November 26, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
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he Qardenimj\^forlcl. 
occupiers of the ground are open to a pen¬ 
alty. “ The Field,” in an article upon this 
subject, speaks about having a law enacted 
for the destruction of weeds that are field 
pests in this country, in the same way as the 
law insists upon prompt measures being- 
taken in the ease of diseased animals'. Ac¬ 
cording to an ordinance in force in Canada, a 
list, of plan ts has been scheduled as noxious 
weeds', and we presume they are common 
ones', so that the -cultivator could scarcely 
evade the law by assuming ignorance of the 
courtesy and marked ability lie lias shown 
in the disinterested discharge of his duties 
during a period of a quarter of a century. 
The committee trusts' that, although the 
Professor is compelled by circumstances to 
retire from the regular duties of liis office, 
it may still be able to profit by liis experi¬ 
ence, and to welcome him occasion ally 
its meetings.” His resignation dates as from 
the end of November. Mr. Chittenden has 
kindly undertaken to discharge the duties of 
secretary till 'the end of the current session. 
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EDITORIAL NOTES. 
estruction of Noxious Weeds. 
In several (of the British Colonies there 
re laws for the destruction, of noxious weeds 
7 the farmers and cultivators of the land, 
ad if these laws are not carried out, the 
names of the said weeds. If such a law were 
enacted in this country, there would be no 
doubt as to the value of it, not only to the 
farmers on whose land such weeds grow, but' 
also to their neighbours. Considering, how¬ 
ever, that so; much land is going out' of cul¬ 
tivation, or very frequently lying in a dere¬ 
lict 'Condition, the question arises who should 
be compelled to destroy the weedsi on such 
waste land. It is a notorious 1 fact that land 
which has at one time been cultivated and 
then allowed toi run waste becomes occupied 
with all the worst weeds in the neighbour¬ 
hood, and which must, be a standing menace 
to cultivated land in the neighbourhood, un¬ 
less the field in question happens to. be iso¬ 
lated by woods, or lies in a. valley where the' 
seeds would not be readily blown out' to. the 
detriment of the cultivated and clean land. 
Rev. Professor Henslow. 
For a. quarter of a century Professor Hensr 
low has been 'secretary to the Scientific 
Committee of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, and the recent announcement of his 
resignation of that post will be received 
with regret not only by that body, but by 
a large number of Fellows of the society with 
whom he constantly came in contact during 
liis long connection with it. Besides being 
.secretary to the Scientific Committee he was 
also Professor of Botany to the society, and 
for a long period has been in the habit of 
delivering a. number of lectures at the meet¬ 
ings, where liis fluency, lucidity, and treat¬ 
ment of his subject were much appreciated 
.by the Fellows. The duties of secretary to 
■the Scientific Committee were carried out 
without, fee or recompense, yet he was ever 
ready to assist those in quest of information 
■of a scientific nature on a great variety of 
topics. We understand that the immediate 
cause of liis resignation is due to the fact 
that he is about to remove from London to 
Leamington, and would thus be unable to 
continue his duties as secretary. He will, 
nevertheless, still be able to> give occasional 
lectures to the Fellows of the society. At 
the meeting of the Scientific Committee on 
the 15th inst. the following resolution was 
read from the Chair and passed by acclama¬ 
tion, the members standing:—“Resolved 
that this committee, on hearing of the resig¬ 
nation of its secretary, the Rev. Professor 
Henslow, desires to.’ place on record 
its sense of gratitude for the unvarying 
Potato Produce. 
At a largely-attended meeting of Potato' 
growers' and specialists at Spalding Corn Ex¬ 
change on the 16th inst., Mr. W. P. Wright 
gave an address on the Potato problems 
which were causing concern at the present 
time. At the Crystal Palace Show of the 
National Potato Society, 450 varieties were 
exhibited. One of the most puzzling prob¬ 
lems which Potato growers had to face at the 
present, time was the large number of new 
varieties', and lie thought there was a danger 
of stagnation in the trade, owing to the im¬ 
mense' number of varieties offered. He sug¬ 
gested that raisers should send their novel¬ 
ties to be tried by the National Potato 
Society before putting them on the market. 
He thought, however, that the Potato 'boom 
wa-s of great educational value, because it' 
made the public realise that the Potato' prob¬ 
lem was worth studying. The raising of new 
varieties was a. matter of national interest, 
but he admitted that there was a. danger 
that the prices would be unduly raised for 
new varieties. What might be of consider¬ 
able importance to. cultivators of the tuber 
was the settling of disputes by arbitration, 
which he thought the Potato Society might 
undertake. These suggestions about arbi¬ 
tration were received with Considerable 
favour. 
Fruit at the Handicrafts, Chertsey. 
Mr. A. J. Brown is head of the Horticul¬ 
tural Department at the School of Handi¬ 
crafts, Chertsey, and is not only a good or¬ 
ganiser of concerts, but also a. good grower 
of flowers, fruit, and vegetables. At. the 
present time the fruit room is well stored 
witli Apples, and Mr. Brown gives the palm 
to the old and well-known Blenheim Orange, 
and his opinion is also upheld by Mr. T. H. 
Martin, the superintendent. The largest 
fruits' were: those of Peasgood’s Nonsuch, 
which averaged about 12 in. in girth. Other 
prominent kinds were Cox’s Orange Pippin, 
King of Pippins, Golden Pippin, Emperor 
Alexander, Newton Wonder, Black Jack, and 
Red Bietigheimer. Amongst others, Pears 
were represented by good samples of 
Josephine de Mali'nes'. Cypripedium insigne 
and Chrysanthemums are also, in fine condi¬ 
tion at present, being features of the glass¬ 
houses.' All these afforded useful lessons 
to the boys being trained at this School of 
Handicrafts. 
