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enough stores deposited at that town to enable a large collection 
of plants to be made. The central portion of this province, whic 
amounting to at least <i new specie 
Lirvut.-GENERAL Sir RicHarD are whose death has been 
lately announced, was born in 1817. He entered the E.I.C. Engi- 
neers in 1836, and his connection with botany is limited to the 
important collection made with James Edward Winterbottom in 
9, of which the following account is given in Hooker an 
Thomson’s Flora Indica, p. 65 (1855) : “ The collection distributed 
plants of _Kumaon and Garhwal, and of those of the adjacent 
parts of Tibet. segues Richard Strachey was appointed by the 
Indian Sti orem t to make a scientific survey of the province of 
Kumaon, and w: suena ed on the task about two years, during 
which time, in addition to the important investigations in physical 
science which occupied his attention, he thoroughly explored the 
flora of the province, carefully noting the range of each species. 
an 
together in Tibet. Their joint collections, amounting to 2 
species, were distributed, in 1852-3, to the Hookerian Herbarium, 
the British Museum, the Linnean Society, and some foreign 
India; and we beg here to record our sen the e great benefit 
that has fear rendered to botanical ideties Wy the di disinterested 
cage of these indefatigable and accomplished collectors.” 
E have received the new age oe ta of the London C 
ier of British Plants and Mr. List of British Plants, 
notices of which will appear in our = hell issue. Mr. Druce 
left ao on a voyage round the world; he expects to athe 
in Jun 
nee thirteenth annual issue of One and All Gardening 5 Long 
redece: medley of useful 
: ngaged in educa 
ilation on “ British Medicinal Plants,” By the Hon. H. A. Stan- 
hich we orn think can be useful toanybody. But it is 
a wonderful two pennyworth. 
THE South- sam Agricultural College at Wye in Kent have 
issued a tr on Economic et hares 5 edited 2 Mr. E. 8. 
