314: BOTANICAL OBITUAHY. 



Tom. II. p. 1. La Geographic descriptive; La statistiqne de la 

 Geologic. Part II. La Zoologie, with numerous plates; many coloured." 



Tom. IIL P. 1, La Geographic Botanique. Part II. Phytogra- 

 phia Canariensis. This indeed comprises the "Flora" of the Canary 

 Islands, and forms three sections (in fact, so many stout volumes), with 

 nearly three hundred well executed botanical plates, and elaborate de- 

 scriptions and remarks, entirely in Latin; exclusive of the^Plantae 

 Cellulares" (by Dr. Montagne), which appear in a separate volume, 



with nine plates, each containing several species. 



The Atlas of phytostatic plates we have alluded to above, is very 

 interesting. Pour different vegetable " Eegions " are represented: 

 1. The Region of Euphorbias. 2. That of the Eavines. 3. Region of 

 Laurels and Porest Plants. 4. Eegion of Pines. Among the plates 

 that represent the general habit in aspect (fades) of certain species, 

 the most striking are the EupJiorhia Canariensis^ piscatoriay v^ndi apJiylla ; 

 Convolvulus foridus^ Plocama pendula^ and Kleinia nervifolia^ but above 

 all the Dragon-tree (Dracmna Dracd)^ in diflFerent ages of growth. 



Although Mr. Webb's time and energies (and we know, too, his 

 purse) were heavily taxed in the prosecution of this noble work, he yet 

 found time for other botanical memoirs and publications : among these 

 we may enumerate his "Iter Fispaniense, or a Synopsis of Plants col- 

 lected in the Southern Provinces of Spain and in Portugal." " Obser- 

 vations sur le Tamarix Gallica de Linne. " On the Genus Hemicrawhe^^ 

 "Sur le g^wxe Retama,^^ "Sur les groupes des Ulicinees.^^ "DeDi- 

 cheriantho^ Paronychiarum genere novo." " Otia Hispanica, seu De- 

 lectus Plantarura rariorium per Hispanias sponte nascentium,"40 plates, 

 folio. " Spicilegia Gorgonea," a very important portion of our "Niger 



Plora." Various articles, original, and coraraimications from Botanical 

 travellers in distant lands, are given in our Botanical Journals. The 

 last of his publications, and not the least important, and which was 

 reviewed at p. 127 of our present volume, is entitled "Fragmenta 

 Florulse jEthiopico-^gyptianse, ex plantis praecipue ab Antonio Figaro, 

 M.D.,TvTuseo I.E. Florentino, missis;" accompanied by beautiful figures. 

 But we should do little justice to Mr. Webb's memory, if ^e were to 

 speak of him only as a Scholar, Historian, and Botanist, He was no 

 less distinguished by his gentlemanly bearing, the urbanity of his man- 

 ners, and his great patronage of literature, but especially of Botany. 

 His fine Museum and Library were alwavs accessible to the student and 



