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James Taplin, a prominent florist, died January 9, at his 

 home in Maywood, New Jersey, in his 61 st year. Mr. Taplin 

 was born at Ludlow, in Shropshire, England. He was at one 

 time gardener to the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth, suc- 

 cecding Sir Joseph Paxton, and was a frequent exhibitor be- 

 ford the Royal Horticultural Society, from which he received 

 a medal. He came to America in 1864 for Mr. George Suc h, 

 whose establishment at South Amboy, N. J., was a few years 

 ago the most famous in the country. Some 14 years before 

 his death he bought the property at Maywood, which soon 

 became noted for its fine plants. Mr. Taplin was a frequent 

 and facile contributor to the press. Two sons and a daughter 

 —Mrs. Emily Taplin Royle— are well known in floricultural 



imerican Florist, Ja 



Sereno Watson, curator of the herbarium of Harvard 

 University, and successor to Asa Gray in the preparation of 

 the Synoptical Flora of North America, died March 9. He 

 was born, December 1, 1826, in Connecticut. His early life, 

 after graduating from Yale, was spent in various pursuits. 

 About 1868 his work as a professional botanist began by his 

 joining King's survey in the west. His contributions to 

 American photography were numerous and valuable. 



