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He travelled eananey for three years in Algeria, Tunis and 
Morocco, when he made the flora of those countries his especial 
study, at a time when travel there was a matter of much diffi- 
cog a some seat 
n to prepare ‘the ground for the Arboretum io Angers 
in 1858, and the fret plantings were made in 1863. To-day the 
Arboretum contains a full collection of eed a Nach ae 
China, Japan and the Mediterranean litto 
He has bequeathed this collection of half a century to the 
Pasteur Institute, and it is expected that his house will be used 
by the Institute as a laboratory of vegetable biology. Doubtless 
he felt that ihis was a more certain way to ——— it to posterity 
would wish for it R. S. BALFOUR. 
In this country we ete probably only one person, the Earl 
of Ducie, who, in the success es extent of his plantings and the 
lengt of time over ‘hte y have extended, has a record 
Sa that of M. Allard 
ard never advertised his successes dee ¥ is perhaps due 
to Mis modesty that relations between aS d Kew were not 
established until late in “his life. In recent years his collection 
has been visited by officers of this mticleeent and they were: 
always welcomed with charming courtesy. 
Botany y. She ec vied on “8 first ie researches in the 
