200 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 



type : inforni'ition which, so far as we have been able to te^t it, is 

 botli full and accurate. The editor's preface shows that tlie best 

 authorities have been consulted, and that every care has been taken 

 to make the book what it claims to be — " an indispensable work for 

 the serious gardener." The lists of species (alphabetically arranged) 

 under each genus are very complete, the colour of the Howers being 

 indicated for each and the date of introduction when known : transla- 

 tion of each name is given, and consultation is rendered easy by 

 numerous cross-references : the derivation of the names of the genera 

 is supplied, and the family to which each belongs is indicated : 

 tlie Linnean classification is also given — a relic of the original issue 

 which migiit, we think, have been dispensed with. Full cultui-al 

 directions are given, as well as descriptions of the more common plant 

 diseases, insect and other enemies, with methods of prevention and 

 reniedv. The volume would at any time be cheap at 12s. net : its 

 production at that price at the present time is little short of 

 marvellous. 



The Irish Naturalist for May contains a paper by Mr. David 

 McArdle on the Musci and Hepaticai of the Glen of the Downs, 

 CO. Wick low ; eleven of the former and six of the latter are new to 

 the county. 



William Foggitt was born at Yarm, a small market town on 

 the Yorksliire side of the Tees midway between Darlington and 

 Stockton, on Feb. 2, 1835. When he was about a year old his father 

 removed to Thirsk and started business as a chemist and druggist in 

 the market place. The son began his education at home and finished 

 it at a private boarding school at Tadcaster. Whilst quite young 

 Johns's Floicei'S of the Field came into his hands and he began to 

 collect and press plants. He entered his father's business and in due 

 time became a partner and started on his own account a wholesale 

 dej)artment. About 1850 there were half a dozen 3'oung men at 

 Thirsk interested in natural history, who formed themselves into a 

 small society to explore the neighbourhood. Foggitt became a life 

 member of the London Botanical Society, which his friend Mr. J. G. 

 Baker had already joined. When that society came to an end they 

 undertook to carry on its distribution of specimens, Mr. Baker acting 

 as honorary distributor. The Botanical Exchange Club thus started 

 has been in existence more than fifty years. When Mr. Baker's 

 house with all his collections and books were destroyed by fire in 

 May 18G4, ha})i)ily after the distribution for the year had been made, 

 Foggitt very liberally gave his large stock of duplicates to replace 

 the loss. Foguitt, who was a devoted member of the Wesleyan 

 community, married early and had a large family : two of his sons 

 witlj similar tastes to his own joined him in his business ; the elder 

 — Mr. J. T. Foggitt — has a very fine living collection of al])ine 

 ])lants. Foggitt did not write much on Botany, but had an excellent 

 knowledge of the plants of N.E. Yorkshire and was always in great 

 reijuestas a judge at local fiower shows. He contributed the chapters 

 on I^otany to Bogg's Vale of Ilowhrai/, and in 1903 became a Fellow 

 of the Linnean Society. He died on May 10 and was buried in the 

 Thirsk cemeterv. — J, G. B, 



