24 THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. JANUARY, 



Bess Pool Apple, grown by J. Hames, Esq., of Leicester. A sample of smaller 

 fruit was the produce of scions grafted on the Crab Stock ; while a sample of larger and 

 much finer fruit was grown from scions of the former tree, again grafted on the Pearmain. 

 Mr. Cox, of Redleaf, has fruited the Winter Nelis Pear from scions grafted on the Cbau- 

 montel. The fruit was thereby enlarged, and while in some the fine buttery texture was 

 supplanted by the gritty texture of the Chaumontel, in others on the same tree both flavour 

 and texture were unaffected. 



®he Warming of Small Greenhouses and Conservatories attached to 



villa residences is often found difficult, but Mr. Trotman, of Isleworth, lias bad in 

 use for some years a gas stove, which is quite successful. It consists of a cylinder 

 of zinc, the outer portion of which forms a boiler, to which flow and return pipes can easily be 

 fitted, while the centre is hollow, and serves to convey the heat from a ring of gas jets placed 

 at the base. The foul air is carried off by a pipe which serves to- diffuse heat through tho 

 house. It is both inexpensive and convenient. 



JFowler's Insecticide is an effectual remedy against many of the insect 



pests of plants. Used at the strength recommended by the makers — namely, four 

 ounces to the gallon — it effectually destroys white and brown scale, thrips, red 

 spider, and the green and black fly. It does not injure the plants. 



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JJr. Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius died at Munich on the 



13th ult., at the age of 75. He was born at Erlangen, and, after studying in 

 the university of that city, travelled for some years in Brazil, the botany of 

 which country ho has richly illustrated in his Genera et Species Palmarum, Nova Genera et. 

 Species Plantarum, Icones Plantarum Cryptogamicarum, &c. He has long held the post of 

 Director of the Botanic Garden, and Professor of Botany in the University of Munich. 



23r. Edward Poeppig, who travelled in Chili, Peru, the Amazon 



country, &c, from 1827 to 1833, and who, -in conjunction with Endlicher, pub- 

 lished the botanical results of his journey in the Nova Genera et Species 

 Plantarum quas in regno Chile?isi, Peruviano, &c, — a valuable work, illustrated with 300 plates 

 of new plants, — died on the 4th ult. He was born at Plauen, July 1G, 1708, and was conse- 

 quently in his 71st year. 



J3r. Schnizlein, Professor of Botany, and Director of the Botanic Garden 



at Erlangen, died on the 24th of October last. He was well known to botanists by 

 his valuable illustrations of the natural families of plants published under the 

 title of Iconographia Familiarum Naturalium regni vegetahilis. 



2Jr. Ecklon, whose name is familiar to all botanists, from the rich 



collections of Cape plants sent by him to Europe, either alone or in conjunction 

 with M. Zeyher, has recently died at Cape Town, in his 73rd year. He was born 

 at Apenrade, in the Duchy of Schleswig, December 17, 1795. 



ffllR. John Waterer, nurseryman, of Bagshot, died on the 2nd of 



November last, at the age of 85. For the last 20 years Mr. Waterer has 

 contributed the annual display of Ehododendrons to the Royal Botanic Society. 



JJ&.B,. William Drummond, the senior partner in the well-known firm 



of Drummond and Son, seedsmen, has recently died at Stirling. He was born in 

 1793 at Bannockburn, and was consequently in his 75th year. 



