IV, 
JOURNAL 
nORjriUULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
June  25,  1903. 
CiKTIFIC.VTEn  PLANT.,^,  &C.—COntd. 
Ficu.s  pandurata,  478 
Epical  tleya  x  Jlatutina,  521 
Epidendruin  polybul))On  luteo-alba, 
148 
Geuin  Ileldreiclii  supei'ba,  478 
Ileuchera  bybrida  Rosamonde,  621 
Hippea.stium  (.Vra'arylli.s),  Apple- 
blossom,  313;  Rlack  Prince,  313; 
Julius,  459 
Incarvillea  grandiflora,  279 
Iris,  persica  purpurea,  189  ;  spurius, 
fob  var.,  366;  spurius  foliis  varie- 
gains,  360 
Ja.smiuum  priimilinum,  238 
Kalauchoe  Kewensis,  621 
Laclienalia,  Ruth  Lane,  238 
Laelio-Cattleya  Canhaniiana  Rex, 
478;  X  Doris  magnifica,  366;  x 
■\Vell.siana  inagnifiea,  148 
Lathyrus  pubescens,  366 
Lycasl.e  Ballios  Mary  Gratrix,  148 
Lourya  campauulata,  143 
Magnolia  Campbelli,  238 
Masdevallia  x  Veitchiano-W.igneri, 
313  ;  xipheres,  343 
Narcissus,  Adour,  366 ;  Branston, 
366;  Broadwing,  369;  Castile, 
359;  Cecil  Rhodes,  359;  Rev. 
Ohas.  Digby,  359,  367;  Cleopatra, 
366  ;  Croydon,  359  ;  Ducat,  359  ; 
firelight,  279;  Gold  Eye,  343; 
Hyacinth,  369 ;  Janet  Image, 
279  ;  King's  Norton,  343  ;  Lemon 
Queen,  359  ;  Lilian,  360  ;  Mohican, 
279  ;  Moonstone,  359,  367  ;  .Sirs. 
Geo.  Barr,  366  ;  Red  Di5c,  313  ; 
Resolute,  366  ;  Royal,  359  ; 
Salmonetta,  359  ;  Strongbow,  .359  ; 
Symmetry,  343  ;  Viscountess  Fal¬ 
mouth,  343  ;  White  Ensign,  3:9  ; 
Zingara,  313 
Odontoglossum,  crispum  Alpha, 
343  ;  ardentissimum  concinnum, 
478  ;  ardentissimum  equitum, 
478  ;  ardentisjimum  numosum, 
478  ;  cordaUim  aureum,  521  ; 
crispum,  var.  Cooksonia;.  148  ; 
cri.spum  Diana,  478  ;  crispum, 
var.  Grace  Ruby,  189;  ciispum 
Grairianuiii,  479;  crispum  Grand 
Duchess,  478  ;  crispum  Harohl, 
459  ;  crispum  Persimmon,  343  ; 
crispum  Truffautianum,  521  ; 
X  Lady  MoncriefFe,  459;  x  Lueas- 
ianum  Walkeri,  62;  Rossi,  Low’s 
var. ,  238  ;  triumphans  Crawshay- 
ftuum,  343  ;  x  Wattianum  Craw- 
•shayanum,  459  ;  x  Waltoniense, 
63  ;  Wilckeanum,  var.  Rex,  148  ; 
Wilckeanum  venerandura,  479 
Paeoiiia  lutea,  366 
Phaiusx  Chapmani,479 ;  Chapmani 
superbus,  521  ;  x  Cooksonia',  279; 
X  Clive,  189  ;  x  Harold,  279 
Pinguicula  caudata  superba,  238 
Fink,  Snowdrift,  621 
Phyllocactus  Deutsche  Kaiserin,479 
Polypodium  Knighti,  479 
Puya  lanuginosa,  479 
Rehmannia  angulata,  366 
Rhododendron,  Duchess  of  Port¬ 
land,  306;  Yuunanense,  459 
Richaidia  hybrida  Solfatara,  4  79 
Rose,  Madame  Levavasseur,  343 ; 
multiflora,  Waltham  Rambler 
479;  polyautha.  Blush  Rambler, 
479  ;  Queen  of  Norway  and 
Sweden,  479  ;  Souvenir  de  Pierre 
Netting,  459 
Rubus  moluecanus,  459 
Saxifraga  Grie.sebachi,  148 
Schoenia  cassiniana,  515 
Schomburgkia  Galeotliana,  479 
Selaginella  Watsoniana,  479 
Tulipa  pra'stans,  343 
Tulip,  May  Queen,  4  8;  Orange 
King,  498;  stvangulatamaculata, 
498  ;  the  Fawn,  498  ;  Zomerschoon, 
498 
Vanda  x  Marguerite  Maron,  479  ; 
tricolor  tenebrosa,  479 
Zygopetalum  criniium,  var.  creru- 
leum,  189 
Cherry  house,  13  ;  the,  115,  275.  312 
Chiswick,  experiments  at,  218  ;  fruit 
and  A'egetable  show,  notices,  429 ; 
1903,  123  (see  also  meteorological 
observations  at) 
Chorizema  Henchmanni,  179 
Christmas  time,  a  reverie  of,  11 
Cbrysanthemum  —  Edwin  Molyneux, 
52;  Glory  of  Devon,  14;  IMadame  E. 
Roger,  14  ;  Mdlle.  Marie  Liger,  26, 
49,  100,  138 ;  Miss  E.  Fulton  v. 
Princess  A.  de  Monaco,  16,  26,  37  ; 
Mrs.  E.  Thirkell,  14,  49  ;  Terra-cotta, 
52 ;  \y.  H.  Lincoln  and  L.  Canning, 
14.  9 
Chrysanthemum— A  good  late,  72  ;  a 
good  late  white,  100;  a  late  white, 
371 ;  a  vase  of  Mdlle.  Marie  Liger, 
109  ;  top  of  diseased,  524 
Chrysanthemums— A  gardener  and,  16  ; 
American  in  England.  14  ;  analysis  of 
Japanese  varieties  in  1903,  268  ; 
April  treatment  of  the  plants,  316; 
at  Ash  Grove,  Sheffield,  268  ;  blooms, 
size  of,  a  comparison,  158 ;  bush 
plants,  206;  cultural  notes  on  pom¬ 
pon,  380  ;  damping,  16  ;  early  flower¬ 
ing  Japane.se  varieties,  138  ;  free- 
flowering  varieties,  26,  52,  72;  foreign 
in  America,  293,  334  ;  incurved  and 
Japanese  varieties,  268;  insect 
enemies  of,  10  ;  old  plants,  138 ; 
packing  cut  flowers,  118  ;  plants  for 
walls,  206 ;  pompon,  72 ;  reflexing 
the  petals  of  Japane.se,  100,  1C8 ; 
seasonable  hints  on,  268  ;  seasonable 
(June)  cultural  notes  on,  488;  sea¬ 
sonable  notes  on  border  varieties, 
180  ;  show  at  Dumfries,  316 ;  spring 
propagation  of,  138  ;  standard  pom¬ 
pon,  380  ;  ten  years  ago,  138  ;  the 
Japanese,  reflexing  the  petals,  17,  49, 
83,  187  ;  timing  the  buds,  16  ;  too- 
mucli-alike,  49  ;  treatment  of  rooted 
cuttings,  138 ;  two  decorative 
varieties,  14  ;  Wellsia,n  novelties,  7 
Ciner.aiia  stellata  at  Pitcullen,  402 
Cinerarias,  florists’  varieties  of,  184 
Clibran  and  Son,  Manchester,  427,  456, 
518 
Olivias,  318 
Coal  tar  for  dressing  wounds,  406 
Codlin  moth,  the,  152 
Coix,  culture  of,  437 
Colonial  Office  and  Kew  Gardens,  362 
Colonies,  the  British,  Canada,  SOS; 
Eastern  Australia,  33;  Manitoba,  209 
Common  things,  112 
Complaint,  the  amateur  gardener'.s,  29 
Conifer,  re:toiing  the  leader  of  a,  41 
Conifers  as  hedge  plants,  318 
Cooke,  Dr.,  as  Linnean  Gold  Medallist, 
557 
Correspondents,  answers  to,  20,  42,  C4, 
86,  108,  130,  260,  151,  173,  193,  212, 
241,  304,  S27,  348,  371,  392,414,  502,  524, 
549,  562 
Corydalis  tormentilla,  385 
County  Council  instruction,  285,  318, 
337,  374 
Covent  Garden  and  railway  companies, 
274 
Crocuses,  some  spring  flowering,  244 
Croft,  the,  near  Rugby,  642 
Crotons,  culture  of,  425 
Crystal  Palace,  no  fruit  show  for  1903, 
123 
Cucumber,  Dickson’s  Excelsior,  202 ; 
Duke  of  York,  202 
Cucumber  plants  in  frames,  rai.sing,  GO 
Cucumbers,  and  Lettuces  on  a  large 
scale,  50  ;  and  Melons  going  off,  503  ; 
and  “sleeping”  disease,  481;  in 
houses,  60,  144  ;  notes  on,  184; 
syringing  when  in  flower,  525 
Curtis,  Mr.  William^  490 
Custard  Apples  from  seed,  raising,  103 
Cutbush  and  Sou,  Highgate,  333 
Cj  CAS  steins,  starting,  533 
Cyclamens  at  the  Manor  House,  Kine- 
ton,  72  ;  small  plants  wit'i  enlarged 
roots,  87 
Cypripedium  Galatea  majus,  47  ; 
I'Ansoiii,  397  ;  X  J.  Wilson  Potter, 
177  ;  (cnanthum  superbum,  135  ; 
Pitcheriauum  Williamsi,  309 
Daffadowndillies,  311,  335 
“Daffodil  King,”  the,  on  tour  (Mr. 
Peter  Barr),  465 ;  United  States, 
465 ;  Baltimore,  494 ;  Canada,  494  ; 
Chicago,  494  ;  Cincinnati,  512  ;  Cleve¬ 
land,  511;  Indianopolis,  512;  Jersey 
City,  633  ;  Kansas,  M2  ;  Milwaukee^ 
511 ;  Philadelphia,  511,  E33  ;  Pittsburg, 
494  ;  Salt  Lake  City,  612  ;  St.  Louis, 
532  ;  Washington,  494;  Yellowstone 
Park,  511 
Daffodil  treat,  a,  402 
Daffodils,  184  ;  choice,  £35  ;  double  red, 
268 
Dahlia,  Cactus,  Etna,  451 
Dahlia  analysis,  the,  418  ;  classiflc.ation, 
117  ;  the  Cactus,  506  ;  the  future  of 
the,  288  ;  its  history  and  cultivation, 
288 
Dahlias— A  selection  of  Cactus,  176  ; 
Cactus,  419;  Cactus,  in  Tasmania, 
488 ;  new  Cactus,  of  190?,  424 ; 
pompon,  419  ;  .Show  and  Fancy,  418  ; 
single,  419 
Daisy,  the  Shasta,  and  Chrysanthe¬ 
mum  maximum,  13 
Daisies,  Shasta,  235 
Decorations,  floral,  450  ;  table,  12,  69, 
116,  159,  247  ;  table,  book  on.  49,  83, 
98 
Decorative  subjects,  265,  333 
Decorators,  feminine,  floral,  136 
Dendrobium  Venus  grandiflorum,  3C6  ; 
W.ardianum,  486;  Wiganiaj  xantho- 
chilum,'245 
Dendrobium,  a  good,  453 ;  seedling 
193 
Deutzia  gracilis,  489 
Devonshire,  horticulture  in,  270  ;  or¬ 
chards,  the'r  i)ossible  value,  252 
Dianthus  cruentus,  ]84 
Dicksons,  Messrs.,  of  Chester,  491' 
Dieffenbachia  brasiliensis,  165 
Dinner  and  reception,  the  gardeners’ 
Michaelmas,  452 
Disa  grandiflora,  54,  205 
Diseases,  plant,  insect  foes  and,  195, 
254 
Diseases  of  plants  (see  also  Scientific 
Committee)— Campanula  pyramidalis 
affected  with  black  blight,  173 ; 
Carn.ation,  86  ;  Chrysanthemum 
(Cylindrosporium  Chrysanthemi),  524; 
Cucumber  and  “sleeping”  disease, 
481 ;  Cyclamen  roots,  87 ;  Anger 
and  toe  in  Turnijie,  450  ;  Mushroom 
with  gills  mouldy,  152 ;  of  fruit  and 
other  trees  (Polyporus),  58  ;  Peaches 
(Spa'rotheca  grannosa),  461 ;  Pelar¬ 
gonium  leaves,  283 
Distribution,  plant,  elementary  notes 
on,  270,  290,  329,  448,  644 
Dobbie  and  Co. ,  social  meeting,  6 
Domain,  young  gardeners’  —  Begonia 
Gloire  de  Lorraine,  130  ;  books  for  the 
bothy,  172  ;  bothydom,  an  insight  to, 
303,  325,  346,  368,  413,  435  ;  brains 
V.  hands,  546  ;  Calceolaria,  the  her¬ 
baceous,  522  ;  Carnations,  Malmai- 
son,  260 ;  Carnati^i^s,  Tree,  522 ; 
Carnations,  winter  flowering,  106 ; 
Chrysanthemums,  rust  on,  48  ;  crock¬ 
ing,  notes  on,  172 ;  Daphnes,  green¬ 
house,  435;  flowering  shrubs,  303; 
Freesia  culture,  212  ;  Potatoes,  early, 
260;  .Saintpaulia  ionantha,192  ;  the  up- 
to-date  young  man,  212  ;  ventilating 
plant  houses,  106;  Violet  culture, 
192 
Dorchester,  proposed  gardeners’  so¬ 
ciety  at,  50 
Downside,  Leatherhead,  .Surrey,  492 
Drinking  Fountain  Association.  46  3 
Drives,  233 
Droitwich,  manurial  experiments  at, 
249 
Drone  fly,  346 
Dry  rot,  remedy  for,  503 
Dunn  Memorial,  179 
Echinocacti,  332 
Echinocereus,  notes  on,  398 
Echinopses,  culture  of,  and  notes  on, 
398 
Edinburgh  market  gardeners,  6 
Exhibition,  a  cottage  garden,  290 
Electricity,  eftect  of  on  plant  life,  334, 
469 
Emigration,  83 
Emigrants’  information,  40,  63 
Endcliffe,  Sheffield,  340 
Epiphyllum  culture,  266 
Eremurus  robustus  Elwesianus  and 
Himalaicus,  528 
Eristalis  tenax  or  Drone  Fly,  346 
Etherisation  of  plants,  90,  163,  318 
Eucryphia  pinnatifolia,  115 
Evelyn,  John,  219 
Evergreens  and  shrubs,  clipping,  78 
Ex.aminations,  horticulture,  562 
Exochorda  grandiflora,  385 
Experience  and  experiments,  439 
Experience,  bought,  is  best,  495 
Falconer,  Mr.  William,  of  Nymphsea 
fame,  467 
Farm— a  few  odd  facts,  109  ;  American 
agriculture,  22  ;  an  old  friend,  21  ; 
a  substitute  for  dishorning,  204  ; 
Board  of  Trade  and  railway  rates, 
437 ;  breeding  draught  horses,  372  ; 
British  Dairy  Farmers  on  tour,  514 ; 
co-operation  at  Craven,  262 ;  echoes 
from  the  Shire  Horse  .Show,  242 ; 
farmers,  occupiers,  and  income  tax, 
88 ;  farmer’s  year,  the  :  the  opening, 
503  ;  midseason,  650  ;  farming  in 
C.anada,  262 ;  feeding  for  milk,  305  ; 
friends  or  foes  ?  65  ;  Italian  hus¬ 
bandry,  349  ;  Ivel  motor  plough, 
214;  Minister  of  Agriculture,  162; 
Mr.  Hanbury,  462  ;  Newton  Rigg 
Farm  School,  372  ;  preservation  of 
eggs  —  a  subject  for  May,  481  ; 
several  small  items,  563';  some  Ame¬ 
rican  ideas,  131 ;  small  seeds  and 
a  seed  testing  station,  284  ;  some 
losses  among  farm  stock,  393  ;  some 
mistakes  in  stock  management,  193  ; 
fome  small  things,  174 ;  Sutton’s 
Farmers’  Year  Book,  175  ;  Turnip 
growing :  ridges  v.  the  flat,  328  ; 
Turnip  seed  and  sowing  Swedes,  4E2  ; 
the  value  of  roots  in  sheep  feeding, 
416;  the  wages  question.  261;  two 
noted  breeds  of  dairy  cows,  213 ; 
Wheat  after  Sainfoin,  unsatisf.actory, 
212  ;  work  on  the  home,  22,  66.  88, 
110,  131,  163,  175,  194,  214,  242,  232. 
284,  306,  328,  350,  372,  394,  416,  436, 
462,  482,  614,  650,  564 
February,  204 
Fenn,  Mr,  Robert,  and  the  V.M.H.,  467 
Fern— repotting  the  Haresfoot,  241  ; 
selection,  35  ;  story  of  a  fossil,  57 
Ferns— Book  of  British,  400  ;  notes  on 
Japanese,  157  ;  our  native,  555 
Fernery  :  Gymnogrammas,  333 
Fertility,  the  supply  of,  23 
Floral  designs,  158,  199 
Florists,  advice  to,  116 
Flower  and  fruit  traffic,  French,  398; 
and  poultry  show,  202  ;  culture, 
French,  540  ;  garden,  the,  prepar.i- 
tions  for  spring  bedding,  298;  notes, 
hardy,  445 
