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most useful Randhooh of the British Flora, and of his many excellent 

 personal qualities, we have not space to speak. His strength 

 gradually failed when his life-work was done, and lie died literally 

 of old ase. His name ranks with those of Linnaeus and Jussieu." 



THE LATE ISAAC ANDERSON HENRY. 



FLOWER and shrub lovers visiting Edinburgh used to make a 

 peregrination to its sea-bounded suburb of Trinity as part of 

 their programme. For they thus visited the domains of four noted 

 horticulturists. On the way was the Botanic Gardens, with its 

 active keeper, I'rofessor Balfour ; and at Trinity itself were the 

 unique private gardens of the late Miss Hope, "William Gorrie, and 

 of the now also late Isaac Anderson Henry. This gentleman died 

 on the 21st September last, at the ripe age of eighty-five. Originally 

 in practice as a lawyer, he had for many years devoted himself to 

 gardening, with such zeal that in the words of the Gardeners 

 Chronicle "a practical horticulturist of the foremost rank." He 

 gained great fame as a hybridizer. His views on this topic will 

 be found in the Trmisactions of the Edinhurgh Botanical Society, of 

 which he was a president, for 1867. He was a constant correspondent 

 of Charles Darwin and Sir Joseph Hooker. Indeed, we understand 

 he has Isequeathed a handsome legacy to tlie latter worthy. Besides, 

 he has introduced into our gardens many new shrubs and plants 

 from such foreign habitats as the Himalaya and New Zealand. 

 Gardeners generally will note with interest that his unique collection, 

 for which Hay Lodge was famous, will shortly be disposed of by the 

 auctioneer. Mr. Henry's valuable horticultural and botanical 

 library has, we understand, been left to tlie public of Dundee. And 

 he made the necessary arrangements in his will for a triennial 

 botanical scholarship in connection with the University Botanical 

 Class and the Botanical Society. 



