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revision of the campanulaceous genus Lightfootia, which 
he 
undertook in his spare time, remains unfinished. Industrious 
his untimely death. 
Puitirpe LevEque pE Vitmorin.—By the death at the early 
age of 45 of M. Philippe de Vilmorin, Kew has lost a sincere 
friend and valued correspondent. Head of the firm of Vilmorin, 
Andrieux & Cie, the deceased had established for himself the 
reputation of a successful student of practical genetics. In his 
outdoor collections at Verriéres he’had also brought together a 
rich assemblage of living plants; at Dompierre-les-Ormes he 
had, besides, established an important arboretum which already 
includes some 900 species. 
Shortly after the commencement of hostilities de Vilmorin, who 
- in 1913 had become a member of the Académie d’ Agriculture, 
tracted influenza, followed by pneumonia, which so affected his 
general health that he had to be invalided to Antibes where, 
during his convalescence, he returned to his genetic work. After 
a time his health improved sufficiently 1o admit of his return to 
Verriéres and his resumption of public duties. Here, unfor- 
tunately, a sudden hemorrhage during the night of 29/30 June 
terminated a career already marked by solid achievement and full 
of promise for the future. Not France alone, but the whole 
civilised world is the poorer for this tragic loss, which, to those 
who enjoyed the privilege of de Vilmorin’s friendship and thus 
had opportunities of appreciating at first hand the vigour of 
his intellect and the irresistible charm of his manner, is tr 
irreparable. 
Cuayton Brapie.—It is with great regret that we have to 
record the death of Mr. Clayton Beadle, on August 16th last. 
r. Beadle’s name and work is familiar to readers of the 
Bulletin especially in connection with Hedychiwm coronarium 
or rubber 
. 
Presentation of drawings.—Three interesting drawings of 
Pinguicula vulgaris, and P. grandiflora, found in Co. Cork and 
