June  29,  1899. 
iJOUENAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AXD  COTTAGE  GARDEKER. 
INDEX. 
Abelia  rupestris,  133 
Acacias,  dealbata,  184  ;  leprosa,  213 ; 
verticillata,  214 
A  common  error,  86 
Aconitums,  52 
Actaeas,  52 
Ada  aurantiaca,  38 
Adenoplioras,  173 
Adiantums,  treatment  of,  56 ;  culture 
of  cuneatum,  271 ;  for  cutting,  527 
Adonises,  173 
Aerides,  nobile,  430  ;  Houllctianum, 
485 
Agapanthuses,  173 
Ajugas,  173 
Alliums,  236 
Almond,  common,  fruit  of,  510 
Aloes,  27 
A  lost  chord — Kenn  and  fungus,  41 
Alpine  flowers,  94,  221,  283,  496 
Alstromerias,  236 
Alyssums,  Sweet,  253  ;  a  note  on,  368 
Amaryllis,  at  Chelsea,  370  ;  at  Aigburth, 
393 
Ame-ican  blight,  344,  383  ;  and  nursery¬ 
men,  26 
Amsonias,  368 
An  amateur’s  reminiscences,  255 
Anchusas,  368 
Anderson,  Mr.  J.,  death  of,  530 
Anemones,  blanda,  83  :  Chapeau  de 
Cardinal,  226  ;  Crown,  406  ;  sylvestris 
fl.-pl.,  465  ;  nemorosa  varieties,  496 
Angraecums,  Veitchi,  48 ;  citratum, 
251 
Anthocercis  viscosa,  274 
Antirrhinums  in  pots,  362 
Ants,  black,  destroying,  38 ;  smalt 
black,  56  ;  and  flowering  Melons,  352 
Apples,  dessert  varieties  worJi  grow¬ 
ing,  3,  61 ;  comments  on,  7  ;  in  Ireland, 
7  ;  for  appearance,  37  ;  scale  on,  38  ; 
what  is  the  record  crop  of,  47  ;  Norfolk 
Bearer,  116 ;  eggs  on  twigs  of,  116  ; 
Royal  J ubilee,  137,  144  ;  for  Perth¬ 
shire,  195  ;  Sanspareil  201 ;  eggs  on 
twig,  205  ;  fire  blight  on,  212  ;  Golden 
Noble,  213  ;  Imports  and  prices  of, 
251 ;  Newton  Wonder,  253  ;  Northern 
Spy  for  stocks,  259  ;  Northern  Spy  and 
American  blight,  298  ;  the  bud  moth, 
845  ;  Wanstall,  352  ;  American  Apple 
exports,  341 ;  buds  destroyed  by  birds, 
375  ;  twigs  eaten  just  below  the  prun¬ 
ing  cut,  374  ;  buds,  396  ;  and  American 
blight,  383 ;  insects  on  shoots.  419 ; 
shoots  and  leaves,  419  ;  unsatisfactory, 
480  ;  English  v.  foreign,  490  ;  destroy¬ 
ing  Apple  Chermes,  539 ;  white 
fungus  on  trees,  539 
Apricots,  triple  buds  on,  116  ;  pruning, 
137  ;  successful  outdoor  fruiting,  384 
April  rains,  362 
Arabisalpina  fi.-pl.,  496 
I  Aralia  Sieboldi,  339 
Arsenic  and  vegetation,  64 
Artichokes,  Globe,  429,  485 
Arum  Lilies,  thousands  of,  363 
Ashford  Vineries,  Cobham,  469 
Asparagus  culture,  60,  84,  230  ;  notes 
102,  125  ;  for  market,  136,  418  ;  made 
in  Germany,  146  ;  selling,  459  ;  Spren- 
geri,  464 ;  dividing,  503 gigantic, 
491,  529 
{  Asters,  annual,  160 
;  A  transformation,  240 
Aucuba  fertilisation,  214 
\  Auriculas,  167,  199,  255  ;  longevity  of, 
!  305  ;  border,  305  ;  Auricula  and 
Primula  Society  Southern  Show,  319  ; 
j  Northern  Show,  407 
I  Azaleas  after  flowering,  503 
Balsams,  220 
Beans,  French,  SyonHou.se,  65  ;  sowing 
Broad,  92  ;  French  Emperor  William, 
85  ;  dwarf  French,  145  ;  (French)  and 
Cucumbers  diseased,  177 ;  sowing 
Runner  and  Dwarf  in  boxes,  458 
Bedding,  preparations  for,  207  ;  old- 
fashioned  plants  for,  290 
Bees,  moving  bees,  17  ;  position  of 
stocks,  17  ;  protection  of  entrances, 
36  ;  shading  the  entrances,  36  ;  se¬ 
curing  roofs,  36  ;  how  England  is 
supplied  with  honey,  36  ;  attention  to 
floor  boards,  55 ;  examination  of 
stocks,  55  ;  work  in  the  apiary,  74  ; 
spare  hives  and  fr.ames,  74  ;  skep  over¬ 
turned,  96 ;  drones  in  hive,  96  ;  how 
bees  are  destroyed,  115  ;  destroying 
bee  pests,  115;  hives,  135;  condition 
of  stocks,  156  ;  making  candy,  156 ; 
seasonable  notes,  176  ;  using  dark 
honey,  176  :  reducing  entrances,  204  ; 
painting  the  inside  ot  hives,  225  ;  en¬ 
trance  blocked  by  dead  bees,  225 ; 
spring  dwindling,  246  ;  early  flowers, 
246  ;  the  weather,  264  ;  packing,  264  ; 
queenlessness,  285  ;  present  condition 
of  stocks,  308 ;  weak  stocks,  308 ; 
rearing  young  queens,  329  ;  commen¬ 
cing  operations,  329;  closing  the 
entrance  of  hives,  351 ;  feeding  stocks, 
351  ;  seasonable  notes,  374  ;  supers  on 
liives,  374  ;  spreading  brood,  395  ;  re¬ 
newing  combs,  395;  effect  of  the 
weather  on  bee-keeping,  417 ;  pre¬ 
vention  of  swarming,  417 ;  com¬ 
mencing  bee-keeping,  437  ;  after 
management,  438  ;  increase  of  stocks, 
458;  artificial  swarming,  458  ;  treat¬ 
ment  of  swarms,  479  ;  working  for  a 
surplus,  501 ;  work  done  in  the  apiary, 
501 ;  shading  and  ventilation,  521 ; 
comb  foundation,  521  ;  attention  to 
supers,  538  ;  extracting  honey,  538 
Beet,  culture  of,  344 
Begonias,  tuberous-rooted,  from  seeds, 
18  ;  Gloire  de  Lorraine,  74,  384,  538  ; 
Ha<ageana,  85  ;  metallica,  272  ;  tuber¬ 
ous  rooted,  287  i  leaves  disfigured,  480 
Berberis  stenophylia,  384,  432 
Bermuda,  horticultural  possibilities  in, 
304 
Beschorneria  tubiflora,  296 
Biel  House,  107 
Birdlime,  136 
Birds  again,  365 
Birmingham  Gardeners’  Association, 
282 
Blackberry  cultiv.ation,  355,  382  ; 
Parsley-leaved,  428 
Blackberryland,  Australian,  282 
Blenheim,  192 
Boilers,  tubular,  287 
Boronias,  culture  of,  369  ;  B.  tetrandra, 
369 
Botanic  Gardens,  old,  276 
Botanic  (Royal)  Society— Spring  Show, 
297  ;  summer  show,  415 
Bournemouth  Chrysanthemum  Society 
— Daffodil  Show,  306 
Bodvardias,  185  ;  propagation,  213 
Box,  variegated,  and  Yew,  pruning, 
226 
Broccoli,  late,  362,  491,512,  530  ;  a  note 
on,  381 
Brodiieas,  culture  of,  391 ;  B.  coccinea, 
391 
Browallia  speciosa  major,  363 
Browne, a  Crawfordi,  105 
Browning  or  brunure  in  Vines,  52 
Brunfelsia  eximia,  317,  352 
Bulb  farming  in  Ireland,  422 
Bulbophyllums,  barbigerum,  250  ;  Eric- 
soni,  293 
Bullfinches,  trapping,  83, 105,  126  ;  pro¬ 
tecting  buds  against,  136 
Cactus  hunt  in  mountain  and  desert,  a, 
361 
Calanthes,  Veitchi,  81  ;  Williamsi, 
269 
Calceolarias,  herbaceous,  at  Reading, 
235 
Callas,  370  ;  Elliottiana,451 ;  Pentlandi, 
451 
Camelli.as,  197,  238  ;  Sasanqua,  87  ; 
rosa-flora,  165  ;  Mathotiana  and  M. 
alba,  253  ;  reticulata,  319 ;  in  tubs, 
liquid  manure  for,  480 ;  at  St. 
Leonard’s  Hill,  532 
C.ampauulas,  soldanellivflora,  221 ;  pla- 
niflora,  283,  294,  496 
Cannas  from  seeds,  165 
Carnations,  M.arguerite,  84  ;  planting, 
157  ;  rust  on.  157  ;  and  Picotees,  167  ; 
the  reign  of  the,  390  ;  at  Ickworth, 
474  ;  Duchess  Consuelo,  489 
Carpenteria  californica,  4s9 
Carrots,  Sunlight  soap  for  the  prevent 
tion  of  the  maggot,  383 
Castor  Oil  Plant.  286 
Cactleyas,  dolosa,  5,  48  ;  Lawrenceana, 
232;  albino,  315;  citrina,  357,  381, 
430  ;  IMossife  Reineckiana,  401 ;  Mo-ssiae 
Beauty  of  Bush  Hill,  470  ;  Mendeli, 
538 
Cauliflowers,  e.arly,  85 
Ceanothus  Veitchianu3,339;  C.  dentatus 
339 
Cedar,  cutting  back,  176 
Celery,  soft  rot  in,  177  ;  culture  of,  200 
Celosias,  culture  of,  432 
Ceylon,  tropical  growths  of,  147 
Chama?rops,  humilis  at  Padua,  276  ; 
Fortune!,  339 
Chaff  and  gr.ain,  82 
Charco.al,  352;  for  Orchids,  103 
Chemi.stry  in  the  garden,  231 
Cherries,  Morello,  54 ;  pruning,  116 ; 
for  gardens,  190  ;  forced,  350 
Cherry  house,  the,  17 
Chestnut,  Spanish,  burrs  on,  330 
Chiswick  notes,  432 
Choisya  ternata,  297,  339,  465,  508 
Chrysanthemums  —  propagating,  18]; 
compost  and  manure  for,  18  ;  Mrs. 
M.  Simpson,  13  ;  traders,  13,  32,  51  ; 
problems,  13, 90  ;  Mr.  Briscoe  Ironside 
in  Italy,  9  ;  Isle  of  Wight  Chrys.an- 
themum  Society,  32  ;  the  N.C.S. 
prizes,  32  ;  for  Christmas,  37  ;  N.C.S. 
executive  committee,  50,  121 ;  Wells*^ 
calendar,  50 ;  feeding,  50 ;  Archie 
Ray,  66;  “  Le  Chrysantheme,  ”  66; 
French  certificated,  66  ;  in  the  north 
of  France,  66  ;  N.C.S.  classification 
of  varieties,  66;  the  N.C.S.  medal 
awards,  67  ;  exhibits  and  medals,  68  ; 
rust  in,  72  ;  the  N.C.S.  and  the  Chair¬ 
man’s  resignation,  89  ;  Mr.  Godfrey 
and  the  N.C.S.,  89;  awarding  prizes 
at  the  N.C.S.  shows,  89;  incurved, 
90  ;  the  N.C.S.  and  incurved  varieties, 
108,  142,  171,  219;  complaints  and 
grievances  of  the  N.C.S.,  108;  the 
N. C.S.  annual  general  meeting,  108  ; 
Australie  and  Dir.  T.  Carrington,  112  ; 
can  it  be  true  ?  112 ;  catalogues  at 
shows,  112  ;  Sheffield  Chrysanthemum 
Society,  112,  142,  219,402  ;  Maidenhead 
Chrysanthemum  Society,  122 ;  in 
vases,  142  ;  Mr.  Wells’  book,  142  ;  'The 
Egyptian,  142  ;  late,  142,  171 ;  cogita¬ 
tive  notes,  188  ;  the  vase  cla.ss  at  the 
N.C.S.  Show,  219  ;  Hull  Clirysanthe- 
mum  Society,  219 ;  Kingston 
Chrysanthemum  Society,  240,  252,  345  ; 
