148 CHRISTOPHER EDMUND BROOME. 
regard botany from a strictly scientific point of view, and not 
merely as a craft of the herbalist 
Ito Kei 
suke was in constant communication with Siebold 
during the latter’s residence in Japan from 1828 to 1830, and 
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well-known ‘ pounen Zusetsu,’ first published in 1856, in twenty 
volum y Iinuma Yokusai, he wrote an admirable prefa 
ig edition of this beautifully illustrated flora was published a 
W years ago, a copy of which is in the possession innean 
Saray. With t ue more recent publications of Ito. Keisuke I am 
not acquainted, nor am I aware how far he has ied his grea 
work ‘ Nippon sok Dsusetsu’ (Eibastrmeiceis ; and Descriptions 
of Japanese Plan 
The ‘ Mocks, aa Scag ag Flora of Japan), sough arranged 
- on the old plan of the ‘Honzo Komoku,’ is amo g the most 
valuable of Japanese botanical publications, by pongo of its 
numerous coloured Bguses, nearly 2000 in all, of Japanese plants 
of nearly every divisi n of the vegetable kingdom, of many of 
which no figure is to = found elsewhere. A small portion of it 
bas been Penied, but by far the greater portion of the work is 
to be met with in copy only. This portion has become, in 
Eat always was, extrem mely rare, and commands a high price. 
Even in 1873, about the time of the great revolution in Japan, 
dollar 
The ‘ Honzo zufu’ consists of ninety-six volumes and is ork . 
of Iwasaki Tsunemasa. It was published i in 1828, at Yeas (Tok) 
and in one of the prefaces an allusion is made to 
botanist Weinmann as havin ng been of service to the oe 
Possibly the work alluded to is the « Elenchus’ of Weinmann, who 
time in the early part of the century resided, I believe, on the 
Pacific Sonik of Siberia, 
CHRISTOPHER EDMUND BROOME. 
oe Epmunp born at Berkhampstead 
2. He went to a private school first at Kensington, and 
ane on the removal of the school, at Hounslow. He net 
_ was the pupil of a clergyman at Swaffham Prior, in Cambridgeshire, 
with w e remained until he was entered at Trinit ty Hall, 
Cainlonde: on October 28rd, 1832. He took his degree in 
January, 1886, and in April of the same year married Charlotte 
Nor ourth daughter of the Rev. John Rush, Incumbent of 
Chelsea Old Church. After his marriage he lived Sent at Rudloe 
Cottage, near Box, then at Wraxall tates, near Bristol, then at 
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