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1580. Roster, Giorgio. Odoardo Beccari. Bull. R. Soc. Toscana Ortic. 46: 33-36. 

 Portrait. 1921. — A brief account is given of the explorations and collections of Beccari 

 (died Oct. 26, 1920), with a list of his principal writings on the Phoenicaceae. Other works 

 which were left in manuscript are to be published by the writer. — M. F. Warner. 



1581. Russell, E. J. The first printed book on agriculture. Country Life [London] 43: 

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1582. SiEBERT, August. Max Hesdorffer. Gartenwelt 24: 37-38. Portrait. 1920.— An 

 obituary sketch is given of Hesdorffer (1863-1920), former editor of Gartenwelt, and author 

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1583. SoLis, OcTAVio. Importancia de los jardines botanicos y algunas especies vegetales 

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 value of such institutions. Attempts to build up gardens at Oaxaca and elsewhere in Mexico 

 are related. A few rare exotic plants are described. — John A. Stevenson. 



1584. T., C. The origin of the name Clivia. Garden 85:219. 1921. — Olivia was so named 

 after the Duchess of Northumberland, a member of the Clive family, according to Johnson's 

 Gardener's Dictionary, which does not state which Duchess, though the ducal title was 

 instituted in 1766.— ilf. F. Warner. 



1585. W[atson], W[illiam]. Henry F. C. Sander. Kew Bull. 1921: 33. 1921 .—Sander, 

 who died Dec. 23, 1920, in his 74th year, was head of the firm of Messrs. Sander and Sons of 

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1586. Weatherby, C. A. Old-time Connecticut botanists and their herbaria — II. Rho- 

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 born in Derbyshire, England, in 1796, died at Middletown, Connecticut, Jan. 25, 1881. He 

 emigrated from England to New York, in 1819, where he practised as a physician. He spent 

 most of his life in Connecticut as physician, teacher, botanist, and geologist. His herbarium, 

 preserved at Wesleyan University, is probably his most substantial and valuable achieve- 

 ment. His publications are here listed and the more important ones briefly discussed. — 

 James P. Poole. 



1587. Wense, H. von der. Forst- und Jagdgeschichtliches aus einer Liineburgischen 

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 by Christian F. L. von der Wense on the family land during the 18th century, and subsequent 

 forest history. Wense took especial interest in the reforestation of heath lands by plowing 

 and planting. The first planting was done by sticking into the ground pine twigs to which 

 the cones were still attached, but the result was a failure. — J. Roeser. 



1588. WiNTON, A. L. Thomas Franz Hanausek. Amer. Jour. Pharm. 93: 222-227. Por- 

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 inspiring character of Thomas Franz Hanausek, who died at Vienna, on February 4, 1918, 

 in his 66th year. The accompanying photograph bears Hanausek's signature and the motto 

 to which he owed his success, "Das Beste im Leben ist die Arbeit." — Anton Hogstad, Jr. 



1589. Zahn, E. Nachruf. Gartenwelt 24: 472. 1920.— This is an obituary of Han- 

 Solereder (1860-1920), professor of botany and director of the Botanical institute and botani- 

 cal garden of the University of Erlangen. — M. F. Warner. 



