384 OBITUARY. 



Gardeners' Chronicle (Oct. 31). — Mormodes Dayanum Eclib. f., 

 11. sp. ; Catasetum filauco(jlos!iH»i ^chh. {., "n.typ." — J. D. Hooker, 

 ' Turreya californica' (fig. 125). — Abies grandis (figs. 128-131). — 

 W. G. Smith, ' Diseases in Fruit ; Aspergillus glaucus and Eurotium 

 herhariorum' (figs. 132, 133). — (Nov. 7). T. Moore, ' Dicksonia 

 Lathamii, n. byb.' — Athrotaxis laxifoUa (fig. 134). — Combretum 

 micropetalum (fig. 137). — G. S. Jenman, 'Proliferation in Ferns.' 

 — (Nov. 14). Brassia elegantula Ecbb. f., n. sp. — Helenium autumnale 

 witb stalked florets (fig. 142). — Aerides Vandarum (fig. 143). — 

 (Nov. 21), Aerides Bernhai-diantuii Kcbb. f., Oncidium Hiibschii 

 Ecbb. f., Anthurium flavidum N. E. Br., spp. nn. — Abies nobilis 

 (figs. 146-148). 



Magyar Novenytani Lapok (Sept., Oct.). — Obituary of E, Boissier. 

 — J. Csato, 'Adatok a Juniperus Sabijia-nak bazanklan valo elter 

 jedesebez.' 



Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschrift (Nov.). — F. Krasser, ' Zellkern der 

 Hefezellen.' — L. Celakovsky, ' Alisma arcuatum.' — M. v. Sardagna, 

 ' Zur Flora von Sardinien.' 



OBITUARY. 



Benedict Eoezl died at Smicbor, Prague, on October 14tb last, 

 from a long biliary fever, in bis 61st year. He was very well 

 regarded in borticultural circles as an earnest collector of living 

 plants, especially Orcbids, and as tbe uncle of tbe brothers Klabocb, 

 one of wbom, Edward, is still collecting witb success, when the 

 otber died a martyr of horticulture. Eoezl has discovered numerous 

 plants, as the Dalechampia Roezlii, Bollea ccelestis, Masdevallia 

 Chimaira, Roezlii, Livingstoniana, and many others. He travelled in 

 the Southern United States, in Mexico, Ecuador, New Granada, 

 and Venezuela. Nobody would have expected the early death of so 

 strong a man, though it is well known tbe loss of a limb helps to 

 shorten life ; and Eoezl had lost his left arm, which loss made him 

 give up farming and collect plants. — H. G. Eeichenbach. 



Baron Franz Ungern Sternberg, tbe monographer of Salico- 

 naiads, died at Turin on August 12tb, having sufi'ered a very long 

 time, and at last continually for nine months, from malaria fever. 

 He was a medical man, and had held a government position at 

 Tenda, in the Alpes Maritimes, for some time, as long as he could 

 stand it, as Tenda, such a sweet place for botanists, aftbrds indeed 

 very little higher comfort to an educated man. Thus be was an 

 authority for the environs of Tenda. He was an especial pupil of 

 Bungc, who regarded him very highly. Many botanic tourists have 

 enjoyed bis kind assistance when at Tenda, so that I am sure the 

 news of his death will also be much regretted by several readers of 

 this Journal. — H. G. Eeichenbach. 



Sir Joseph D. Hooker has resigned bis post as Director of the 

 Eoyal Gardens, Kew. 



