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Art. V. Obituary Notice. 



Died, July 23, William Forsyth, Esq., F. H. S., of Nottingham Place, 

 Marylebone, aged 63 years, Mr. Forsyth was the eldest son of the late 

 royal gardener of that name, known as the author of a Treatise on the 

 Culture and Management of Fruit Trees, 4to., 1805, the most popular 

 work of the kind in the first ten years of the present century. Mr. For- 

 syth, lately deceased, was the author of a Botanical Nomenclator, ^c, 

 published in 1794, 8vo ; but of no other published work that we are 

 aware of. He was chiefly remarkable for having one of the best horti- 

 cultural libraries that was, perhaps, ever formed, and for his bibliograph- 

 ical knowledge, more especially in botanical and horticultural literature. 

 He had for many years occupied himself in preparing a Catalogue Rai- 

 sonne of Gardening Works, with biographical notices of their authors ; 

 and, had he lived to coinplete this, it would have formed an interesting 

 chronological and bibliographical history of gardening. Mr. Forsyth 

 had also prepared, some years ago, an Jlrloretum Britannicum, a Poma- 

 rium Britannicum, and olher y^orks, which we have seen in MS.; but 

 they have been done so many years, that they are, in a great measure, 

 obsolete. The only manuscript of value which he has left, is his Cata- 

 logue of Authors; and that, we trust, will be published by his executors. 



in the preface to the Encyclopedia of Gardening, and also in the his- 

 torical part of the Arboretum Britannicum, we have acknowledged cur 

 great obligations to Mr. Forsyth for the use of his library, and for a va- 

 riety of curious historical information, and corrections of names and 

 dates ; and we again desire to acknowledge our obligations to him, at 

 the same time deploring his loss, not only on this account, but as an ex- 

 cellent man, with whom we had been for many years on terms of friend- 

 ship. Mr. Forsyth was never married, and has left no near relations in 

 England. He was buried in the family vault, m the old burying ground 

 in the parish of Chelsea. — Gard. Mag. 



Art. VI. Meteorological Notices. 



FOR NOVEMBER. 



The month of November, with the exception of the last week, was 

 uncommonly fine, and pleasant. The days were accompanied with al- 

 most a continual sunshine, until the 22d inst., when a snow storm set in, 

 which covered the ground to the depth of four or five inches. Previous 

 to this, the prevailing winds were southerly, and very light. The first 

 frost of the season, which killed dahlias and most of the half hardy annu- 

 als, was on the morning of the 1st inst. The weather continued so fine 

 that few were prepared for the early setting in of the winter, and many 

 plants undoubtedly remain uncovered, except with snow. 



Thermometer. — Mean temperature, 34^^ 31' — highest 62°; lowest 5° 

 above zero. 



Winds. — N. four days— N. E. three days — E. one — S. E. one — S. sev- 

 en — S. W. three — W. nine — N. W. two days. 



Force of the Wind. — Brisk, eleven days — light, nineteen days. 



Character of the Weather. — Fine, twelve days — Fair, five— Cloudy, 

 thirteen. 



Rainy, two — Shoxoery, one — Snowy three days. 



Depth of Snow — inches 6 70-100. 



