76 Darwin- Wallace Celebration. 



CASE 2. Contains the commission to CAKL VON LINNE to explore 

 Lapland, and the various passports issued to him on his 

 journey. The other side of the case has part of the manuscript 

 of the ' Supplementum plantarum,' the state of which shows its 

 growth by interpolation. 



CASE 3. Contains the Recommendation Certificates of CHARLES 

 ROBERT DARWIN, of his grandfather Dr. ERASMUS DARWIN, and 

 of Dr. ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE. 



(Certificate in the handwriting of Dr. J. E. SMITH, P.L./S.) 



ERASMUS DARWIN, M.D., F.R.S., of Derby, author of a poem 

 entitled The Botanic Garden and of several other works, 

 being desirous of becoming a Fellow of the Linnean Society, 

 we the underwritten believing him highly worthy of that 

 honour, recommend him to be elected accordingly. 



July 17 : 1792. J. DRYANDER. 



SAM L GOODENOUGH. 



(Written Certificate.) 



CHARLES DARWIN, Esquire, M.A., F.R.S., G.S., etc. etc., of 

 Down, Farnborough, Kent, a gentleman much attached to 

 the study of Natural History, being desirous of becoming a 

 Fellow of the Linnean Society, we the undersigned, do of our 

 personal knowledge recommend him, as deserving that 

 honour, and likely to prove a useful and valuable member. 



THOMAS BELL, Pres. 



SYLVANUS HANLEY. 



Jos. D. HOOKER. 



EDWARD FORBES. 



ROBERT BROWN. 



J. S. HENSLOW. 



JOHN J. BENNETT. 



ADAM WHITE. 

 Proposed, Dec. 20th, 1853. 

 Ballot, March 7th, 1854. 

 Elected, J. J. B. 



