VI. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
June  27,  1901. 
Primulas — and  Cyclamens  at  Reading, 
100 ;  from  Chelsea,  223 ;  unsatisfac¬ 
tory,  222 ;  Star,  302 
Proposed  National  Sweet  Pea  Society, 
243 
Prunes  versus  oatmeal,  416 
Pruning  —  winter,  112  ;  bush  fruits, 
163 ;  of  hardy  trees  and  shrubs,  218, 
276 
Pyrethrums  from  Langport,  499 
Plants,  Flowers,  Fruits,  and  Vege¬ 
tables  Certificated  by  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society. 
Adonis  amurensis,  180 
Androsace  chumbiense,  440 
Apples  —  Diamond  J  ubilee,  181  ; 
Lamb  Abbey  Pearmain,  227  ; 
Scarlet  Nonpareil,  180 
Asplenium  trichomanes  bipin- 
natum,  528 
Auricula  Leonora,  399 
Begonia  —  Mrs.  W.  G.  Valentine, 
440  ;  Queen  Alexandra,  440 
Borecole  albino,  399 
Brasso-Cattleya  nivalis,  399 
Calanthe  Oakwood  Ruby,  102 
Cannas  —  Elizabeth  lloss,  486  ; 
Grasseherzog  Ernst  Ludwig  von 
Hessen,  486  ;  Jean  Tissot,  486  ; 
Oscar  Dannecker,  486 
Carnations— Duchess  of  Roxburgh, 
528 ;  May,  375  ;  (tree)  Sir  H.  Mac¬ 
Donald,  440 
Cattleyas  —  chocoensis  alba,  102  ; 
Mendeli  gigantea,  439  ;  Mendeli 
Mrs.  Robt.  Tunstill,  439  ;  Mendeli 
Queen  Alexandra,  399  ;  x  Miss 
Harris  var.  Edith  Ashworth,  311 ; 
Mossise  Mrs.  F.  W.  Ashton,  486; 
Shroder*  heatonense,  399 
Cyclamen  libanoticum,  58 
Cypripediums— Ernesti,  227  ;  Lord 
Derby,  Sander’s  var. ,  227  ;  T.  W. 
Bond,  Coundon  Court  variety, 
132 
Cucumber  Famous,  440 
Dendrobiums  —  Ainsworth* 
Edith*  superba,  227  ;  Ashworth*, 
68;  Euryalus  var.,  181;  Roch- 
lingianum,  227  ;  Wiganianum, 
132 
Dictamnus  caucasicus,  528 
Epidendrum  x  Clarissa  superbum, 
311 
Gloriosa  lutea,  528 
Haemanthuses  —  mirabilis,  268  ; 
Queen  Alexandra,  268 
Hippeastrums— (Amaryllis)  Avern- 
icus,  311 ;  (Amaryllis)  Clovelly, 
268  ;  (Amaryllis)  Lord  Boringdon, 
268  ;  Loris,  440  ;  (Amaryllis) 
Marathon,  311  ;  (  Amaryllis  ) 
Rialto,  311 
Irises— tubergeniana,  181 ;  Willmott- 
iana,  375 
Lachenalias— Kathleen  Paul,  268; 
Phyllis  Paul,  268 
Laelias  —  anceps  Simondsi,  68  ; 
J ongheana  alba  Ashworth*,  311 ; 
Jongheana  Kromeri,  268 
Plants,  &c.,  Certificated  —  con¬ 
tinued. 
Lselio-Cattleyas  —  Cybele,  375  ; 
Digbyana  Mendeli,  Tring  Park 
variety,  399  ;  Edgar  Wigan,  439; 
Ivernio,  440  ;  Mrs.  Gratrix,  Tring 
Park  var.,  399;  vacuna,  227  ; 
warnhamiensis,  181 
Leucocrimum  montanum,  440 
Lithospermum  canescens,  440 
Lycaste  lasioglos^a,  58 
Masdevallia  Alceste,  311 
Melon  Excelsior,  486 
Miltonia  vexillaria  gigantea,  Ross- 
l>u  var.,  311 
Narcissi— Aftermath,  ’399  ;  Allen’s 
Beauty,  311 ;  Amber,  399  ;  Croy¬ 
don,  399 ;  D.  E.  Wernyss,  399  ; 
Dog  Star,  399  ;  Elaine,  399  ;  Early 
Grey,  375 ;  Herrick,  375  ;  Rear 
Guard,  399  ;  Robert  Berkeley, 
375  ;  Sea  Bird,  399  ;  Spenser,  399; 
St.  Cecilia,  375 
Odontoglossums  —  x  Adrian* 
Cobbianum,  399  ;  x  Adrian* 
Crawshayanum,  375  ;  x  Adrian* 
Lindenia,  439  ;  x  Adrian* 
Mrs.  Robert  Benson,  181  ;  x 
Adrian*  Mrs.  Simonds,  311  ; 
coradenei  Mrs.  de  Barri  Crawshay, 
181  ;  crispum  “Annie,”  439  ;  cris- 
pum  Abner  Hassall,  439  ;  crispum 
Captain  Hocken,  439  ;  crispum 
“  Confetti,”  399  ;  Countess  of 
Derby,  399  ;  crispum  Edward  VII., 
375  ;  crispum  punctatum,  Rosslyn 
var.,  486  ;  crispum  purpurascens, 
268;  crispum ‘‘ Queen  Empress,” 
227  ;  Raymond  Crawshay,  399 ; 
Dennisoni*  nebula,  311  ;  x 
Domino,  399  ;  x  Fairy  Queen, 
58;  Halli  Edward  VII.,  399; 
Loocliristiense  coundoniense,  132  ; 
Loochristiense  Lord  Milner,  486  ; 
Loocliristiense  Rochfordianum, 
132  ;  luteo-purpureum,  Burford 
var.,  375  ;  nevadense  rosefield- 
iense,  102 ;  triumphans  Mrs.  de 
Barri  Crawshay,  311  ;  Rucker- 
ianum  var.,  311  ;  x  Wilckeanum 
Golden  Queen,  439  ;  x  Wilckianum 
Turnford  Hall  var.,  375 
Oncidium  Marshallianum  sulphu* 
reurn,  375 
P*onia  Christine  Kelway,  440 
Peach  Duchess  of  York,  440 
Pear  Josephine  de  Malines,  58 
Pelargoniums  (Ivy-leaf)— Leopard, 
486  ;  Mrs.  W.  H.  Martin, 
486 
Phaio-Calanthe  Schrbderiana,  181 
Pink  (Mule)  Lady  Dixon,  399 
Primulas  —  floribunda  grandiflora 
isabelliua,  58  ;  megas*folia,  268  ; 
obconica,  Kenmore  strain,  375 ; 
Sultan,  399  ;  viscosa  Mrs.  J.  H. 
Wilson,  375 
Pteris  cretica  albo-lineata  Alex- 
andr*,  132 
Rhododendrons— grande,  268  ;  King 
Edward  VII.,  102 
Roses— Lady  Roberts,  528;  (Poly- 
antha)Leuchtstern,  440  ;  (Hybrid) 
Soleil  d’Or,  410 
Sedum  Kamschaticum  fol.  var., 
528 
Sobralia  Ruckeri,  399 
Sophro  -  Cattleya  George  Hardy, 
Tyntes field  var.,  528 
Sophronitis  Rossiteriana,  181 
Strawberry  The  Laxton,  528 
Swainsonia  McCullochiana,  440 
Plants,  <fcc.,  Certificated  —  con¬ 
tinued. 
Tulipas  —  Annie  McGregor,  440  ; 
“Brunhilde,”  399;  Dr.  Hardy, 
440 ;  Gesneriana  Ixioides,  440 ; 
Korolkowi  bicolor,  268 ;  Moore- 
ana,  440  ;  pulchella,  311  ;  Van 
Poortvliet,  440  ;  William  III., 
399 
Quassine,  458 
Queen  Victoria,  floral  tributes  to, 
243 
Quince  jelly,  524 
Rabbits  in  the  pleasure  grounds, 
135 
Radishes,  early,  49 
Rain  gatherers,  178 
Raspberries,  pruning,  165 
Refuse,  garden,  84 
Rhododendrons — in  pots,  223;  Javan¬ 
ese,  220  ;  greenhouse,  372,  386  ;  varie¬ 
ties  of,  524,  526 
Rhubarb,  forcing,  16;  profit  in  forced, 
257 
Richmond  Park,  245 
Rivinas,  59 
Rock  gardens,  peeps  in  some,  322 
Rondeletias,  culture  of,  124 
Root— pressure,  429  ;  pruning,  481 
Roses — climbing,  192  ;  pruning  newly 
planted,  220  ;  bedding,  220  ;  mildew 
on,  20  ;  planting,  6;  climbing  in  pots, 
34  ;  three  good,  34  ;  origin  of  Moss, 
76 ;  otto  of,  223  ;  salt  for,  124  ;  “  The 
Rosarian’s  Year  Book,”  120;  late 
pruning  of,  3)3  ;  in  spring,  planting, 
343  ;  mildew  on,  under  glass,  343,  474  ; 
trained,  in  France,  343  ;  Lady  B  .tter- 
sea,  429  ;  at  the  Temple  Show,  432 ; 
polyantha  Leuchstern,  440  ;  Soleil 
d’Or,  440;  Liberty,  452;  Mrs.  B.  R. 
Cant,  452  ;  H.T.  Roses,  452  ;  ‘  ‘  How 
to  Grow,”  454 ;  ornamental  species 
of,  474  ;  freak,  477  ;  Carmine  Pillar, 
494  ;  Papa  Gontier,  502  ;  fungus  on> 
510  ;  on  pathways,  494  ;  select  species 
of,  494  ;  “Dawson,”  518;  Golden 
Gate,  518  :  Souvenir  de  Mme  Verdier, 
617  ;  Sweet  Brier,  517  ;  mildew  on 
617  ;  seasonable  notes  on,  517  ;  syno¬ 
nymous  varieties  of,  517 :  climbing, 
638 ;  in  the  open  air,  538  ;  in  pots,  538 
Rotation  in  cropping,  168 
Rubus  ulmifolius  variegatus,  602 
Rudbeckia  -  californica,  280  ;  hirta, 
343 
Runners,  Scarlet,  systems  of  growing, 
625 
Saint  Patrick’s  Day  and  Shamrock, 
243 
Salt,  a  pinch  of,  549 
Sawbridgeworth  revisited,  136 
Scent,  261 
Schedule  blunder,  a,  366,  418,  481,  603, 
525 
Schedule,  Shrewsbury,  541 
Scientists,  meeting  of,  325 
Seakale,  forcing,  16 ;  blanching,  164  ; 
Lilywhite,  219,  258 
Seasonable  work  in  plant  houses,  110, 
152,  199 
Sedum,  derivations  of  name,  168 
Seeds  —  germination  of,  14,  245;  the 
supply,  37  ;  irregular  growth  of,  178 ; 
price  of,  231 ;  Irish  testing  station, 
223  ;  electrifying,  429 
Senecio  Petasites,  122 
Sequoias,  giant,  the  presertation  of,  68 
Shading,  347 
Shrubs  and  trees— early  flowering.  56  ; 
the  pruning  of  hardy,  218,  326,  370  ; 
at  the  Temple  Show,  433  :  flowering, 
480 
Sidalcea  Candida,  425 
Size,  the  worship  of,  187 
Smith,  Dr.  W.  G. ,  243 
Sobralia  macrautha  alba,  450 
Societies— Bath  and  West  and  Southern 
Counties,  463  ;  Beckenham  Horticul¬ 
tural,  249,  261  ;  Berkshire,  Reading 
and  District*  Auxiliary  of  the  Gar¬ 
deners’  Royal  Benevolent  Institution, 
201  ;  Birmingham  Gardeners’  Asso¬ 
ciation,  312,  410  ;  Brighton  and  Sussex 
Horticultural,  194,  356,  440;  Bristol 
and  District  Gardeners’  Mutual,  194, 
249,  288 ;  Bristol  Naturalists’,  422 ; 
Broughty  Ferry  Horticultural,  261 ; 
Butley  Tulip  Show,  607  ;  Caledonian 
Horticultural,  284,  310 ;  Cambridge 
Horticultural,  530;  Canterbury  Gar¬ 
deners’,  530 ;  Carnation  (Southern 
Counties),  279,  (Midland),  312;  Chester 
Paxton,  378 ;  Chrysanthemum  (Na¬ 
tional),  333  ;  Croydon  and  District 
Horticultural,  261,  312,  348,  487  ; 
Devon  and  Exeter  Gardeners’  Asso¬ 
ciation,  288, 312  ;  East  Anglian  Horti¬ 
cultural,  422 ;  Edinburgh  Market 
Gardeners'  Association,  312  ;  Evesham 
Show,  507  ;  Gardeners’  Benevolent 
Institution,  262 ;  Hessle  Gardeners’ 
Mutual,  201  ;  Ipswich  Daffodil  Show, 
334  ;  Kildare  (North)  Horticultural, 
422  ;  Leeds  Paxton,  400 ;  Liverpool 
Horticultural  Association,  201 ;  Man¬ 
chester  Spring  Show,  357 ;  Midland 
Daffodil,  376  ;  National  Amateur 
Gardeners’  Association,  249,  312,  530  ; 
National  Auricula  and  Primula,  356  ; 
ditto  (Midland  section),  377  ;  National 
Rose,  192,  194,  513,  541  ;  Norwich  and 
Norfolk  Horticultural,  377;  Notts 
Horticultural  and  Botanical,  508  ; 
Reading  and  District  Gardeners’ 
Mutual,  194,  249,  288,  378  ;  Royal 
Botanic,  369  ;  Royal  Gardeners’ 
Orphan  Fund,  annual  dinner,  397  ; 
Royal  Horticultural  :  Committees, 
225,  267, 310,  355,  398,  485,  527  ;  (Scien¬ 
tific),  288,  332,  375,  420,  507,  542 ;  the 
new  gardens,  332  ;  verdict  against  Far- 
ningham  site,  353  ;  general  meeting, 
353 ;  the  Temple  Show,  431 ;  Lily 
show  and  conference,  487  ;  Royal 
Horticultural  of  Ireland, the  etiquette 
of  awarding  prize  money,  290,  307, 
329,  334,  351,  373,  395,  459,  503  ;  Royal 
Institution,  530  ;  Royal  Meteor¬ 
ological,  193,  263.  348,  399,  463,  508; 
Royal  National  Tulip  (Southern  sec¬ 
tion),  464  ;  ditto  (Northern  section), 
506;  Royal  Scottish  Arboriculcural, 
193,  400  ;  Royal  cottish  Geographi¬ 
cal,  312 ;  Scottish  Horticultural 
Association,  288,  311,  399,  487  ;  Shef¬ 
field  Chrysanthemum,  422 ;  Shirley 
Gardeners’  and  Amateurs’,  463,  464  ; 
Shropshire  Horticultural  Society,  288, 
333  ;  Sweet  Pea  (National),  260,  301  ; 
United  Horticultural  Benevolent  and 
Provident  Society,  annual  general 
meeting,  227,  508;  Wakefield  Paxtonf 
333,  508  ;  Wokingham  Horticultural, 
279  ;  York  Gala,  529  ;  Richmond 
Horticultural,  543  ;  Koyal  Oxford 
Horticultural,  544 
Soil— and  manure,  28  ;  mellow,  158 
Solanuin  venustum,  518 
Solanums,  480 
Soot,  the  value  of,  99 
Sophronitis  Rossiteriana,  210 
Spade  versus  fork,  11 
Spades,  363 
Spir*a  astilboides,  59 
Sprayer,  a  handy,  521 
Sprekelia  formosissima,  148 
Spring,  hardy  flowers  of,  266 
Springtide,  344 
Stable  manures,  258  ;  verms  artificial, 
286,  307 
