
Elliottianum,  55  ;  James 
Buckingham,  159 ;  insigne, 
203  •  some  useful,  252  ;  Exnl, 
Mayor  Joicey’s  var.,  319;  bel- 
latulum,  391 ;  Neptune,  580  ; 
Superbiens,  580 
Cypripediums,  notes  on,  202,  224 
Cytisus  scoparius  Andreanus, 
standard  of,  462  ;  hardy,  543 
Daffodils,  at  Dublin,  350  ; 
show  of,  and  conference  on,  at 
Regent’s  Park,  355  ;  at  Ditton, 
880 
Dahlias,  analysis  of,  117  ;  Pom¬ 
pon,  for  cutting,  246  ;  for 
garden  decoration,  246  ;  pro¬ 
pagation  of,  260  ;  analysis, 
Mr.  E.  Mawley’s,  339 
Date  Plum,  the,  385 
Decorations,  winter,  in  the 
olden  time,  54 ;  table,  241 
Delphinium  formosum,  pro¬ 
tecting,  219 
Dendrobiums— lUtcoiitm,  142  ; 
Leechianitm,  259  ;  Wardi- 
anuui,  237  ;  nobtle  nobilius, 
247;  moschatum,  318 ;  Clio. 
Tyntesfleld  variety,  366  ; 
pallens,  422 ;  nobile,  471 ;  notes 
on.  142, 566 
Disa  grandiflora,  480 
Divers,  Mr.  W.  H.,  portrait  of, 
415 
Docks,  539 
Downside,  Leatherhead,  450 
Draining,  notes  on,  120 
Drought,  the,  444,  567  ;  and  its 
lessons,  529 
Dulwich  Park,  452 
early  vegetation,  299 
East  Central  Africa,  a  botanical 
journey  in,  14 
Edgings  lor  garden  paths,  309 
Education  in  horticulture,  315 
Encyclopedia  of  gar.iening,  an, 
139 
Endive  and  Chicory,  195 
England’s  strength  and  weak¬ 
ness,  45,  79,  llo 
Epacris  culture,  26 
Epidendrum  elegantuium,  251 
Episodes  in  Vine  growing,  222 
Eppiug  Forest  Committee,  the, 
141 
Eranthemum  pulchMlum,  135 
Eucharis  —  bulbs,  insects  on, 
247  ;  E.  amazooica,  299  ;  in¬ 
fested  with  snails,  384 
Eupatorium  probum,  30 
Euphorbia  jacquiniaffiora,  34, 56 
Evergreens,  17;  low  growing, 
for  peat  beds,  131 
.  Exhibitors,  hints  to, 440 
fairy  Rings,  destroying,  108 
Farm— profitable  farming,  21, 
44,  66,  87;  growing  Mangolds 
for  exhibition,  88 ;  laying  land 
for  pasture,  88 ;  crop  and 
stock,  109 ;  the  breeding  ewes, 
131;  masters  and  men,  131; 
Barley,  154  ;  hedges,  175; 
Oats,  196 ;  storage  of  corn, 
198 ;  notes  on  experiments  on 
“  Finger  and  Toe,”  198 ;  those 
wretched  Potatoes,  220,  248  ; 
an  I  rish  view,  270 ;  the  village 
milk  supply,  269  ;  the  agri¬ 
cultural  labourer  and  his 
position,  291 ;  small  seeds, 
313 ;  the  early  life  of  the  calf, 
337,  361 ;  Lucerne,  885;  lamb¬ 
ing  season  of  1896,  409  ; 
manures  for  Turnips,  434  ; 
draught  horses,  457  ;  what 
pays  ?  481 ;  on  dairy  work, 
503,  527  ;  how  to  farm  well, 
551  ;  Australian,  539  ;  low 
prices,  576  ;  dairy  instruc¬ 
tions,  591  ;  work  on  the 
home  farm,  22,  44,  66,  88,  100, 
131,  154,  176,  198,  220,  248,  270, 
292,  314,  338,  362,  386.  410,  434, 
458,  482,  503,  528.  552,  576,  592 
Farmleigh,  Castleknock,  54 
Fenoe,  a  rabbit-proof,  57 
Fernery,  a  hardy,  317 ;  green 
glass  for,  381 
