The Salt Lake papers note the death of Joseph E. Johnson, who is well known to horticulturists and botanists for the interest he took in developing the floral knowledge of Utah Territory. In compliment to his zeal and industry many plants bear his name, as for instance Dalea Johnsonii, being very beautiful flowers.

He was a printer, and a man of indomitable energy. He once went to a new settlement and started a newspaper, setting up the type and printing the whole paper himself, with only a tree and wild nature for the printing office. St. George's, in Utah, especially owes much to his energy.

At the time of his death he was engaged in pushing a new settlement in Arizona, and it is not long since the writer of this had a letter from him speaking in glowing terms of his prospects of success.