October 29, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
859 
he Qardeniixg\^/brld. 
NOTICE TO READERS AND 
CORRESPONDENTS. 
The Gardening World is published every 
Thursday morning, and dated for the following 
Saturday. Price, 2d. ; Annual Subscription, 
post free, 10s. for the United Kingdom, for 
abroad 12s. 6d., p'repaid. 
Subscriptions and Advertisement Orders 
should be addressed t-o Maclaren & Sons, at 
the offices, 37 & 38, 'Shoe Lane, London, E.C. 
Cheques, Post Office Orders, etc., to be made 
payable only to the proprietors, Maclaren & 
Sons, and crossed London City and Midland 
Bank. 
Letters for Publication, specimens for 
naming, books for review, and all communica¬ 
tions on matters of an editorial character must 
be addressed to “ The Editor,” and written on 
one side of the paper only. All communica¬ 
tions must be accompanied by the name and 
address of the writer, not necessarily for pub¬ 
lication, but as a guarantee of good faith: 
initials, or a nom de ■plume, will be used, if 
desired. 
Photographs and Other Illustrations.— 
1 he Editor will be pleased to receive photo¬ 
graphs and drawings for reproduction of fin e 
specimens of flowers, plants, trees, fruit, etc., 
or of interesting gardens. Only such as are 
likely to prove instructive and interesting t-o 
the class of readers reached by The Gardening 
IVorj.d will be considered. If payment is 
desired, the price for reproduction must be 
listinctly stated, and it must be understood that 
only the actual photographer or owner of the 
copyright will be dealt with. 
Return of Manuscripts and Illustra¬ 
tions. —The Editor will not he responsible for 
(he loss of unaccepted MSS., photographs, etc., 
mt if stamps be enclosed for return postage 
»nd particulars for identification appear on the 
contributions, ordinary care will be exercised to 
ensure return. 
Notice to Subscribers. —No change of 
address can be made the same week in which 
notification of it is sent. To prevent copies 
going astray subscribers should, when possible, 
notify us a week or so in advance of their 
intended alteration of address. 
The Gardening World Telegraphic and 
Cubit Address is “ Buns, London,” and the 
telephone Number is 997, Holbom. 
COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE AD¬ 
DRESSED TO “THE EDITOR” OR “THE 
PUBLISHERS,” AND NOT TO IN¬ 
DIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE STAFF. 
editorial notes. 
calceolaria plantaginea. 
A very good coloured plate of tilie above 
si e species of Calceolaria, appears in the 
October number of “ Flora and Sylm.” The 
uant is entirely herbaceous, and the ovate* 
eaves 1 , which somewhat resemble those of 
the; common Plantain, but. coarsely toothed, 
are entirely confined to the ground. From 
amongst, this radical tuft of leaves numer¬ 
ous very slender flower stems arise, healing 
on the top cymes of bright, yellow flowers. 
The whole plant varies from 12 in. to 18 in. 
in height, and although introduced from 
Cliili would seem to, be hardier in this, coun¬ 
try than it usually getsi credit for. The 
painting was executed at Wiarl-ey Place, 
Essex, and the writer of the article speak® 
of C. plantiagineai as flourishing in Scotland 
some forty years ago.. It would thus ap¬ 
pear to be relatively hardy, notwithstanding 
tire oddities of climate which usually premail 
at the two end® of Britain. Most of the 
territory of Chili would indicate a, dry cli¬ 
mate, so, that one might expect this to 
thrive better in the, south than in the north 
of this island, but the probabilities are that 
the, ohief difficulty occurs in winter, when 
the weather is often mild and wet, ir. the 
south, thus stimulating growth when it ought 
to be perfectly at rest. A very large num¬ 
ber of Calceolarias are described in, the same 
article,. 
Register of Nurseries, Market 
Gardens, etc. 
A copy of the above register ha® been 
sent us by Messrs,. Profheroe and Morris, 
67 and 68, Cheapside, London. It contains 
particulars of various gardens* nurseries, and 
other properties, to be let or sold in various 
parts of the country. These are arranged 
alphabetically according to the county or 
country in which the said businesses are 
located. One is situated in Australia, but 
the others are mostly confined to, various 
counties of England. Soane, of the busi¬ 
nesses are market, gardens, others are, nur¬ 
sery property, either freehold or leasehold. 
A number of them are situated in or about 
London, but the greater portion are well 
distributed over the provinces. 
Ipswich Chrysanthemum and 
Fruit Show. 
The; above attractive, festival will be held 
on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 8th 
and 9th, at the Public Hall and Saloon, Ips¬ 
wich. The committee has re,-engaged the 
famous and popular string band of the Blue 
Austro-Hungarian Hussars, under the per¬ 
sonal supervision of Herr H. Erharn. It 
may be mentioned that this hand is not an 
English one with a fancy name, as some 
people suppose; all the members are either 
Hungarian or Austrian. The, band has had 
the honour of performing before liis Majesty 
King Edward VII., the Kaiser, and other 
members of the Royal Family. Prizes are 
offered in 106 classes not only for the 
favourite, autumn flower, but for various 
other subject? which may be had in autumn. 
These, indeed, include various plants which 
flower in the autumn, together with fruits 
and vegetables. Judging from the promin¬ 
ence given to, fruit, there should be a good 
display of Grapes, Apple®, and Pears. Ve>ge>- 
tables should also be well represented, con¬ 
sidering the number of prizes that are offered. 
Entries for the show close on Friday, No¬ 
vember 4th, and intending exhibitors should 
communicate before then with the secre¬ 
tary, Mr. Herbert E. Archer, 13, Museum 
Street, Ipswich. 
Beckenham Horticultural Society. 
The above society meets weekly for the 
•purpose of reading and discussing papers 
on horticultural subjects, and their syllabus 
of lectures and meetings shows that they 
have made out their programme to March 
31st. Amongst the papers to be read we 
note “ Fifty Years Among Roses,” by Mr. 
G. Bunyard, V.M.H. Other papers will be 
rend by Messrs. Elderbert F. Hawes, F. W. 
Shrivell, John W. Barks, W. Turney, 
F.R.H.S., Edward Lovett, F.R.H.S., P. 
Wa,teaser, F.R.H.S., H. J. Jones, F.R.H.S., 
J. Cheal, F.R.H.S., S. Deadman, F.R.H.S., 
R. B. Leech, M. E. Mills, and W. A. Cook, 
F.R.H.S. Besides papers by the above,, there 
are also discussions in the Reading Room in 
the Library, these being held on alternate 
meetings with the more formal reading of 
papers. In connection with the library, 
we may state that it contains upwards of 300 
volumes on horticulture, and is open every 
Friday evening from 7 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. 
Tire names of those to read papers show that 
the society is very active in securing outside 
help, which conduces Largely to the welfare 
of the society. 
Dundee Horticultural Society. 
We are. favoured with the annual report 
and syllabus, of this enterprising association. 
The; report records: the close of a. success¬ 
ful session of continued progress and useful¬ 
ness, much valuable: information having been 
imparted. Exhibits were: of high order and 
excellence,. Seven Cultural Certificates were 
awarded to meritorious exhibits. The 
session closed with ninety members on roll, 
and a balance of over £4 in, hand. The sylla¬ 
bus for the ensuing session, shows the names 
of prominent, men in the horticultural world 
whose subjects, might, be said to be scientific, 
legal, and practical. This, with a, social 
meeting during the festive ,season, a,n 
excursion in July, and a cycle run in August, 
•ought to prove as interesting and profitable 
a,s previous 1 sessions. We hope, to publish 
a short official report of each meeting, for 
which we are indebted to the, secretary, Mr. 
James Bethel. This session., was opened on 
the 11th inst., under the presidency of Mr. 
Richard Cairns, Balruddery Gardens, when 
Mr. J. R. H. Robbie, seedsman, Forfar, gave 
a lecture, taking a,® his subject, “ Town 
Gardening.” Mr. Robbie -treated his: sub¬ 
ject iu a, very -practical manner, giving hints 
a® to what, to plant, and how and where to 
plant with effect ; house, table, and window 
plants were: also treated upon. 
