THE 



SOUTH AFKICAN JOUENAL 



OF 



NATUKAL HISTOEY. 



Vol. III. MARCH, 1922 No. 2 



The Captain Scott Memorial Medal. 



At a meeting of the members of the sta£F of the herbarium 

 attached to the Royal Botamc Gardens, Kew, at which Mr. N. 

 E. Brown, A.L.S., formerly a member of that staff, was invited 

 to be present, the Director, in his capacity as an Honorary Mem- 

 ber of the South African Biological Society, made the formal 

 presentation, on behalf of the Council of the Society, of the 

 Senior Captain Scott Memorial Medal awarded to Mr. Brown 

 for his contributions to the botany of South Africa. 



Addressing the members of the staff the Director said: — 



*' I have asked you to meet in order to assist me in carrying 

 out a pleasant duty entrusted to me by the Council of the 

 Biological Society of South Africa. 



** When it became known that Captain Scott and several 

 members of his Elxpedition had perished in their effort to reach 

 the South Pole, funds were collected towards the erection of a 

 memorial to the leader of the party. 



** Under the auspices of the Transvaal Biological Society a 

 sum of money was contributed by residents of Pretoria. When 

 the Chairman of the general fund — the Lord Mayor of Lon- 

 don — was advised of this fact, he informed the Society that the 



