We regret to announce the death of Mark Miller, at his residence, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, April 16, 1874.

Mr. Miller had been suffering severely, the past few months, from fever, peculiar to Western sections, and for six months previous had been gradually declining in health, and withdrew from active business.

It was by a tremendous effort he made the journey to Boston, having set his heart upon the attendance of the greatest and most successful meeting of the American Pomological Society, but was seriously ill nearly the entire session; was hardly able to reach home, and then sank.

Mr. Miller has been identified, in many prominent ways, with the progress of Western Horticulture. In Wisconsin, whilst resident near Madison, he was an active supporter of the Wisconsin Horticultural Society, and started the Wisconin Farmer. Removing to Iowa, he took more practical interest by projects for horticultural journals. The Western Pomologist, which afterwards absorbed the Western Gardener, enjoyed, in its way, wonderful support from the practical contributors of the West - more so than any Western horticultural journal that ever existed. He seemed to have the editorial faculty of drawing out free and spontaneous correspondence from all parts of the United States, and in a short time became known as one of the most reliable horticultural authorities.

As Western Editor of The Horticulturist, after it had consolidated the Pomol-ogist and Gardener with it, Mr. Miller was always energetic in business or editorial capacity, and anxious to maintain a splendid department. Anxious to improve, he made efforts to secure superior contributions, and was well pleased, from first to last, with the evidence of popular appreciation bestowed upon his work. In a letter written to us about three months after the consolidation, and his connection with The Horticulturist, he says: "That never, in his entire history, did he receive so many letters, as from. the subscribers of The Horticulturist, and he was completely cleaned out of all back volumes or numbers of his own publications." Those who knew him, will bear testimony to his simplicity, perfect honesty, and great anxiety to do right.