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655. Danc.eard, P. A., II. Lecomte, et E. Peiiuier. Discours prononces aux obs&ques 

 de M. Ed. Bureau, professeur honoraire du Museum. (18 decembre 1918.) [Funeral addresses 

 for Edouard Bureau,] Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 25: 2-11. 1919. — Three addresses on the 

 life and career of Louis Edouard Bureau (1S30-1918) are given. Dangeard, president of the 

 Botanical Society of France, refers to him especially as one of the founders of the society; 

 his work as a botanist, and particularly in the field of paleobotany, with his long active scien- 

 tific service (1872-190G) at the Paris Museum of Natural History, are discussed by Lecomte 

 of the Museum; while Perricr, as its director, speaks more particularly of Bureau's official 

 connection with that institution. — M. F. Warner. 



656. Fairchild, David. An agricultural explorer in China. Asia 21: 7-13, Illus. 1920 

 [1921]. — A popular sketch of the unusual personality, romantic and dangerous experiences, 

 and practical achievements of Frank N. Meter, who disappeared from a steamer on the 

 Yangtze River, June 2, 1918. Some of his important introductions are briefly discussed: 

 Fruits, ornamentals, a wild chestnut with strong resistance to the bark disease, and many 

 others. His peculiar qualifications for, and devotion to, his work are emphasized. "His 

 life was always that of a plantsman" — "extremely sensitive to the world around." His 

 associates in the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction have established in his honor 

 a medal to be awarded yearly for valuable work in plant introduction, the first recipient of 

 which was Mr. Barbour Lathrop of San Francisco, the second Dr. L. Trabut, of Algiers. — 

 M. F. Warner. 



657. Faur6-Fremiet, E. Le mouvement actuel pour la reorganisation des recherches 

 scientifiques en France. [The present movement for reorganization of scientific research in 

 France.] Bull. Soc. Philomathique Paris X, 11: 1-79. 1920. — The author presents a history 

 of the organization and activities of various French and inter-allied scientific conferences and 

 federations during 1919 and 1920. The results obtained are summarized under the headings: 

 Fauna of France; analytic bibliography; scientific publications; material aid to societies. — 

 C. E. Allen. 



658. Outer, R, O, Cultivation of medicinal plants in Scotland — past and present. 

 Pharm. Jour. 106: 146-149, 168-171, 190-192. Fig. 1-6. 1921.— As early as 1661 the gardener 

 of Oeorge Heriot's Hospital in Edinburgh had been directed to plant all kinds of "phisical, 

 medicinal, and other herbs," but in 1670 Sir Robert Sibbald (born 1641), who was afterwards 

 first professor of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh and first president of the Royal 

 College of Physicians, together with his friend Dr. Andrew Balfour, developed (1) a small 

 "Medicine Garden" in the Abbey gardens, and in 1677 they founded (2) the Town Garden at 

 Trinity Hospital, both of which were placed in charge of James Sutherland, who in 1683 pub- 

 lished Hortus Medicus Edinburgensis; or a Catalogue of the Plants in the Physical Gardens 

 at Edinburgh. In 1702 (3) the University Garden was established at "Kirk o'Fields," and 

 all 3 gardens, though independent, were in control of Sutherland, who was also professor of 

 Botany in the Town College. In recent years Thomas Fairgrieve (1819-1893) had a drug- 

 plant garden at Ormiston, and John Duncan a large collection of medicinal plants under cul- 

 tivation where St. Peter's Church now stands. The most modern drug-plant garden in Edin- 

 burgh is that of Duncan, Flockhart & Co. (1915), just across the way from the Royal Botanic 

 Gardens. They are growing commercially aconite, belladonna, colchicum, foxglove, henbane, 

 poppies, roses, stramonium, and valerian. Among the experimental crops are broom, ca- 

 lendula, conium, chamomile, dandelion, elder, fennel, juniper, licorice, timothy grass, vera- 

 trum, and male fern. The author gives many details in regard to Sibbald and Sutherland, 

 and much attention to the modern methods of cultivation, soil and manurial requirements, 

 manner of collection, dr3dng and preservation, and commercial success of the various drug 

 crops. — E. N. Gathercoal. 



659. Herrington, Arthur, and J. W. Elliott. William Robinson, the man and his work. 

 Garden Mag. 31: 253-257. Illus., including portrait. 1920. — "The work that he has done," 

 is by Herrington; and "His gardens at Gravetye Manor," by Elliott. — M. F. Warner. 



