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John Roberts, a noted Irish grape grower, died January 

 23, aged 62. 



M. Roch-Jolibois, head gardener at the Palais du Luxem- 

 bourg, died in August. He was deeply interested in orchids, 

 and his collection of cypripediums was particulary interesting. 

 He succeeded in raising many interesting hybrids in the 

 genus. 



Stephen Ross, Hammersmith, England, died January 27 

 at^6o. He was employed by the Hammersmith Board of 



years gardened to the Earl of Carnarvon at Highcllre. 5 



years. He was director of The Revue Mycologique. % 3 



Harry C. Rowan, a frequertt contributor to English hor- 

 ticultural journals, died aged 47 years. 



C. H. Sharman, manager of the seed firm of Carter & Co., 

 died September 30, at Perry Hill, England. 



James Smith, a nurseryman* near Matlock, England, died 

 March 29, in his 83d year. 



William Steell, nurseryman at Richmond Surrey, Eng- 

 land, died at 78 years of age, on October 3. 



Dr. Schuhelf.r, director of the botanic gardens of Christ- 

 iana, Norway, died June 20. His publications on the flora 

 of Norway are his most important works, and an English 

 translation of some of them has appeared under the name of 

 A Synopsis of the Vegetable Products of Norway. 



C. Solignac, a leading horticulturist of Cannes, France, 

 died recently, at the age of 46. 



M. Thibaut, a prominent horticulturist of France, died 

 early in the year, at the age of 78 years. He was much in- 



