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happens the phenomenon is termed “ apospory.” This direct 
pst from the sporophyte to am oophyte has been induced 
some ten years ago in certain mosses by Pringsheim and-Stahl ; 
and it is now described in detail in “as Saat an Athyrium and a 
Polystichum: both plants were found some years ago growing wild, 
8 of origin of the oophytes ud os sbreaige arts two being in 
ocninaetion with the sorus, while tw at points apart from the 
sorus, and may even occur on fends geet bear no sori at all. 
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nomena with others already known in higher and lower plants. 
ee ct 
By the death of Tuomas Moore, which took place suddenly at 
house at the Chelsea Botaxie Garden on New Year’s Day, 
oma botany has sustained : hone loss. He was a self-made 
an, and had worked his way to such a knowledge of the great 
ake of garden plants and florists powers’ as prehebiy no one living 
n ew 
Mr. Marnock in laying out the botanic garden in the Regent’s Park, 
when, in 1848, on the retirement of the Chinese traveller, Fortune, he 
was selected, on the recommendation of Dr. Lindley, to fill the post 
of i lei to the — garden of the Apothecaries’ Company at 
Chelsea, made famous by Philip Miller. To this post he was 
coeniani re- pieced pide for thirty-seven years, and ite duties 
were so light as to leave him ample leisure for writing and other 
engagements. fs was connected with the ‘ Gardeners’ ae 
Warn: et Williaons. Liou ager 
sy io itt Ee Gardening ’ 
known ‘ Treasury of te 
hice latter an expansion of an article ou gardening which he wrote 
