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AU L. Vitmorin.—French horticulture and 
dapatitty Pant dendrology tt sustained a severe loss in the 
death of Mr. M. i de Vilm which occurred at his country 
re cia at Les Barres fiatiot), on April 21 last. In this 
country also oe Sirecls ally by Kew his loss will be greatly felt. 
He had for ma ears been in regular and cordial co-operation 
with this stabilities: and it was to him more than to anyone 
in England, was given to Kew by Mr. de Vilmorin. Many years 
ago he established relations with French missionaries in Central 
and Western China, especially with pose. David, Soulie and 
Farges. From t emt, stationed in what was at the time a Ae 
tically unknown country so far a 5 botany was concerned, 
received a constant supply of seeds. * The plate raised from ham 
he distributed freely. His interests, however, were by no means 
confined to Chinese plants. At Les Barres, in 1894, he estab- 
lished a collection of shrubs scientifically crranged and probably 
the most con eee in urope. n 1904 h published the 
**Fruticetum Vilmorinianum,’ valu aibic list of the een? 
grown at Les Barres, “aabatied with eer a notes 
Mr. de Vilmorin was the senior member of the famous firm of 
Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. He fought in the iranos Prieta war 
of 1870 and was a man of great culture and charming manners. 
To the representatives of Kew who visited Les Barres he always 
offered a warm welcome and kindly hospitality. His death, 
pchiles so soon after that of his nephew Philippe de Vilmorin 
and Mr. Allard, of Angers, sees the ranks of French dendrolo- 
gists sadly depleted. He was 69 years of age, having been born 
on February 26, 1849, at Recta: Buisson, the chief home of 
the de Vilmorin family. 
guished pupil and successor in office, Carl Peter Thunberg, which 
has been compiled by Dr. H. O. Ju el, the present Professor of 
Botany and Director of the Botanic Garden, University of Upsala. 
Professor Juel has kindly pes a copy of his work to Kew, to 
* Plantae Thunbergianae. Ein Varreichitta oH von C. P. Thunberg in 
Sidafrika, Indien und Japan gesammelten und der in seinen Schriften 
gestellt von H.O.Jnel. Arbeten sine med understéd af Vilhelm Ss karen 
Universitetsfond, Uppsala. Uppsala & Leipzig, 1918. 8yo. 462 pp., with. 
portrait, sketch-map and 1 text Araneta 
