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others. It is impossible to estimate, without a great deal of 

 time spent in searching the literature, the forms new to science 

 discovered by him individually or joivitly with others, or the 

 extent to which his discoveries have added to the known range 

 of species. Only a small proportion of the species he discovered 

 bear his name. In view of the large amount of work he did in 

 collecting snails of the genus Oreohelix in six states, sometimes 

 by himself, sometimes with others, and the number of new 

 forms of Oreohelix discovered on those expeditions, it is a shock 

 to realize that no member of that genus is dedicated to him by 

 name. 



Another thought has been in my mind for some time. In 

 estimating the work of such an enthusiastic and indefatigable 

 collector, do we place a high enough value upon the benefit to 

 science of the wide distribution of the material, accompanied by 

 reliable data, to other collections and particularly to museums ? 

 Material obtained by Mr. Daniels in out-of-the-way places has 

 reached many institutions where it will be studied by hundreds 

 of students for perhaps a century to come, and doubtless will 

 result or assist in adding many facts to our knowledge of natural 

 history, especially of the distribution and variation of species, 

 and straightening out problems of nomenclature and classifica- 

 tion, in the years to come. 



Mr. Daniels' collections in eleven states have resulted in pub- 

 lished reports. I believe he also made one or two trips to 

 Florida, but do not know whether those trips resulted in any 

 publications. Wright, in his description of Unio danielsi, from 

 Georgia, stated that Mr. Daniels partly financed some work in 

 that state too. 



In addition to the loss to science, those of us who have en- 

 dured hardships with him in a difficult countn , and enjoyed 

 his quiet companionship, looking forward to other trips, feel a 

 deep personal loss in his removal from our midst. 



