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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Fur  iT—coniinuetJ. 
supplies,  our,  282  ;  value  of  very  early 
cr  late,  290  ;  West  End  fruiterer's— a 
growing  trade,  494;  trade,  Scottish, 
pioneer  of  the,  dead  (James  Lindsaj), 
£3  ;  trees,  autumn  pruning  of,  400 ; 
trees,  fungus  of  young,  29  ;  trees  in 
pots,  328;  trees  on  dhiner  tables,  327  ; 
trees,  phosphates  for,  621  ;  trees,  pro¬ 
tection  of,  461,  536  ;  trees,  types  of, 
457  ;  at  Christmas,  605  ;  forcing,  608 
Fruit  culture,  committee  of  enquiry, 
Gil 
Fruit  forcing,  20,  65,  90,  113,  137,  159, 
183,  205,  229,  253,  275,  297,  363,  3S5,  407. 
428,  453,  502,  523,  516,  568,  592 
Fruit,  hardy,  41,  89,  137,  183,  229,  319, 
341,  S63,  408,  453,  £01,  545,  591 
Fuchsia,  a  London,  100  ;  ruicrophylla, 
485 
Fuchsias  as  bedding  plants,  211 ;  hardy, 
306,  359 
Fuels  for  the  garden,  357 
I'  ugitive  notes,  49 
Fumigation,  hydrocyanic  acid  gas,  482  ; 
methods  of,  535 
Fungi,  exhibition  of  edible,  244;  Dr. 
Cooke’s  lecture,  258,  292 
Fungo'ogist,  a  noted  Shrewsbury,  190 
G 
Gadding  and  Gathering,  4,  76,  158,  215, 
238,  285,  515,  581 
Gale ,  the,  at  Cardiff,  202 
Galtoniacandicans,  582 
Garden,  Alpine,  303;  A  “  Friendship,” 
282  ;  City  Association  in  the  High¬ 
lands,  384  ;  City  Pioneer  Company, 
Ltd.,  294;  City,  the,  214  ;  Gleanings, 
8,  81,  104,  123,  IfO,  214,  242,  348,  371,  419, 
485,582  ;  making  a  (plan  drawing),  412, 
436,  560  ;  munificent  gift  of  G.  F.  Wil¬ 
son’s  garden  to  the  Royal  Horticul¬ 
tural  Society,  by  Sir  Thos.  Hanbury, 
149;  old-fashioned,  the,27;  the“Kew,” 
191  ;  visit  to  a  market,  112 
Gardens  round  Sheffield,  198 ;  some 
typical,  the  blind  man’s  allotment, 
283 
Gardeners  and  situations,  661 ;  and 
Trade  Protection,  5 ;  Association,  a, 
460,  490, 536  (meeting),  577,  679  ;  dinner 
committee,  174  ;  dinner,  the,  at  the 
Holborn  Restaurant,  London,  314, 
336  ;  dinner,  the  recent,  396 
Gardening  in  New  Zealand,  158  ;  Old 
English,  to  the  end  of  the  17th 
century,  and  girden  books,  3  3  ; 
old-time— a  country  garden,  94 ; 
old-time— John  Parkinson’s  books, 
263;  old-time-florists,  the  early,  315; 
old-time— Tradescants  and  other  in¬ 
troducers  of  plants,  575  ;  window',  141 
Garrya  elliptica  fruiting,  478 
Geranium  (Pelargonium)  roots,  storing, 
365  ;  the  suburban,  577 
Geraniums  in  boxes  for  garden  decora¬ 
tion,  305 
Gesnera  exoniensis,  513 
Gilman,  Mr.  E.  T.,  538 
Gladiolus  diseased,  524 
Gladioli  at  Cornell,  309  ;  from  Lang- 
port,  216 
Gleuville  Gardens,  Waterford,  215 
Gloucestershire,  orchard  planting  in, 
£77 
Golden  flower,  the,  608 
Goodwood,  the  Cedars  of,  327 
Gooseberry,  wonderful,  34 
Gooseberries  as  standards,  120  ;  cordon 
and  Currants,  510  ;  unhealthy,  276  ; 
V.  business,  39 
Grape  —  Muscat  Hamburgh,  277  ; 
varieties  of  Black  Hamburgh,  67 ; 
fine,  essay  on  the,  at  Hull,  541 
Grapes  at  Bath  show',  218;  at  the 
Chiswick  'show,  442  ;  at  Pitculleu, 
Pertli,  402  ;  for  exhibition,  plan  and 
dimensions  of  boxes  to  carry,  160; 
Muscat,  .shanking  and  shrivelling  in 
the  stalks,  lit;  notes  on  the 
Gu.tPES— foatiiii/cd 
varieties  of,  378  ;  shanking,  43 ; 
spats  on,  365 ;  spotted,  91 ;  the 
merits  of,  403  ;  travelling,  491 
Grass,  bad  effect  of,  on  Apple  trees, 
290  ;  seeds  for  renovating  permanent 
pastures,  276 
H 
Hall,  the  Horticultural,  Baron  Schro¬ 
der’s  appeal  on  behalf  of  the,  557 
Halls,  public,  for  floral  exhibitions,  510 
Harthani  Park,  Wills,  488 
Heating  and  Ventilating,  lecture  on, 
486  ;  book  on,  524 
Heaton,  Jlr.  S.,  372 
Hedges  for  ornament,  shelter,  and  profit, 
292,  299  ;  shelter,  285 
Hedysarum  multijugum,  371 
Hellebares,  culture  of,  524 
Herefordshire,  fruit  in,  53 
Heywood  and  horticulture,  201 
Hibiscus  syriacus,  370 
Hints,  useful,  615 
Holland  House  floral  fete,  jotting,  on 
the,  9 
ITollies,  a  dozen  select,  502 
Hooker,  Sir  William  .Jackson, 291. — Nor¬ 
wich  and  Halesworth,  291,  335  ;  II  , 
Glasgow,  1820—1840,  349,  404,  414 
Ilopetoun  House,  new  head  gardener 
for,  331 
Hop  groivers,  170 
Horne,  IMr.  W.,  senr.,  fOJ 
Horticulture  and  character,  308 ;  and 
home  industry,  411;  gold  medallist 
in,  77,  122  ;  in  Tasmania,  128  ;  (190t\ 
R.H.S.  examinations  in,  375  ;  modern 
progress  in,  656,  580  ;  science,  Ameri¬ 
can  soc.  for,  189  ;  the  banner  of, 
of,  158 
Humea  elegans,  harmful  effects  of,  582 
Hyacinth  glasses,  275 
Hyacinths,  commercial  culture  of,  2S2; 
for  baskets,  459;  Roman,  150 
Hybrids,  peculiar,  340 
Hybridists  and  “heredity,”  302 
Hybridising  and  crossing  plants,  466 
Hydrangea  flowers,  how  to  make  blue, 
327 
Hydrocyanic  acid  gas  fumigation.  482 
Hypericums,  species  of.  at  Kew,  215 
Humphreys,  Mr.  Thomas,  80;  presen¬ 
tations  by  Chiswick  confreres,  262  ; 
presentations  by  the  R.H.S.  Com¬ 
mittee  and  by  the  Hoiticultural 
Press  to,  312 
I 
Impney  Hall,  Droitwich,  288 
Indiarubber  plant  with  holes  in  leaves, 
160 
Industry,  a  new  Irish— pasture  seeds, 
216 
Insects  as  garden  adornments,  71,  216, 
373,  COD;  Codlin  moth,  the,  62  ;  deposit¬ 
ing  eggs  on  garden  fencing  (Tiger 
moths),  161  ;  injurious,  U.S.A.,  165 
Ipswich  gardeners’  outing,  31 
Ireland,  C.  C.  Instructors  in  Horticul¬ 
ture,  5C0;  e.arly  Potatoes  from,  48, 164; 
fruit  crop  in,  239 
Irish  prospects,  260 
Iris  leaves  going  off,  365 
Irises,  forcing  Spanish,  485 
Isle  of  Wight  garden,  trees  and  .shrubs 
in  an,  81 
Ivy  and  evergreens,  pruning,  21 
Ivies,  581 
Ixi.as,  238 
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Jacarniula  mimosa'folia,  91 
Japan,  Peter  Barr  and,  50 
Jam  season,  the,  244 
Jasminum  gracillimum,  435 
“  -Journal,”  the  uncut,  510,  £36,  560 
Judges  at  flower  shows,  218  ;  hints  to 
Chrysanthemum,  420 ;  under  judg¬ 
ment,  117 
Judging,  point,  411,  460;  point,  at 
Shrews))ury  ,  218 
K 
Kadsura  japonica,  a  handsome 
shrubby  climber,  214 
Kainit,  superphosphate  (f  lime  and 
nitrate  of  soda  for  Celery,  Clrrysan- 
themums  and  Vines,  138 
Kent  fruit  growers’  anxiety  with  regard 
to  Currant  mite,  f90;  Gardeners’ 
Societies,  suggested  amalgamation  of 
East,  441 
Kentish  flower  shows,  219 
Kew,  notes  from,  581;  rare  Or,  bids 
at,  303;  shrubs  andnndershrubsat.76; 
species  of  Hypericum  at,  215;  the 
greenhouse  at  (September),  215  ;  the 
greenhouse  (December),  515,  the  Palm 
House, 439;  the  ”  undergraduates”  at, 
100 
Kingswood  (Bristol)  Show,  211 
Kitchen  garden,  20,  66,  114,  160,  205, 
253,  297,  341,  385,  523,  568,  608 
Kylemore  Castle,  280 
L 
Lfclia  Finckeniana,  436 
La?lio  cattleya  Decia,  L.-c.  Decia  alJra, 
433  ;  L.-c.  Norma  superba,  438 
Laird,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  D.  P. ,  silver 
w  edding,  330 
Land,  back  to  the,  9,  29,  49,  77,  122 
Lapageria,  propagating  white,  430 
Latham,  Mr.  W.  B.,  219  ;  testimonial  to 
Mr.  W.  B  ,  293,  326 
Lawn— extermination  of  Trefoil.  ICO 
Lawns,  destroying  moss  and  noxious 
weeds  on,  593 
Leaves,  skeletonising,  231 
Legal  notes— Holloway’s  protected,  170  ; 
Ware’s  local  rating  appeal, 214  ;  value 
of  a  Holly  hedge  near  Newport,  Mon  , 
577  ;  West  Wycombe  Horticultural 
Society,  170 
Lettuces  at  the  Drill  Hall,  292 
Libonia  floribunda,  culture  of,  327 
Light,  effect  of,  on  plant  life,  81 
Lightning  and  trees  and  plants,  32) 
Lilacs,  budded,  305 
Liliuni  Harrisi,  242  ;  in  the  flower 
border,  326  ;  Martagon,  and  its 
white  variety,  23  ;  pardalinuin,  25  ; 
X  Mrs.  T.  Roosevelt  (new'),  459  : 
Stephens'  hybrid  (new),  327 ; 
speciosum,  104 
Liliacese,  the  —  Agapanthus,  492; 
Androstephium  violacea,  492  ;  Bessera 
elegans,  492  ;  BlandforJia,  435 ; 
BroJiaea,  492  ;  Chionodoxa,  493  ; 
Urginea,  493;  Dipcadi,  492;  Fritil- 
laria,  415;  Funkias,  435;  Galtonia, 
493  ;  Hemerocallis,  435  ;  Hyacinths, 
493;  Lachenalia,  492;  Leucocyrne, 
492;  Lilium,  493,  £52,  585;  Massoni, 
492  ;  Muscari,  493;  Ornithogalum, 
493  ;  Phormium,  435  ;  Scilla,  493 ; 
Tritomas,  435  ;  Tulbaghias,  492 ; 
Tulipa,  585  ;  Veltheimia,  493 
Lily  of  the  Valley,  retarded,  283 
Liming,  123 
Liverpool  Botanic  Garden,  419,  608  ; 
parks’  inspection.  61 
Longleat,  Melons  at,  311 
Lowfield  Nurseries,  festivities  at,  375 
Luffmann,  Mr.  C.  Bogue  (a  notable 
Australian  horticulturist),  487 
M 
Manchester  Botanic  Gardens,  52 
Manetti  Stock,  a  plea  for  the,  194 
Manure  from  horses  that  are  bedded 
down  with  sawdust,  321 
Manures,  phosphates  for  fruit  trees,  621; 
their  use  and  abuse,  367 
Manure,  farmyard ;  variation  in  the 
quality  and  character  of  dung,  422  ; 
conservation  agents,  443  ;  treatment 
of  dung  in  the  field,  494  ;  treatment 
of  dung  in  the  homestead,  443  ;  ex¬ 
periments  with  at  Alfritou,  .'.Ot 
Manuring,  experimental,  1 
Marrow  jam,  recipe  for,  292 
Masdevallias,  574 
Masters,  Dr.  M.  T.,  on  Conifers,  483 
Meindoe,  retirement  of  Mr.  James,  353 
438 
Measurements,  finding  cubic,  5S2 
Melon,  decaying,  43;  leaves  rusted,  254  ; 
plant  going  off  at  the  base,  195  ;  Pres. 
Lou  bet,  70;  the  new  ‘Fiscal  Problem, 
403 
Melons  at  Longleat,  311  ;  late,  586  ; 
rock,  184  ;  sweating,  21 ;  treatment 
of,  102 
Mendelian  theory,  the,  upheld,  340 
Michauxia  campanuloides,  125 
Millipedes  and  centipedes,  424,  442 
Missouri  Botanical  Garden,  destroyed 
603  ;  tree  Ferns  at  the,  452 
Mitraria  coccinea,  419 
Mole,  against  the,  194  ;  a  plea  for  the, 
167 
Mules,  Dr.,  his  garden  at  Gresford.  3 
Muscats,  shrivelling  of,  239 
Mushroom  beds,  outdoor,  21 ;  giaiit 
horse,  305 
Mushrooms  in  boxes,  growing,  509 
N 
Names,  practical  help  in  plant  naming, 
£08 
Narcissi,  classification  of  (P.  R.  Barr 
and  F.  W.  Burbidge),  933  ;  Professor 
Hillhouse’s  scheme,  234 
Narcissus,  Gloria  Mundi,  295  ;  Sulphur 
Phrenix,  237;  Tazetta  (Chinese  S.acred 
Lily).  259 
Natural  History,  Arctic,  382 
Nectarine,  a  pot,  269 
Nepenthes  x  picturata,  282 
New  Jersey,  canning  interest  in,  204 
New  ton  Moarus,  notes  from,  418 
New  York  Parks,  1-24 
New'  Zealand,  horticulture  in,  158 
Nicotiana  Sanderiana,  485 
Nitrogen,  soil,  93 
Nomenclature,  plant,  Celtic  element  in, 
146 
Norfolk,  in  pleasant,  539 
Notes  and  notices,  5,  31,  £2,  72,124,  14P, 
170,  191,  219,  244,  262,  293,  308,  330, 
353,  375,  441,  4£6,  508,  557,  576 
Notes,  a  wanderer’s,  194 
Novelties  and  raritie.s,  435 
Novelties  or  improvements  in  flowers, 
573 
Nursery,  a  great  fruit,  396 
Nurseries,  register  of,  53 
Nut,  Duke  of  Edinburgh,  315 
Nuts  and  Filberts  and  Miiabelleq  306 
O 
O.ik,  the  scarlet,  43'J 
Oakbrook,  Sheffield,  autumn  flowers  at, 
557 
Obituary— Gardiner,  F.  A.,  156;  Iled- 
derley,  .1.  S.,  15(i ;  Ilousley,  Wm., 
219;  Kitley,  J.  M.,  375;  Lindsay, 
James,  53;  Newell,  Abraham,  464; 
Pond,  William,  73;  Shand,  William, 
308;  Smith,  James,  296;  Summers, 
G.,  418  ;  Thompson,  Wm.,  25 
Ole.arias,  529 
“  Orchid  Day,”  an,  352 
Orchidis’,  troubles  of  an,  552 
Orchid  League,  the,  419 
Orchid  or  Violet  Day,  381 
“Orchid  hunt,  the  ”  (theatrical  play). 
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