I04 PROCEEDINGS OE THE 



Co. 1862-67. 8vo; pp. xv, 1040. — Vol. II. Caprifoliacese ad 

 PlantaKiiieco. Pp. viii, 1279. 1876.— Vol. III. Mouochlamydese, 

 G-vmuospermea), Monocotyledones. Pp. xi, 1258. 1883. 



136. Bentliam, George, and J. D. Hooker. Note on the era- 

 l?ryo of Ancistrocladus. Linn. Soc. Journ. vii. 1863 (Bot.), 

 p. 111. 



The following papers are by Orsted only, Bentliam hav- 

 ing disclaimed any cooperation beyond supplying notes to the 

 plants : — 



" Bcntham, George, og A. Orsted." Centralamerikas Rubia- 

 ceer. Kjobenh. Vidensk. Meddel. 1852, pp. 23-61. 



" , ." Compositfe Centroamericanse. Kjobenh. Vi- 

 densk. Meddel. 1852, pp. 65-121. 



" , ." Leguminosse Ceutroamerican£e. Kjobenh. Vi- 

 densk. Meddel. 1853, pp. 1-19. 



" , ." 8crophularine8e Centro-americanse. Kjobenh. 



Vidensk. Meddel. 1853, pp. 20-31. 



" , ," Labiatge Centroamericauae. Kjobenh. Vidensk. 



Meddel. 1853, pp. 32-42. 



This is by Cosson, on a note by Bentham : — 



" Bentham, George, et Cosson, E." Compositarum genus 

 novum Algeriense, Warionia. Paris : Bull. Soc. Bot. France, xix. 

 1872, pp. 165, 166. 



James Buckman was born at Cheltenham in 1814, and was 

 educated for the medical profession ; but, disliking his studies 

 for it in London, he returned to his native place and began 

 business as a chemist. 



Whilst in London he began to collect plants from the vicinity 

 of tlie metropolis, and made a considerable collection. In 1842 

 he was appointed Curator of the Birmingham Philosophical In- 

 stitute, which he quitted on his election as Professor at the 

 Agricultural College at Cirencester. This post he held for 16 

 years, retiring in 1863 to a farm at Bradford Abbas, in Dorset- 

 shire, where he died Nov. 23, 1884. He was elected Fellow Feb- 

 ruary 5, 1850. He stands as author of 37 papers in the Eoyal 

 Society's ' Catalogue,' on biological and geological subjects. 



Heineich Robeet Goppeet was born in 1800, and died at 

 Broslau, where he was Professor of Natural History, on May 18, 

 1885. He was a man of tireless energy, nearly 250 papers being 

 assigned to his pen in the Royal Society's ' Catalogue.' 



In addition he publislied Catalogues of the Botanic Garden, 

 botanical and pala?ontological publications in great abundance. 

 He was elected Foreign Member, May 1, 1855. 



John Gwtn Jefeeets was born at Swansea, 18th Jan. 1809, 

 where three generations of his progenitors had practised as 

 solicitors. His father died in 1815 j our subject was the eldest 



