292 Scientific Intelligence. 
and for more than thirty years our young professional men, naturalists, 
and others who have visited Europe, have experienced cordial welcome 
and thoughtful kindness at his hands. The following gives a good ides 
of the man :— 
P 
coat, knee-breeches, and _ silk stockings, for the very good reason th 
tinued to wear to the last, and with which dress his casual acquaintance, 
no jess than his personal friends, will ever associate him. 
was so tall and thin as almost to suggest ill-health; and the refinement 
of his manners, his expression, address, and bearing were in perfeet keep- 
ing with his polished mind and many accomplishments.’ 
The preceding extracts are all from an excellent article in the Garden- 
er’s Chronicle for January 16, to which we are much indebted. In the 
tomaceous plant, Boorria corpata, a genus dedicated “in honorem Fran- 
cisci Boott, Americani, botanici ardentissimi et peritissimi, amici dilectis- 
simi, non minus animi probitate quam scientiarum cultu, et morum sud- 
vitate egregii.” A. G 
Jacques Gay.— We have just heard of the death of this excellent man 
and botanist, but without details. The event must have been sudden, a8 
an it was, without him 
G. 
long life-time, is now done away; and to botanists Paris will seem 0 
Vv. ASTRONOMY, 
1. Comet IV, 1863.—This comet was discovered by M. Tempel . 
Marseilles on Nov. 5th. It was visible to the naked eye, shining 4% 
bright asa star of the 5th magnitude. It appeared as a conden or a 
nebula, showing a tail about 2° long. The following elements we 
computed by Mr. H. Romberg. ; 
T = 1863, Nov. 9-49923, Greenwich m. t. 
™ = 94° 46’ 10”6 ) Apparent equinox 
Q = 97 31 15 2 Nov, 13°5. 
log.g = 9°849148 
otion direct. 
i The following are some observations of this comet. 
oh m. t. Lubeck. R.A. : 
Nov. 19, 18h 30m 4359 © )gh 19m gos-99 «= 18° 22/ 20 
Dec. 
19°30 
"20,18 10° 41-0 13 27 46-81 14 48 50% 
ce 
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