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H. G. Bard, a well-known English propagator of plants 

 and commercial horticulturist, died early in the year, aged 68 

 years. It will be remembered that Mr. Bard took an active 

 part in the experiments which the Messrs. Carter carried on 

 with crossing varieties of wheat. 



William Barron, a celebrated English horticulturist, died 

 April 8, aged 86 years. Mr. Barron was for many years 

 gardener at Elvaston Castle but he left this position and en- 

 tered business as a nurseryman and landscape-gardener at 

 Borrowash, near Derby. Here he accumulated a large collec- 

 tion of hardy trees and shrubs, his knowledge of which was 

 remarkable. He also published a work entitled " The British 

 Winter-Garden, " which was well received. 



G. Bashford, a famous English grape-grower, died in Oc- 

 tober. 



Pierre Bertin, died at Versailles, France, April 3, aged 

 92 years. For many years he had been the director of an 

 establishment which was everywhere known as a model of 

 neatness and good cultivation. He resigned this position and 

 retired from active life, although his gardens at Versailles still 

 exhibited his horticultural skill. Mr. Bertin was a chevalier 

 of the M6rite Agricole, and contributed largely to the horticul- 

 tural journals of his country. 



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Andrew Botherston, a well-known English botanist, died 

 early in the year at Kelso, in his 56th year. 



Nicholas John Bott, one of the most noted of the chrys- 

 anthemum-growers on the Channel Islands, died in June, 

 aged 71 years. 



Samuel Bradley, of Brighton, England, the originator of 

 several varieties of strawberries and of Bradley's Seedling 

 Apple, died August 13, in his 726. year. 



