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His works are said to have exceeded 5000 in number. Besides 
illustrating books he designed the frescoes on the staircase at 
Burleigh (Marquis of Exeter) and the ceiling of the Advocates’ 
Library, Edinburgh. 
Varelst (or Verelst) Simon, was born at Antwerp in 1604. He 
was an admirable painter of fruit and flowers. e came to 
England in the reign of Charles II., and obtained considerable 
reputation, not only for his flower painting, for which he was 
well qualified, but also for his attempts at portrait painting, for 
which he had no talent. He seems to have been much ridiculed 
for his efforts. He died in 1651. 
plants themselves, were presented to Kew on the death of Mr. 
at the age of 78. The family belonged to 
the Society of Friends, f 
XXIX.—MISCELLANEOUS NOTE. 
Rosha Grass (Cymbopogon Ma tinii, Stapf).*—An interesting. 
and pa or it dlodica fi c ' Oe Saeed ): 
when India 2S d 
Europe 60.000 I wl each took on the average 20,000 Ibs; 
See Kew Bulletin, 1906, pp. 335-341. oe 
