no The hish Naturalist. 



He was now eighteen, and Westwood's *' Butterflies," 

 Jenyns' " British Vertebrates," Temminck's ** Manual," and 

 Turton's " British Land Shells " formed the nucleus of a well- 

 read library which was rapidly enlarged by presents from 

 friends who admired his ability and genius. 



In 1850 he says " Walter (Mr. Walter Shawe-Tajdor) carried 

 me off to Ireland where I spent the summer and botanized for 

 the first time." In the same year More entered Trinity College, 

 Cambridge. The following summer, 185 1, was spent at Castle 

 Taylor, and Viola stag7iina discovered in Ireland. He was 

 introduced to Prof. Babington at Cambridge and elected 

 Associate of the Ray Club. In 1852 he " began really to study 

 botany," and purchased a number of valuable books dealing 

 with the English and Continental floras. 



At Cambridge he took, a certificate in geology, but ill-health 

 prevented his completing his college course and trying for 

 the Natural Science Tripos — a circumstance always spoken of 

 with keen regret in after life. Fond of shooting and fishing, 

 he also steered the head boat at Cambridge in May, 1853. 

 At this time he joined the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, 

 and progress in botany consisted chiefly "in the more careful 

 comparison of plants with their descriptions," a study in which 

 his critical eye subsequently excelled and in which he had few 

 equals. Portions of 1854 and 1855 were spent in the West of 

 Ireland, and his first botanical essay appeared, i.e. " Notes 

 on the Flora of Castle Taylor." The following year he was 

 elected F.L.S. In 1857, he was introduced to Mr. H. C. 

 Watson, author of the " Cybele Britannica," and visited him 

 subsequently at Thames Ditton. 



In 1858, in conjunction with Mr. T. Boyd, a paper " On the 

 Geographical Distribution of Butterflies in Great Britain " 

 was published, on the plan of Watson's " Cybele Britannica." 

 At the same time he made an analysis of De Candolle's 

 '' Naturalized Plants," and catalogued Dr. Bromfield's 

 herbarium. 



In 1859 some suggestive remarks on the migration of birds 

 appeared in the Zoologist, and More, with the natural pride of 

 a young botanist, says, "Gained the confidence of CC.B." 

 (Prof. Babington). This was his first year of critical work at 

 botany. 



