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now known as mycorhiza on its roots. He contributed in 1859 

 and 1860 to the ' Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.' At 

 this time he resuraed entomological pursuits, then took meteoro- 

 logical observations, and lectured on local geology; even astronomy 

 claimed him as a votary. 



The Wai-riiDgton Natural History Society was founded in 1838, 

 and Mr. Eylands was a founder, and the Museum owed miich to 

 his support and liberality. 



He was twice married, first on 24:th May 1845, to his second 

 cousin, Miss Eagg, who met with a carriage accident in 1851, and 

 died in 1856 ; and second, to Miss Dewhurst, 186u, who survives ; 

 one daughter remains. Five years before his death he had a severe 

 attack of influenza, and a second attack was fatal after two days' 

 illness. He quietly sank on 14th February, 1900, and was 

 cremated, the funeral urn being buried in Thelwall churchyard. 



He became a Fellow of oin- Society 20th February, 1802 ; he was 

 also a Fellow of the Astronomical Society (1866) and of three 

 other Astronomical associations ; of the Society of Antiquaries 

 (1877) ; lioyal Asiatic Society (1870) ; Eoyal Society of Antiquaries 

 of Ireland (1890); and Eoyal Irish Academy (1885); besides 

 numerous other local societies. He possessed a large working 

 library, collections of maps, and apparatus. Of his civic appoint- 

 ments may be mentioned Mayor of "Warrington (1858), Justice 

 of the Peace in the same year, and Alderman more than once. 



The foregoing notice has been dra« n up from a privately printed 

 memoir with a portrait, compiled by Mr. R. D. Radcliffe. 



AViLLiAM Feedeeick Sauxdees was born at East Hill, Wands- 

 worth, on the 7th April, 1834, and died at his residence 5 Alder- 

 brook-road, Clapham Common, on the 26th December, 1901, in 

 the 69th year of his age, after five days' illness from pneumonia, 

 and was buried (after cremation) in the Brookwood cemetery. He 

 was the eldest son of the late W. Wilson Saunders, F.E.S., for 

 many years Treasurer of the Linnean Society, and, like his father, 

 took a great interest in all matters connected with natural history ; 

 but he was more particularly a botanist, and with the object of 

 collecting specimens for his herbarium, paid three visits to the 

 Continent in company with the late Daniel Hanbury, F.E.S. (in 

 1854, 1855, & 1857). In 1860 he married his second cousin, F. A. 

 Saunders, eldest daughter of the late Sir S. S. Saunders, C.M.G-., who 

 was at that time Consul-General at Alexandria, where the marriage 

 took place. He had a numerous family, five sons and four daughters, 

 who with his wife survive him. He was for many years in 

 business in the City as an underwriter at Lloyds. He became a 

 Fellow of the Linnean Society April 15, 1858, and of the Royal 

 Horticultural Society in 1857, but he rarely if ever attended any 

 of the meetings of either Society. Though he had an immense 

 fund of general knowledge, lie was of a very retiring disposition, 

 and made few intimate friends outside his family circle, but was a 

 great favourite with all who had the good fortune to know him. 



[J. E. Sau>'dees.] 



