Obituaries. 237 



Eecently Grunow devoted himself to a critical revision of the 

 genus Sargassum, but was doubtful about publishing this revision 

 owing to the many gaps in our knowledge. 



May I express the hope that the results of the patient and 

 distinguished Algologist may not be lost, and that some competent 

 botanist will complete and bring to perfection the monograph of 

 this difficult genus of Fucoidea? ? With these few words 1 will 

 conclude a modest but sincere tribute of esteem to the memory 

 of our illustrious colleague. 



The following is a list of the most important publications by 

 the late Albert Grunow : — 



Die Desmidiaceen und Pediastreen einiger Oesterreichischen Moore. Wien, 



1858. 

 Ueber neue oder ungeniigend bekannte Algen. Erste Folge : Diatornaceen- 



Familie Naviculaceas. Wien, 1860 (5 Taf.). 

 Die Oesterreichischen Diatomaceen. I-II. Wien, 1862 (7 Taf.). 

 Ueber einige neue und ungeniigend bekannte Arten und Gattungen von 



Diatomaceen. Wien, 1863 (2 Taf.). 

 Reise seiner Majestat Fregatte Novara um die Erde. Botanischer Theil. 



Bd. I. (Algen) Wien, 1867 (12 Taf.). 

 Algen der Fidschi-, Tonga- and Sarnoa-Inseln. Hamburg, 1874. 

 Algen und Diatomaceen aus dem Kaspischen Meere. Dresden, 1878. 

 On some new Species of Nitzschia (with notes by F. Kitton). London, 



1880. 

 Beitriige zur Kenntniss der Arktischen Diatomeen (in collaboration with 



P. T. Cleve). Stockholm, 1880 (7 Taf.). 

 Beitriige zur Kenntniss des fossilen Diatomeen Oesterreich-Ungarns. Wien, 



1882 (2 Taf.). 

 Die Diatomeen von Franz -Josefs Land. Wien, 1884 (5 Taf.). 

 Diatomaceae. In Martell's U., Florida bogosensis. Firenze, 1886. 

 Some Critical Remarks on the Oamaru Diatom papers of Messrs. Grove and 



Sturt. London, 1889. 

 Algae. In Schumann k. u. Holbung M., Die Flora von Kaiser Wilhelms 



Land. Berlin, 1889. 

 Algae marinae nonnullae. In Lauterbach u. Schumann, Flora des Deutschen 



Schiitzgebietes in d. Siidsee. Berlin, 1900. 



Thomas J. Barratt. 

 1841-1914. 



Mr. T. J. Barratt was best known as the Managing-director of 

 the great firm of A. and F. Pears, which, under his able adminis- 

 tration, had been raised to an eminent position in the commercial 

 world. He joined the Society in 1898, but his attendances at the 

 meetings were few and far between. When a young man he was 

 a regular attendant at the scientific meetings held at the house in 

 Piccadilly of Mr. Robert Hardwicke, a publisher of many scientific 

 works. It was possible that from these meetings, attended chiefly 



