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named after him, Farlowia among the algae, and Farlowiella among 

 the fungi, beside a great number of species. Harvard, Wisconsin and 

 Glasgow conferred the degree of LL.D. upon him, and Upsala on the 

 two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Linnaeus, at which he 

 represented our Academy, crowned him with laurel as one of its 

 Doctors of Philosophy. 



He was elected a fellow of our Academy in 1874, and was also a 

 member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Philosophical 

 Society, the Linnaean Society and the French Academy of Sciences. 

 He served as president of the New England Botanical Club, of which 

 he was one of the founders, of the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science; of the American Society of Naturalists, and 

 of the Botanical Society of America. 



There is little more to be said about his life, which was passed in 

 Cambridge during term time, with the exception of a few journeys to 

 Europe and botanical excursions on this continent, the most im- 

 portant being one to Mexico and California with Asa Gray in 1885. 

 Most of his work in the field, however, was done in the White Moun- 

 tains, where his vacations were usually passed. A walk in the woods 

 with him introduced one to a new world largely microscopic, but full 

 of interest and even beauty. 



In 1900 his marriage to Miss Lilian Horsford made his life one of 

 complete happiness until his death on June 3, 1919. 



Farlow's most striking characteristic — apart from those I have 

 already pictured in connection with his scientific work — was the 

 humor which permeated and irradiated all he said, making even his 

 common talk amusing and delightful, but this humor is so elusive that 

 it evaporates between the pen and paper, so that I can refer to no 

 example of it. On the other hand, his wit often flashes out in all but 

 his most serious papers. 



His hatred of affectation, sham and superficiality was intense, and 

 his outspoken denunciation of them, driven home by his incisive 

 humor, made so deep an impression that many, who knew him mostly 

 by hearsay, thought him a sarcastic pessimist, but his friends saw that 

 his attacks were directed only against those who deserved them, and 

 knew that the real nature of the man was affectionate and kindly, 

 making him the most staunch and faithful of friends, and the sym- 

 pathetic helper even of those who had no claim on him whatever. 



