192 Agricultur etc. — Personalnachrichten. 



Buttenshaw, W. R., The Importance of Selection in 



vegetative Propagation. [West India Bulletin. Vol. VI. 



1905. p. 179—181.) 



The author cites the results of experimental Work on viole s, pine apples, 

 oranges and lemons in the United States and on oranges, and sugar- 

 canes in the West Indies and concludes that in some instances con- 

 tinued vegetative propagation from selected cuttings has led to a gradual 

 improvement in the particular characters of the plants under experiment. 



W. G. Freeman. 



Hart, T. H., The special Qualities of plants. (West India 



Bulletin. Vol. VI. 1905. p. 175—178.) 



This paper contributed to the last West I nd i a n Agricultural Con- 

 ference, deals generally with the importance of selecting and grovving 

 pure strains of high-class plants and propagating these by vegetative 

 means. The use of unselected seedlings is deprecated as dangerous to 

 the prosperity of an agricultural country. The author urges the need of 

 planteis realizing the importance of cultivating only the best varieties 

 procurable. W. G. Freeman. 



Sherriff, T. W., Palm Oil and Shea Butter. (Bulletin 

 Department of Agriculture Jamacia. Vol. lil. p. 252—253. 

 November 1905.) 



A brief description of the mode of preparation of palm oil from the 

 mesocarp of the fruits of the oil palm (Elaeis giiiueensis) as practised 

 by the natives in Southern Nigeria. Two classes of oil are pre- 

 pared, known as „hard" and „soft". The latter is the more valuable and 

 is made without the preliminary boiling to which the former is sub- 

 jected. 



Shea Butter is obtained from the seeds of Butyrospermnm Parkil, 

 one of the commonest trees in the Hinterland of Lagos and in 

 Northern Nigeria. The fat is used locally and also exported to 

 some extent. Shea-gutta is also obtained from the plant. 



W. G. Freeman. 



Ernannt: Prof. W. Palladin zum correspondirenden Mit- 

 glied der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in 

 St. Petersburg. 



Berufen: Dr. phil. F. Hock zum April als Professor an 

 das Kgl. Realgymnasium Perleberg. 



Verliehen: Dr. Udo Dammer, Kustos am botan. Garten 

 in Berlin, der Titel Professor. 



Dr. Rendie has been appointed Keeper of the Department 

 of Botany in the British Museum (Natural History). 



Gestorben: Hofrat W. Mayer, Vertreter der Pharma- 

 cognosie a. d. Universität Tübingen. 



Ausgegebon: 20. Februar I906. 



Verlag von Gustav Fischer in Jena. 

 Druck von «"leb rüder (lott helft. Kgl. Hofbuchdnicker in Cassel. 



