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in 1853, the reproductive organs in Mushrooms, Ergot, Hypogseous 

 Fungi, with 21 plates, winding up with his masterpiece, ' Selecta 

 Fungorum Carpologia,' in 3 vols., fol., 1801-65. 



The close rehitionship between Fungi and Lichens was recog- 

 nized by Tulasne before Schwendener, and published in 1852. 



Be.sides these publications, he worked at phanerogamic botanv, 

 issuing memoirs on the collections under his care, on Legumiuosse, 

 the Flora of Colombia, Madagascar, on the Monimiaceae, the 

 American G-netaceae, and the singular group of Podostemaceae. 

 In addition to these taxonomic works, he published two papers 

 on Studies in Embryology. 



For twenty years the delicacy of his health compelled him to 

 leave Paris, and reside on his property at Hyeres, where he died 

 of apoplexy, Dec. 22, 1885 ; his brother having died the year 

 before. 



He was elected Foreign Member May 3, 1853, followed by his 

 election to the ' Institut,' Jan. 9, 1851, in the room of Adrieu de 

 Jussieu. 



H. H. Rama Varma, Maharajah of Travancore, was born on the 

 19th May, 18:i7. His mother dying when he was only eight weeks 

 old, he was brought up by his great aunt; from the first he 

 was of a delicate constitution, which he did not outgrow. His 

 early education was carefully conducted bv his father, the Coil 

 Thampuran of Tiruvallah. In 1811^ he fell seriously ill, and was 

 pronounced consumptive; but by skilful treatment he recovered 

 his health. In 1819 the present liajah 8ir T. Madara How, a 

 distinguished pupil of the Government High School at Madras, 

 was appointed tutor to the young Prince, which post was held 

 for four years. The subject of our notice became an earnest 

 student of literature, and contributed many articles to the Indian 

 Press, especially the ' Madras Athenaeum ' and ' Calcutta lieview.' 



Prince Eama Varma travelled much in Travancore, and took 

 copious notes of the things which struck him. He afcerwards 

 visited Madras twice, the last time in 1866. He corresponded 

 and exchanged plants with Kew, Drs. Anderson and King, of 

 Calcutta, Bennet of Australia, and Thvvaites of Ceylon. During 

 the period of twenty years after the death of his uncle in 1860, 

 when he became heir-apparent, he devoted the greater j^ortion of 

 his time and energy to acquiring a familiarity with the wants 

 and conditions of his people, which he afterwards turned to 

 signal account on becoming the ruler of Travancore. This 

 happened on the death of his elder brother in M:iy 18S0. Shortly 

 after he paid a visit to the Viceroy at Calcutta, aud was created 

 G rand Commander of the Star of India. For five years he was 

 unremitting in his endeavours to elevate and benefit his subjects 

 by many enlightened projects. In the middle of 1885 his health 

 gave way ; and he quietly passed away on the eveuing of Tuesday, 

 4th August, 1885. 



He was elected Fellow of the Society December 6, 1883. 



