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Abelia: biflora 76 triflora 76 Acer Gingerbread (‘Ginzam’) 49 Adamia versicolor 17 Aeonium ‘Du Rozzen’ 174, 174p Afroaster 121 alien and native species, by Ken Thompson 154–157 Almond, Jim, on: growing Galanthus species 240–246 Alstroemeria: Inca Smile (‘Koncasmile’) 174, 174p isabellana 76 Amborella trichopoda DNA sequencing 7, 7p Ampelaster carolinianus 122 Anagallis tenella 210 Anemone: hupehensis: f. alba 189 ‘Golden Summit’ 189, 263 (letter on) x hybrida: white-flowered cultivars: by Brigitte Wachsmuth 188– 194, 263–264 (letter on) key 192 ‘Alba’ 193 ‘Alba Semiduplex’ 192p, 193–194 ‘Andrea Atkinson’ 190p, 191, 192, 193, 264 (letter on) Autumn Double Group 189 Autumn Elegans Group 189 Autumn Single Group 189 ‘Avalanche’ 192, 193–194 ‘Beauté Parfaite’ 193p, 194 ‘Brillant’ 193p ‘Bühler Kind’ 192p, 194 ‘Collerette’ 193 ‘Coupe d’Argent’ 191p, 193, 194, 264 (letter on) ‘Couronne Virginale’ 194 ‘Elegans’ 189 ‘Frau Marie Maushart’ 191, 192, 194, 264 (letter on) ‘Géante des Blanches’ 193p, 194 ‘Honorine Jobert’ 188, 188p, 189, 190, 191, 192, 194, 264 (letter on) ‘Königin Charlotte’ 193p ‘La Fiancée’ 193 ‘Lady Ardilaun’ 190, 194, 264 (letter on) ‘Lord Ardilaun’ 190, 194 ‘Luise Uhink’ 192p, 193, 194 ‘Renoncule’ 193

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‘Schneekönigin’ 193p ‘Schwarzwälderin’ 194 ‘Semiduplex’ 193 ‘Silver Cup’ 194 ‘Snow Queen’ 194 Tourbillon 194 ‘Vase d’Argent’ 193 ‘Whirlwind’ 189, 189p, 193, 194 ‘Wirbelwind’ 194 vitifolia 189 archaeophytes 155 Armitage, James, on: Euonymus, een kleurrijk geslacht, by Piet de Jong and Henny Kolster 64 revising the Hillier Manual 46–49 Arum italicum x A. maculatum 142, 142p Aster: classification changes, by Julian Shaw 120–125 name changes for species 123 amellus 121, 121p, 122 capensis 121 carolinianus 122 comptonii 121 dimorphophyllus 121 ericoides 124 x frikartii 121 ‘Mönch’ 260p glehnii 121 harveyanus 121 lateriflorus 124 novae-angliae 120, 124 novi-belgii 120, 124 ‘Helen Ballard’ 260 ‘Lady Frances’ 260 punctatus 124 pyrenaeus 121 ‘Lutetia’ 121 schreberi 123p sedifolius 121, 124 taiwanensis 121 thomsonii 121 tripolium 121, 125 umbellatus 123 Aucuba japonica round-leaved: letter on 57 Azolla filiculoides 74 Baker, Ruby (obituary) 210, 210p Banks, Lawrence, on: Betula albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ 43–45 Begonia: ‘Apricot Nectar’ (Fragrant Falls Improved Series) 174–175, 174p coccinea 73 Bergbambos tessellata 76 Betula: albosinensis 44, 44p (image 44–45p incorrectly captioned; shows ‘China Rose’) ‘China Rose’ 45, 44–45p (captioned in error as the species) ‘China Ruby’, by Lawrence Banks 43–45, 43p, 44p ‘Kenneth Ashburner’ 44 (reference incorrect), 45 ‘Ness’ 45

‘Pink Champagne’ 45 ‘Red Panda’ 45 ‘Fascination’ 45 ‘Hergest’ 45 Boens, Wim, on: Eranthis 214–221 Bomarea boliviensis misapplied 76 Borinda: albocerea 48 papyrifera 46–47p, 48 botanical art, by Laura Silburn 166–171 Bourne, Val, on: Elizabeth ParkerJervis 126–131 Bowles, EA 126, 127 Brickell, Chris, et al., on: Daphne ogisui 162–165 Brickell Prize for 2014 144 Buffin, Mike 213, 213p cacti: cultivation 162–163 in Canada, by Andrew Gdaniec 158– 163 Campanula: AGM awards 87, 93 RHS trial, by Sue Wooster 86–93 rust 87 alliariifolia 87, 91 ‘Burghaltii’ 92, 93p glomerata 88 ‘Caroline’ 87–88, 87p ‘Freya’ 88, 88p ‘Joan Elliott’ 88 ‘Superba’ 88 ‘Kent Belle’ 88, 88p lactiflora 87, 90 ‘Alba’ 88 ‘Assendon Pearl’ 88, 88p ‘Favourite’ 88–89, 88p ‘Loddon Anna’ 90–91, 90p ‘Platinum’ 89 ‘Pouffe’ 91, 91p ‘Prichard’s Variety’ 91, 91p ‘White Pouffe’ 91, 91p latifolia ‘Misty Dawn’ 89 latiloba 87, 91 ‘Alba’ 91 ‘Highcliffe Variety’ 91 ‘Percy Piper’ 91 makaschvilii 87, 91 ‘Mevr. V. Vollenhove’ 91, 91p ochroleuca 87, 91 persicifolia 87, 90 ‘Chettle Charm’ 90 ‘Gawen’ 90 ‘George Chiswell’ 90 ‘Hampstead White’ 89–90, 90p ‘Hetty’ 90 ‘La Belle’ 90, 90p ‘La Bonne Amie’ 90 ‘Powder Puff’ 90 ‘Pride of Exmouth’ 90, 90p violet-blue selection 89, 89p ‘Pink Octopus’ 92, 92p pulla 86 punctata 92 ‘Pantaloons’ 92, 92p ‘Wedding Bells’ 92, 92p ➤

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‘Purple Sensation’ 88 pyramidalis 86 rapunculoides 87 ‘Alba’ 92, 93p rotundifolia 210, 210p ‘Sarastro’ 88 ‘Senior’ 86p, 89 takesimana 92 ‘Elizabeth’ 92, 92p violet-blue selection 89, 89p Carpolyza 222 Cathaya argyrophylla 48 Cercidiphyllum National Plant Collection 8 Chelsea Plant of the Year 2014, by Graham Rice 172–179 Clematis: ‘Blue Diamond’ 259 ‘Hagley Hybrid’ 259 ‘Joan Picton’ 256p, 259 ‘Maria Skłodowska Curie’ 175, 175p montana var. rubens ‘Picton’s Variety’ 259, 261p ‘Percy Picton’ 259 ‘Silver Moon’ 259 ‘Twilight’ 259 climate change: and gardening, by Julia Slingo and Ken Cockshull 50–56 RHS research into gardeners’ attitudes 143 Cockshull, Ken, and Julia Slingo, on: climate change and gardening 50–56 Codonopsis: National Plant Collection 144 ussuriensis 144p Colchicum: cilicicum 129p ‘Dick Trotter’ 129, 129p szovitsii 129p Cole, Theodor CH, et al., on: Zingiber mioga and its cultivars 226–229 Coombes, Allen 46 Coprosma repens ‘Pina Colada’ 49, 49p Cotinus ‘Candy Floss’ 49 Cotoneaster vandelaarii 48, 48p Crassula helmsii 74 Crinitaria 124 Crocosmia fucata 145, 145p Crocus heuffelianus 131p Cultivated Plant Taxonomy News 213 Cyanitis 21 Cyclamen graecum subsp. anatolicum 144p Daffodil, Snowdrop and Tulipa Yearbook 2014 212 Daphne: genkwa 62p mezereum 157p ogisui, by Chris Brickell and Brian Mathew 162–165, 164p, 165p Dendrocereus nudiflorus 110, 111p Dendrocnide moroides 73 Dichroa: fruit 17p hybrids with Hydrangea, by Julian Shaw 16–21

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‘Eberhard Fluche’ 216, 217p ‘Egon Treff’ 220 ‘Euan Bunclark’ 216, 217p ‘Flore Pleno’ 216 Flore Pleno Group 216, 217p Gothenburg Double Group 216, 217p ‘Grünling’ 216, 219p ‘Grünspecht’ 216–218, 219p ‘Hafod’ 218, 219p ‘Lady Lamortagne’ 218, 219p ‘Lightning’ 218, 219p ‘Moonlight’ 218, 219p ‘Noël Ayres’ 216, 218, 219p ‘Orange Glow’ 218, 219p ‘Orange Pips’ 218, 219p ‘Pauline’ 218, 219p ‘Richard Bish’ 218, 219p ‘Ruth Treff’ 220 ‘Schlyter’s Gigant’ 218, 219p ‘Schlyter’s Orange’ 218, 219p ‘Schlyter’s Riese’ 218 ‘Schlyter’s Triumph’ 218, 219p ‘Schwefelglanz’ 214p, 216, 220 ‘Scotland’ 220 ‘Semiplena’ 216 ‘Steffi’ 219p, 220 Tubergenii Group 215 ‘Glory’ 218 ‘Guinea Gold’ 218, 219p ‘Uckroer Frühlingssonne’ 220, 220p ‘Winterzauber’ 220, 220p ‘Zitronenfalter’ 216, 220, 220p lobulata 215 var. elatior 215p longistipitata 215, 215p, 220 pinnatifida 215, 215p, 220, 221 sibirica 215, 215p stellata 215, 215p, 220 x tubergenii 215 Eryngium x zabelii ‘Neptune’s Gold’ 175, 175p Escobaria viviparia 161, 161p EU: invasive species legislation 77 plant reproductive material regulation 73 Eucalyptus vernicosa 73 Euphorbia: astrophora 106–107, 107p brevirama 106, 107, 107p epithymoides 76 polychroma 76 Eurybia 121, 122, 123–124 schreberi 123p sibirica 122 Fargesia: denudata 48 ‘Huanglong’ 48–49p Ficaria verna 76 Ficus tikoua 48 Foster, John, on: A Gardener’s Guide to Snowdrops, by Freda Cox 65 Foster, Maurice, on: Hydrangea aspera and its relatives 112–119 ➤

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Fritillaria meleagris 154–155p, 156 fruit flowering times at Wisley 211 Galanthus: species snowdrops, by Jim Almond 240–246 cultivation 245–246 pests and diseases 246 propagation 246 alpinus 244, 245 var. bortkewitschianus 244, 244p angustifolius 244, 245 cabardensis 243 cilicicus 244, 245, 245p elwesii: var. elwesii 241 Hiemalis Group 241 var. monostictus 241 fosteri 243, 243p, 245 gracilis 241, 241p, 245 ‘Hill Poë’ 130, 130p x hybridus ‘Robin Hood’ 130, 130p ikariae 240p, 242–243, 245 ‘Emerald Isle’ 243 ‘Seersucker’ 243 subsp. snogerupii 243 kemulariae 243 ketzkhovelii 243 ‘Kingston Double’ 130 koenenianus 243, 244p, 245 krasnovii 243, 244p, 245 ‘Lady Beatrix Stanley’ 130 lagodechianus 242p, 243, 245 ‘Longworth Double’ 130 nivalis 240–241, 241p, 245 (Poculiformis Group) ‘Sandhill Gate’ 241, 241p, 245 Sandersii Group 241 ‘Scharlockii’ 241 ‘Virescens’ 241 panjutinii 245 peshmenii 243, 243p, 245 ‘Kastellorhizo’ 243 platyphyllus 245, 245p plicatus 241–242, 242p, 245 subsp. byzantinus 242 subsp. plicatus 241–242 reginae-olgae 242, 242p, 245 subsp. reginae-olgae 242 subsp. vernalis 242 rizehensis 242p, 243, 245 transcaucasicus 244, 245, 245p trojanus 244–245 ‘Trumps’ 73 woronowii 242, 242p, 245 Galatella 122, 124 punctata 124 sedifolia 121, 124, 124p Gardiner, Jim, on: Magnolia in art and cultivation 26–29 Gardner, Martin, on: Flowers of the Patagonian Mountains, by Martin Sheader 65 Gaura lindheimeri ‘Freefolk Rosy’ 175– 176, 176p Gdaniec, Andrew, on: cacti in Canada 158–163

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Geranium: in botanical art, by Laura Silburn 166–171 Blue Sunrise (‘Blogold’) 170c macrorrhizum ‘Ingwersen’s Variety’ 58p, 63 maculatum ‘Elizabeth Ann’ 167p x oxonianum ‘Wageningen’ 171c Patricia (‘Brempat’) 169c subcaulescens 62 Gerbera Garvinea Sweet Glow (Garvinea Series) 173–174, 173p Graham, Caroline, on: Polylepis australis 180–181, 262–263 (readers’ response) grass-free lawns, by Lionel Smith 182– 187 Grimshaw, John, on: Who found our ferns?, by John Edgington 132 Grossi, Alberto, on: Strumaria 222–225 Haemanthus ‘Hairy Terry’ 73, 73p Halada, Milan 23 x Halimiocistus ‘Ingwersenii’ 60p Halliwell, Brian (obituary) 74, 74p Harmer, Jennifer, on: the RHS trial of summer-flowering Phlox 146–153, 264 (letter on) Hebe cupressoides ‘Boughton Dome’ 260, 260p Helianthus annuus ‘Ms Mars’ 176, 176p Hemerocallis spring sickness 212 Heracleum: lehmannianum 75 mantegazzianum 75 Herrickia 123 Hillier Manual, The, by James Armitage 46–49 Hillier, John 47 Hillier, Sir Harold 46 Hockland, Sue, et al., on: parasitic nematodes 247–251 Hortax 141, 213 Hutchinson, Jonathan, on: Scadoxus of central and east Africa 36–42 Hyacinthus ‘Gloria Mundi’ 143, 143p Hydrangea: hybrids with Dichroa, by Julian Shaw 16–21 angustipetala ‘Monlongshou’ 76 anomala: letter on 57 aspera: “72 flowers” , 118p and its relatives, by Maurice Foster 112–119 cultivation 118–119 ‘Anthony Bullivant’ 115, 116p subsp. aspera 113 “Blue Haven” 118, 119p ‘Elegant Sound Pavilion’ 117, 118p ‘Gongshan’ 117 Hot Chocolate (‘Hpopr012’) 117, 118p Kawakamii Group 113, 114 ‘August Abundance’ 114–115 ‘Farall’ 113, 115, 116, 116p ‘September Splendour’ 114–115, 115p

‘Taiwan’ 46p, 48–49, June cover, 112p, 113, 114 ‘Koki’ 117 ‘Macrophylla’ 114, 114p ‘Mauvette’ 115–116 mophead selection 117 ‘Peter Chappell’ 115, 116p subsp. robusta 113, 116 subsp. sargentiana 113, 114, 114p, 119 subsp. strigosa 113, 113p, 116, 117 ‘Taiwan Pink’ 114 ‘Titania’ 118, 119p Villosa Group 113, 113p, 114 ‘Velvet and Lace’ 114, 115p davidii 19 heteromalla 19 kawakamii 113 lingii 19, 20 longipes 113, 116 Miss Saori (‘H20-2’) 172–173, 172p scandens subsp. chinensis f. angustipetala ‘Golden Crane’ 76 strigosa 113 villosa 113 Hydrocotyle ranunculoides 74 Hypericum x hidcoteense ‘Hidcote’ 76 Impatiens glandulifera new biocontrol 211, 211p Ingram, Tim, on: Pasque-Flowers, the Genus Pulsatilla, by Christopher Grey-Wilson 133 rock gardens in the Czech Republic 22–25 Teucrium for rock gardens 230–234 Ingwersen, Walter 258 by Brian Mathew 58–63, 58p injections to control tree problems 209 invasive aquatics ban 74 invasive species legislation 77 Iris ‘Domino Noir’ 173, 173p Juniperus National Tree Seed Project 9 Jury, Stephen, on: Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve, by Chris Thorogood and Simon Hiscock 134 Kniphofia rooperi 261p Lane, Chris: winner of Brickell Prize for 2014 144, 144p Lathraea: clandestina: f. albiflora 142, 142p f. rosea 142, 142p Lathyrus: developing a yellow-flowered sweet pea, by Dawn Edwards 252–254 belinensis 252, 252p, 253 x hammettii 252–254 ‘Blue Shift’ 253 ‘Blue Vein’ 253–254, 254p ‘Erewhon’ 253, 254, 254p ‘Painted Porcelain’ 254 ‘Porlock’ 254, 254p ‘Spanish Dancer’ 254 ‘Turquoise Lagoon’ 254 odoratus: A18 253 ➤

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Mammillaria herrerae 106p, 108 Marnier-Lapostolle, Louis-Alexandre 31 Mason, Gordon, on: the death of David Douglas 235–239 Mathew, Brian, et al., on: Daphne ogisui 162–165 Mathew, Brian, on: Walter Ingwersen 58–63 Melocactus: actinacanthus 111, 111p conoideus 109–110, 109p Menziesia: ciliicalyx 76 ferruginea 76 Metasequoia glyptostroboides 60, 261p x Mukgenia Nova (‘Flame’) 211, 211p Muscari neglectum 156p Myriophyllum aquaticum 74 Nagoya Protocol 145, 262 (letter on) Narcissus ‘Georgie Boy’ 177, 177p native and alien species, by Ken Thompson 154–157 nematodes, parasitic, by Sue Hockland and Tom Prior 247–251 Nemesia Pink Lagoon (‘Penpink’) (Maritana Series) 177, 177p neophytes 155 Noticastrum 122 Nürnberger, Sven, et al., on: Zingiber mioga and its cultivars 226–229 Occasional Papers from the Lindley Library Vol. 11 76 Odvárka, Milan 23 Oldeania alpina 76 Onosma alborosea 24p Oozeerally, Barbara: her paintings of magnolias 26–29 Opuntia: x columbiana 159–160, 160p fragilis 159, 159p, 160, 161 humifusa 158p, 161–162, 163p polyacantha 160, 161, 162p Orchis anthropophora 210, 210p Oreopanax: cultivation 34 in cultivation, by Doug Smith 30–35 National Plant Collection 32 propagation 35 capitatus 32, 32p dactylifolius 32, 33, 34p, 35 echinops 30p, 32, 33, 33p epremesnilianus 32, 33, 34p floribundus 33 incisus 31, 32, 33, 33p peltatus 32, 33, 33p sanderianus 32, 32p, 33 xalapensis 31, 32, 34, 35p Oreostemma 124 alpigenum 122, 124 Oritrophium 122 Oxalis melanosticta ‘Ken Aslet’ 76 Paeonia: Stern’s classification 200 (Gansu Group) ‘Highdown’ 196p Paradisea: liliastrum misapplied 76

lusitanica 76 parasitic nematodes 247–251 Paris quadrifolia 210 Parker-Jervis, Elizabeth, by Val Bourne 126–131, 126p Parochetus: africanus 76 communis 76 Parsons, Roger, on: old-fashioned sweet peas 10–15 Paulownia kawakamii 48 Pavord, Anna, on: The Genus Tulipa, by Diana Everett 132 Pediocactus robustior 161 Pelargonium ‘Pink Raspail’ 73 Persicaria ‘Purple Fantasy’ 76 Petunia Black Night (‘Pe11037’) 178, 178p Phlox: cultivation 152 new AGM awards 153 pests and diseases 152–153 RHS trial of summer-flowering, by Jennifer Harmer 146–153, 264 (letter on) x arendsii 146 ‘Luc’s Lilac’ 147, 147p ‘Mary’ 147 ‘Miss Mary’ (Spring Pearl Series) 147, 147p ‘Utopia’ 147, 147p ‘Barsixty’ 152 divaricata 146 maculata 147 ‘Natascha’ 147–148, 147p paniculata 146 ‘Alba Grandiflora’ 148, 148p ‘Becky Towe’ 148, 148p ‘Blue Boy’ 264 ‘Blue Paradise’ 264, 264p ‘Danielle’ 148, 148p ‘David’ 148, 148p ‘David’s Lavender’ 148, 148p ‘Eva Cullum’ 148, 149p ‘Eva Foerster’ 148, 149p ‘Flamingo’ 148, 149p ‘Franz Schubert’ 148–149, 149p ‘Grenadine Dream’ 149, 149p ‘Grey Lady’ 149, 149p ‘Königin der Nacht’ (Zauberflöte Series) 149, 149p ‘Laura’ 151 ‘Miss Elie’ 149, 149p ‘Miss Pepper’ September cover, 147, 149, 149p ‘Monica Lynden-Bell’ 150, 150p ‘Mother of Pearl’ 150, 150p ‘Norah Leigh’ 150, 150p ‘Old Rectory White’ 148 ‘Orange’ 151 ‘Orange Perfection’ 151 Peacock Cherry Red (Peacock Series) 150, 150p Peacock Lilac (Peacock Series) 150– 151, 150p Peacock Neon Purple (Peacock Series) 150p, 151 ➤

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Peacock Series 147 Peacock White (Peacock Series) 150p, 151 Pink Eye Flame (‘Barthirtyfive’) 150p, 151 ‘Prince of Orange’ 150p, 151 ‘Prospero’ 150p, 151 Purple Eye Flame (‘Barthirtythree’) 151, 151p ‘Red Riding Hood’ 147 ‘Rosa Pastell’ 151, 151p ‘Sherfield’ 153 ‘Skylight’ 264, 264p ‘Starfire’ 151, 151p Sweet Summer Favourite (‘Ditomfav’) (Sweet Summer Series) 151, 151p ‘The King’ 151, 151p ‘Uspekh’ 151, 152p ‘Velvet Flame’ 151–152, 152p ‘Victorian Lilac’ 153, 153p ‘Visions’ 152, 152p ‘White Admiral’ 152, 152p White Flame (‘Bartwentynine’) 152, 152p Picton, Percy, by Paul Picton 256–261, 256p, 258p Plant Guardian scheme 73 Plant Heritage 213 plant hunting, letter on 262 Plantsman back issues 7 Plectranthus thyrsoideus 7p Polemonium caeruleum f. albiflorum 129p Polylepis australis, by Caroline Graham 180–181, 180p, 181p, 262–263 (readers’ response) Polyxena 76 Populus: nigra subsp. betulifolia 8 tomentosa 213 Primula: double-flowered 105 feathered 104 polyanthus 104p gold-laced 102 hose-in-hose 104 polyanthus 103p Jack-in-the-green polyanthus 103p jackanapes polyanthus 103p polyanthus 105 hose-in-hose 101, 102, 103 cowslip 102p primrose 102p Jack-in-the-green 101, 102 cowslip 102p jackanapes 102 primrose 103p National Plant Collection of floral variants 105 oak-leaf 101p, 103, 104 polyanthus 104p pantaloon 102 polyanthus 103p sepaloid cowslip 103 sepaloid primrose 104p variants and genetic research, by Margaret Webster 101–105

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virescent cowslip 103 ‘Erin’s Gem’ 102 ‘Gilded Garnet’ 105 sieboldii: National Plant Collection of Japanese cultivars 8 ‘Tukasamesi’ 8p ‘Sparkling Ruby’ 105, 105p ‘Tarragem Mary’ 105p ‘Tarragem Roisin’ 102, 102p Prior, Tom, et al., on: parasitic nematodes 247–251 Prunus ‘Kobuku-zakura’ 76 Pterocarya macroptera 47p, 48 Pyner, Tim, on: Tree Ferns for your Garden, by Mark Longley 255 Rheum National Plant Collection of rhubarb 144 Rhododendron: rare cultivars at RHS Garden Rosemoor 5 benhallii 76 Calfort Group 5 ‘Captain Blood’ 5 ‘Carolyn’ 5 Coronet Group 5 ‘Freckle Face’ 5 ‘General Wavell’ 5 ‘Harry’s Ruby’ 5 ‘Ice Maiden’ 5 ‘Infanta’ 5 menziesii 76 ‘Muffet’ 5 ‘Rogue River Belle’ 5 ‘Thomasine’ 5, 5p ‘Timoshenko’ 5 ‘Willy-nilly’ 5, 5p yakushimanum ‘Rosemoor Beauty’ 5 RHS Plant Finder 2014 76 RHS: horticultural research 142, 143 science strategy 141 Rice, Graham, on: Chelsea Plant of the Year 2014 172–179 Robinson, William 257, 258 rock gardens in the Czech Republic, by Tim Ingram 22–25 root-knot nematodes 250 Rosa: ‘Kingdon Ward’: letter on 202, 202p sweginzowii 202 wardii 202 Salix apoda 62p, 63 Salvia ‘Dyson’s Joy’ 143, 143p Sanders, Chris: award of VMH 5, 5p Scadoxus: cultivation 41–42 of central and east Africa, by Jonathan Hutchinson 36–42 pests 42 cinnabarinus 37, 37p cyrtanthiflorus 36p, 38, 39p, 42, 42p longifolius 37 membranaceus 37 multiflorus 37 subsp. katherinae 37, 38

nutans 39, 39p, 40, 41, 40p, 42 pole-evansii January cover, 38, 38p pseudocaulus 37–38 subsp. prorumpens 37 puniceus 37 Schilling, Tony, et al., on: Mahonia acanthifolia and M. napaulensis 94–100 Schizophragma elliptifolium Red Rhapsody (‘MonLaBaHe’) 262, 262p (letter on) Shaw, Julian, on: changes in Aster 120–125 hybrids between Dichroa and Hydrangea 16–21 Shibateranthis longistipitata 215 Silburn, Laura, on: Geranium in botanical art 166–171 x Sinocalycalycanthus 76 Sinocalycanthus 76 Slingo, Julia, et al., on: climate change and gardening 50–56 Smith, Doug, on: Oreopanax in cultivation 30–35 Smith, Lionel, on: grass-free lawns 182– 187 Sorbus: commixta Olympic Flame (‘Dodong’) 49 glabriuscula 76 hupehensis misapplied: pink-berried 76 white-berried 76 pseudohupehensis 76 Spracklin, Paul, on: A Gallery of Agaves (including variegates), by John Pilbeam 134 stem and bulb nematodes 249 Stern, Sir Frederick, by Brent Elliott 196–201, 196p, 199p, 263 (letter on) Streptocarpus ‘Supernova’ 178, 178p Strumaria: by Alberto Grossi 222–225 cultivation 225 barbarae 224 chaplinii 224, 225p discifera 223p, 224 subsp. bulbifera 224 subsp. discifera 224 gemmata 224, 225p hardyana 223p, 224 leipoldtii 224 massoniella 223p, 224 phonolithica 223p, 224 salteri 224, 224p spiralis 222 tenella 224–225 subsp. orientalis 222, 224, 224p subsp. tenella 225 truncata 222p, 224, 225 var. rubella 224, 225 villosa 224 watermeyeri 223p, 224, 225 Styrax: cultivation 84 in cultivation, by Matt Lobdell 78–85 National Plant Collection 85 resin 79–80 ➤

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taxonomy 79 americanus 80, 80p, 81, 84 var. pulverulentus 81 benzoin 80 confusus 80p, 81 dasyanthus 84 grandifolius 81, 81p hemsleyanus 81, 82, 82p, 84 japonicus 78–85, 78p, 79p, 82p ‘Angyo Dwarf’ 82 Benibana Group 82 ‘Pink Chimes’ 82, 83p ‘Carillon’ 82 ‘Emerald Pagoda’ 82 ‘Evening Light’ 82 ‘Frosted Emerald’ 82 ‘Kusan’ 82 ‘Pink Cascade’ 82 ‘Purple Dress’ 82 ‘Sohuksan’ 82, 83p obassia 78, 80, 82, 83p, 84 officinalis 79, 83 var. californicus 83 var. fulvescens 83 platanifolius 83–84, 84p subsp. mollis 84 subsp. platanifolius 84 subsp. stellatus 84 subsp. texanus 84 subsp. youngiae 84 pulverulentus 81 redivivus 83 tonkinensis 80 wilsonii 84, 85p succulents: conserving in the wild, by William Maddams 106–111 Symons-Jeune, BHB 22–25 Symphyotrichum 122, 124 ciliolatum 124 ericoides 124 lateriflorum 124 novae-angliae 124, 125p novi-belgii 124, 124p ‘Helen Ballard’ 260 ‘Lady Frances’ 260 squamosum 122 Taxus conservation yew hedge at RBGE 75 Teucrium: for rock gardens, by Tim Ingram 230–234 ackermannii 231, 231p alpestre 234 alyssifolium 231 aroanium 230, 230p, 231, 232 brevifolium 234 chamaedrys 231 cossonii 233 cuneifolium 234 fruticans 230–231 ‘Azureum’ 231 laciniatum 232 lithospermifolium 231, 233 x lucidrys 231 marum 231p, 232 montanum 234

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musimonum 232, 232p orientale 230, 232, 232p polium 231, 232–233, 233p subsp. aureum 232–233 pyrenaicum 230, 233–234, 233p subspinosum 234, 234p Thamnocalamus tessellatus 76 Thompson, Ken, on: native and alien species 154–157 threatened cultivars: new Plant Heritage list 145 tomato ‘Indigo Rose’ 178, 178p top 10 pests and diseases 2013 75 trees in London 5 Tripolium 124, 125 pannonicum 121, 122, 125 Trollius ‘Dancing Flame’ 179, 179p Trotter, RD 126 Tulipa: Ilyonectria infection 212 sprengeri 131p Ulmus: elm yellows on imports 209 glabra ‘Crispa’ 5 Upson, Tim 77, 77p Vascular Plant Red List for England, A 210 Viola ‘Floella’ 179, 179p Vlasák, Ota 23 Wachsmuth, Brigitte, on: whiteflowered Japanese anemones 188–194, 263–264 (letter on) Watson, Mark, et al., on: Mahonia acanthifolia and M. napaulensis 94–100 Webster, Margaret, on: Primula variants and genetic research 101–105 Wilford, Richard, on: Peter Korn’s Garden: Giving Plants What They Want, by Peter Korn 133 Wisteria: brachybotrys: ‘Shiro-beni’ 76 ‘Showa-beni’ 76 Wooster, Sue, on: RHS trial of Campanula 86–93 Xanthisma coloradoense 122, 125 Xanthocyparis vietnamensis 48 Young, Ian, on: The Genus Erythronium, by Chris Clennett 255 Yushania alpina 76 Zabelia: biflora 76 triflora 76 Zantedeschia ‘Memories’ 179, 179p Zephyranthes: grandiflora 76 minuta 76 Zingiber: mioga: cultivation 228 propagation 228 uses 229 and its cultivars, by Theodor CH Cole and Sven Nürnberger 226– 229, 226p ‘Crûg’s Zing’ 227, 228p

‘Dancing Crane’ 227, 229p ‘Silver Arrow’ 227, 228, 228p ‘White Feather’ 227–228, 228p Zvolánek, Zdeněk 23–24 Book Reviews Blue Orchid and Big Tree: Plant Hunters William and Thomas Lobb and the Victorian Mania for the Exotic, by Sue Shephard and Toby Musgrave 195 Euonymus, een kleurrijk geslacht, by Piet de Jong and Henny Kolster 64 Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve, by Chris Thorogood and Simon Hiscock 134 Flower of Empire, The, an Amazonian water lily, by Tatiana Holway 64 Flowers of the Patagonian Mountains, by Martin Sheader 65 Gallery of Agaves (including variegates), A, by John Pilbeam 134 Gardener’s Guide to Snowdrops, A, by Freda Cox 65 Genus Erythronium, The, by Chris Clennett 255 Genus Tulipa, The, by Diana Everett 132 Pasque-Flowers, the Genus Pulsatilla, by Christopher Grey-Wilson 133 Peter Korn’s Garden: Giving Plants What They Want, by Peter Korn 133 Plant Lover’s Guide to Salvias, The, by John Whittlesey 195 Tree Ferns for your Garden, by Mark Longley 255 Who found our ferns?, by John Edgington 132

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