November 7, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
IX. 
the specimen. “ I intend to send you next spring a flowering 
branch of the quite new Forsythia europaea, Deegen and Bal- 
dacci, introduced by seeds in 1899 from Albania. I should feel 
much satisfied if I could send first flowering branches of this 
new shrub, very hardy in my country, and if this novelty could 
be figured in your very fine and always most interesting 
Journal.” 
Chimoxanthtts. Abnormal Foiiage.— Mr. Odell showed 
branches bearing normal as well as bifurcated leaves, arising 
from a separation of the fibro-vascular bundles of the midrib, 
at various distances from the base. In some it commenced even 
in the short petiole. 
Eelworm ix Agrostis.— Mr. Ohattenden showed examples of 
the unusual position of eelworms in the inflorescence of this 
grass. 
Ceoma ix Campaxula.— He also showed examples of this 
fungus in C. rapunculoides, as well as an apparently new 
species of fungus attacking the sepals of Clematis. 
Heuchera Florieerotjs. —Mr. Wilks received a plant in 
foliage, on every leaf of which a foliaceous bud was developed at 
the base of the blade on the upper end of the petiole. There ap¬ 
peared to be no account of such being a normal condition. 
Figs Dryixg axd Falling.— Mr. Worsley drew attention to the 
fact that certain Figs frequently ceased to mature after a cer¬ 
tain time, then dried up and fell off. The general opinion was 
that nourishment was diverted by some cause or another, as 
the winter Figs always fall off as soon as the foliage appears in 
this country. 
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE. 
PAGE 
Asparagus umbel latus. 927 
Brechin, public park . 923 
Carnations, Malmaison . 929 
Chelmsford, County Tech- 
Chrysanthemum notes . 935 
Dahlias (Cactus) for garden 
^ decoration . 937 
Edinburgh, East Princes 
^ Street Gardens. 937 
Edinburgh School of Gar¬ 
dening for Women . 923 
Fruits under glass . 925 
Fugosia hakeaefolia. 934 
Gardening in tree tops . 923 
Hypericum aureum . 928 
Ke w, the best flowering plants 
at . 934 
Kitchen garden, November 
work in the. 930 
Kitchen garden, the. 924 
Lilium canadense flavum ... 927 
Lilium Henryi . 927 
MacGregor, Mr. James . 936 
vlangoes, Bombay . 923 
PAGE 
News of the week. 939 
Notes and commen's . 936 
Orchids, among tbe . 926 
Oxford Botanic Gardens. 928 
Passiflora Halmii. 934 
Plants, notes on hardy . 925 
Plants recently certificated . 933 
Polygonum compactum . 932 
Prim ulus, double . 929 
Questions and answers . viii 
Society and association news 938 
Stoking, boilers and stoke¬ 
holes. 929 
Stove and greenhouse, the ... 924 
Trees, the thinning and 
pruning of plantation . 926 
’ ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Asparagus umbellatus. 927 
Hypericum aureum . 934 
Lilium canadense flavum ... 933 
Lilium Henryi . 928 
MacGregor, Mr. James . 936 
Polygonum compactum (see 
Supplement). 
The Wear and Tear of City Life. 
Death of Mr. W. Beale. —We regret to announce the death 
of Mr. William Beale, The Gardens, Hayes PTace, Kent, gar¬ 
dener to E. A. Hambro, Esq. Mr. Beale contracted pneumonia, 
and died after a few days’ illness. He was a very good all¬ 
round gardener, and was always very enthusiastic in his work. 
Amongst other subjects he did well were Grapes, alpine plants, 
and Begonia Gloire de Lorraine. Our readers will remember 
the essay he wr .te on the culture of this popular winter-flower¬ 
ing subject about three years ago, showing that he entered 
deeply into the minutest details of its culture and propagation. 
He gained experience in several good Continental gardens, and 
could speak several languages besides his own. 
Why do so many of our City men look so sickly? Because 
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take more substantial and nutritive food. The system thus 
gradually becomes weakened and debilitated ; there is no relisn 
for food, no energy for work, and the whole of the physical 
and mental condition becomes seriously disarranged. 
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