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fifty-three. Mr. Crewe was best known as a horticulturist; he 
had in cultivation. His collection of Croeuses was characterised in 
1875 by Sir J. D. Hooker—who named in compliment to him 
Crocus Crewei (Bot. Mag. t. 6168)—as ‘the richest in Europe” ; 
the genus was a great favourite with him, and he made excursions 
could. He was well known as an entomologist, and had a good 
econieaas of British plants; he did not, however, publish any strictly 
botanical papers, although his horticultural contributions were nu- 
merous and useful. The specimens of Gentiana germanica from which 
our plate (t. “15) was taken were collected and forwarded to this 
Journal by Mr. Crewe in 1863. 
Osiruary or Botanists, 1882. 
Tue following list of botanists who died during 1882, with 
reference to the various publications in which some notice of their 
career will be found, will, it is hoped, be useful. Except where 
otherwise stated, ¢ the publications referred to were published during 
1882, so that the repetition of that date is unnecessary. 
Brrnpes, Wilhelm Eugene; b. Jan. 20, 1844, at Kisa; d. June 
23, at Upsala. Bot. Notiser, 197. 
Bovent, Emil, of Bot. Garden, Brunswick; b. at Berlin, Dec. 
: d. at ape ty Aug. 25. Bot. Centralblatt, xii. 81. 
sen F.; b. Mar. 8, 1817, at Herbichofen; d. May 23, at 
sbur 
Get artok = Sir Robert; b. at Edinburgh, ee 18, 1797; d. same 
place, Jan. 27. Nature, XXV. 339 ; . Bot. Soc. Edi 
xiv. 266; Pharm. Journ. 3rd §. xii. ae 
Darwin, Charles pons b. at Shrewsbury, Feb. 12, 1809; d. at 
Down, Ap. 19. Journ. Bot. 165; Gard. Chron. xvii. 5385; 
Nature, xxv. 597; . 49, 73, 97, 145, 169; Trans. Bot. 
oc. ree 
Decaisne, Joseph ; b. Mar. 18, 1809, at Brussels ; d. at Paris, 
Feb. 8. Journ. Bot. 158; Gard. Chron. xvii. 215; Nature, xxv. 
295. 
Leipzig. 
Dick, George; b. at Aberdeen, Nov. 23, 1818; d. same place, 
July 7. grace Bot. 1888, 30; Nature, xxvi. 279; Scottish 
Naturalist, no. 1, N. 8. 
Garovaciio, Santo, pa of Bot. ice Pavia; d. at Pavia, 
Mar. 20, wt. 79. Bot. Centralblatt, x. 
Germain ve Sarmnt-Prerre, E.; d. at FHyéres. Bot. Central- 
blatt, xi. 152. 
Guuuives, George; b. at Banbury, June 4, 1804; d. at Canterbury, 
Nov Journ. Bot. 18838, 31. 
