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than that of those more fortunate botanists who associated with 

 him personally and who met him face to face. It is, therefore, a 

 great pleasure to me to unite with you all this day in giving ex- 

 pression to our common feelings of love and admiration of him as 

 a man and a botanist. I doubt not, if he could be with us in this 

 magnificent building, erected as a memorial to him, he would say 

 to us that the warm place he holds in our hearts and the expres- 

 sions of our esteem and kind remembrance are more precious to 



him than this great and visible structure, noble and enduring a 

 monument as it is. 



