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Adoxa moscTiatellina likewise occurs in the district, but it is very local. I 

 omitted to mention it' in my paper on the Flora of Banff. It is found in 

 considerable quantity under the shade of trees on the south side of the bridge 

 of Alvah, a beautiful and romantic spot forming part of the wide domain of 

 the Earl of Fife. Of Grasses may be mentioned Catahrosa aquatica, Melica 

 coerulea, Poa aquatica, Triodia decumbens, Briza media, Bromus sterilis, 

 arvensis, and secalinus. Of Ferns, the only one worth mentioning is the 

 Osmunda regalis, which occurs in one or two places, but is a rare plant in 

 the north. Of LycopodiacecB may be mentioned Lycopodium Selago, L. 

 Selaginoides, L. alpinum, and L. annotinum. 



Nearly ten years ago the author of the preceding notes had the pleasure 

 and privilege of attending the lectures and excursions of Dr. Macgillivray, late 

 Professor of Natural History in Marischal College, Aberdeen. Well does he 

 remember the pains taken by the amiable and talented Professor to inspire 

 a love for the science. His lectures were remarkable for the elegance of their 

 composition, clearness of arrangement, and for a peculiar freshness, which 

 arrested the attention, while it, as it were, invested even common subjects 

 with the charm of novelty. His great aim was to awaken and keep alive 

 in the minds of his pupils, that enthusiasm in the pursuit of knowledge for 

 which he was himself so distinguished. Above all, it was his custom, as 

 opportunity offered, and in the most unostentatious manner, to direct our 

 minds to the contemplation of the Author of Nature, as the Great First 

 Cause of All, leading us to admire the power, wisdom, and goodness so con- 

 spicuous in all His works. Far from separating religion from science, he 

 regarded the one as the handmaid of the other, and looked on the Book of 

 Nature, when properly studied, as a sure testimony to the truth and excellency 

 of the Book of Revelation. The devout feelings of his mind encouraged and 

 supported him during his last illness, and, in the days of health, amid many 

 a solitary ramble when engaged in the pursuit of science; while they rendered 

 him most amiable and exemplary in all the relations of life. 



I trust that this humble tribute of regard for the memory of a much 

 respected friend may not be unacceptable to the readers of ^^The Naturalist," 

 some of whom, doubtless, knew him well personally, or may at least in some 

 measure know him from his published works. 



Bogal Hospital at Haslar, Gosport, January, 1853. 



POOLE AS A LOCALITY 

 FOR THE STUDY OF NATURAL HISTORY, 



BY THE REV. FREDERIC FANE. 



Allow me to point out to any of your readers who are interested in the 

 subject, that few places would be better suited to a practical naturalist or 

 collector than the neighbourhood of Poole, in Dorsetshire, or Christchurch, in 



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