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Prof. G. A. Hisengrein, of Freiburg in Briesgan; died July 26, 1858, 
H. Galeotti ; a scientific traveller and well-known Hoieniogs collector 
in B Mexico Central America; died in April, aet, 4 
mbel, of Landau, Rhenish Bavaria; a ‘istinguished bryole- 
sie we with Schimper in the publication of the later portions of 
the Beciose Europea: died Feb. 10, 1858, aet, 46. 
Mrs. Loudon, the widow of J. @. Loudon, herself an able popular 
writer of works upon gardening and botany, and a person of remarka- 
ble ability, whose name may well claim a place in this list; died, near 
London, in J sag 1858 
Prof. Ernest H. F. Mout of Kénigsberg: died, August 7, at a mature 
age. His satliass work, a monograph of Juncus, was published i in 1819. 
Prof. C.F. A. Morren, of Louvain, died, Dec. 17, 1858; aet. 52. 
His writings mainly relate to physiological matter 
r. J. B. Mougeot, of Bruyeres, in Easte Bran, a cryptogamist of 
leusiderahle note: died, Dec. 5, 1858, aet. 82 yea 
Prof. C. G. Nees von Esenbeck, long one of she: "most distinguished 
and productive botanists of Germany, and for almost half a century 
President of the old Imperial Society Nature Curiosorum: died Mareh 
16; aet. 82 years 
» David Townsend, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, the life-long asso- 
ciate of the venerable Dr. arlene who has published an interesting 
all imitation ene not, like his distinguished asso a 
cal author, Mr. Townsend was an excellent and active is botanist, ood 
Was so pit) and tastefal in the preparation of dried specimens that 
William Hooker associated his ame with that of Professor Short 
to North America, now comprising six of seven species humble 
ohm Aster like plants. Phe botanist who whose name they will perpot- 
Wate died, Dec. 6, 1858, at the age of 71 yea 
Dawson Turner, Esq. a of 18 2 rmouth, one e the oldest of British 
botanists, who so early as the year 1802 published agate sig 
the British Fuci, died on the 20th of June, 1858, at thevage 
. Zeyher, whose name with that of Ecklon, is so in 8 ap ooh 
ted nae the botany of the Cape of Good Hope, which he so exten- 
ively explored, died at the Cape, near the close of the past year- 
| 7, Mammoth Tree of California—Sequora g ( 
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