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William Heale died December 8, at the age of 84 years. 

 He was for many years a nurseryman and seedman at De- 

 vizes, England, and in his younger days was much interested 

 in growing roses and dahlias. 



R. S. Holford died February 23, aged 84 years. He was 

 an English authority in all that pertained to the art of land- 

 scape gardening, his own grounds being a wonderful example 



difficulties. 



Philippe Janssens, for the past forty-two years treasurer of 

 the Royal Linnaean Society, of Belgium, died December 22, 

 1891, aged 64 years. 



Pierre Joigneaux, founder of the school of horticulture 

 at Versailles, France, died Januarv >(>. aged 77- He was one 

 of the foremost French horticulturists of the day, and was 



that his labors have materially aided the progress of horticul- 

 ture in the past fifty years. 



Jean Ketten, of the firm, Ketten Bros., Luxembourg, 

 died at^ the age of 43. Several varieties of roses were intro- 



Ludwig Eberhard Kuntze died May 3. He was manager 

 of the firm. |. ('. Schmidt, of Krfurt. and" also possessed sev- 

 eral floral establishments in various parts of Germany. 



Jacques-Ju 

 died May 1 x. 



