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July 9, but was immediately afterwai-ds taken ill and removed to his 

 house in the Close, where he died the following morning. He was 

 born at Finchingfield, Essex, where his father was. Vicar, on Jan. 22, 

 1855 ; was educated at Felsted School and graduated M.A. at Corpus 

 Christi College in 187G. Ordained in 1<S78, he held curacies in 

 Gloucestershire and Hampshire, and in 1890 was \'icar of Porchester 

 in the latter conntv. In 1902 he became Jiector of Hroxford ; here 

 he remained for ten years, and it was during this period that he 

 contributed to the Conihill and other magazines the pa])ers which 

 were published in 190G in a volume entitled The Wild Flowers of 

 Selborne and other Papers — these included an interesting sketch of 

 John Goodyer, whose association with Droxford greatly interested 

 him. In this and in his other volumes, the last of which — The Musle 

 of Wild Flowers — was noticed in this Journal for 1920 (p. 278), he 

 *' combined with a sound knowledge of botany and natural history a 

 gift of historical imagination"^ — we take this sentence from tlie 

 Times, to whose columns he had for the last two or three years 

 contributed articles dealing with plants and nature generally. His 

 collected papers show an acquaintance with early English botanical 

 writers and their works which, combined with their accuracy, place 

 them far above the work of the ordinary "popular" author. Canon 

 Yaughan was in great request as a lecturer on natural history, 

 archieology, and other subjects, and was for twelve years Organizing 

 Secretary of the Diocesan bi-anch of the Central Church Union — a 

 post from which he recently retired on account of failing health. 



FiiOM the Thirfi/-ei(/hfh Ainnial Report of the JV((tson Botanical 

 Exchange CI ah, 1921-22 —the date of issue is not stated — edited by 

 the Hon. Secretary, Mr. H. S. Thompson, we learn that it has been 

 decided to invite ''several good Continental bohniists to join the Club, 

 so as to facilitate comparison of certain British plants with forms 

 growing on the Continent." The lleport as usual contains many 

 valuable notes, some of which might be condensed with advantage. 

 Mr. S. H. Bickham has presented many plants tVom the herbarium of 

 Joseph Sidebotham (1821-85) which will doubtless be useful; but it 

 is difficult to see what is gained by including these, collected in Avell- 

 known localities at very distant dates, among the notes ; and comments 

 such as those imder Scilla aatamnalis, containing equally familiar 

 information, seem equally unnecessary. The printing at the head of 

 paragraphs of the erroneous determinations made b}' contributors, 

 followed by corrections, is, we think, likely to discourage and seems 

 to serve no useful purpose; the note headed ''' Lavatera cretica L." 

 (which might indeod have been entirely omitted without loss) and 

 that under " CalUtriche pohjmorpha Lonnr." exemplify our meaning. 

 It is not clear whether specimens are distributed under the names by 

 which they are sent ; if so, there is the obvious danger that, although 

 careful members will correct the labels in accordance with the Report, 

 others may neglect to do so. It is gratifying to learn that there has 

 been an increase in membership and in the number of specimens sent 

 in ; the distributor for the past year was Mr. W. K. Sherrin, who 

 contributes to the Report a useful kev to the British species of 

 Juncus\ that for 1922-3 is Mr. J. E. Little. 



