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made and used them, whether ancient peoples, recent savages, or 

 living workmen in some modern trades and manufactures. Together 

 with Dr Hugh Falconer, he aided H. Christy and E. Lartet in plan- 

 ning their great work, " Reliquiae Aquitanicae," which was intended 

 to comprise descriptions of all the Dordogne caves and their contents. 

 Unfortunately the death of both Christy and Lartet circumscribed the 

 work within smaller limits, for no more caves were worked out by 

 them, and but few plates were subsequently added to the eighty or 

 more already lithographed for its illustration. It is noticed, we see, 

 in the preface of the book that, " In bringing together and arranging 

 the varied materials supplied by friends at home and abroad desirous 

 of making the " Reliquiae Aquitanicae " useful in archaeology and 

 anthropology, the directing counsels of Mr A. W. Franks, F.R.S., 

 have been constant and efficient, like his courtesy and knowledge." 



He took charge of the " Christy Collection," at 123 Victoria Street, 

 S.W., for some time before it was transferred to the British Museum ; 

 and he individualised the specimens with accurate drawings by his 

 talented assistants — first, T. K. Gay, and subsequently Charles Read. 

 The latter worthily succeeded Sir Wollaston on his resignation, in 

 1894, as keeper in the British Museum. 



It was with great caution that Sir Wollaston exercised his judg- 

 ment as to the authenticity of implements of stone and their relative 

 age. He was not an enthusiast in the subject of the great antiquity 

 of the Human Bace. Possibly, had he been induced to give more 

 leisure to the study of the geological aspect and details of the subject, 

 he might have become cognisant of the value of Sir Joseph Prestwich's 

 researches in the geological age of some of the older groups of flint 

 implements, especially of those collected with earnest and intelligent 

 care at Ightham, in Kent, by Mr Benjamin Harrison (see Natural 

 Science, Vol. V., p. 209, Oct. 1 894). 



Sir A. Wollaston Franks contributed largely to scientific literature, 

 especially by memoirs and notices in the Transactions and Proceedings 

 of learned societies. He has greatly enlarged the knowledge of 

 antiquities and their real relationships, not only by original research, 

 but by his willing advice and ready information to enquirers, whether 

 in London or the provinces. He has bequeathed his collections to 

 the British Museum. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1854. 

 For many years an active and valued Fellow of the Society of 

 Antiquaries, he was elected Director of the Society in 1858. Sub- 

 sequently for some years he was Vice-President, and eventually he 

 became President in 1892. T. B. J. 



JULIUS VON SACHS 



Born October 2, 1832. Died June 1897 



We regret to announce the death of Professor Julius von Sachs, the 

 botanist, who perhaps more than any other is responsible for the 

 present position of his science — be it good or bad — at any rate from 

 the point of view of the university or college curriculum. His 

 " Lehrbuch der Botanik," or its English translation, was for more than 

 twenty years the text-book for advanced students ; and even now it 

 holds an honoured place in all botanical libraries. 



