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kiiulliness of tiiaimer, and boumlless sympathy for all that was good aud 

 beautiful. 



lioBKux Bkown, D.C.L., F.E.S. 1773-1858. 



Portrait by II. AV. rickersgill, E. A. — Presented by Subscribers, 



1 Dec, 1885. 

 Marble Bust by Peter Slater. — Presented by Subscribers, 



7 Nov., 1801. 



While studyiug medicine at Edinburgh, Brown developed a great love for 

 botany; and, becoming acquainted with Sir Joseidi Banks, he .iccepted an 

 invitation from him to accompany, as Naturalist, the expedition to Australia 

 under Fluulers. After four years' exploration, he returned in 180.5 with 

 some -1000 sjiecies of |)lants. Mr. Brown was elected an Associate of the 

 Society in 1 7!'^. On his return from Australia he was appointed Librarian, 

 a position of great importance to hiin. from the facilities it su])plied in 

 his working out his great collections. In 1810 he jiublished the fragment 

 of his ' Prodromus.' In the same year his friend Dryander died, and 

 Mr. Brown succeeded him as Librarian to Sir Jose])h Banks, who be- 

 queathed to him for life his library and collections. In accordance with 

 conditions in the will, Mr. Brown transferred this bequest to the British 

 Museum, and was appointed Keeper. Mr. Brown resigned the Librarian- 

 ship of the Society in 1822, and was elected a Fellow, and in 18^9 Pre- 

 sident, which office be retained till 1853. 



The Society ijossesses water-colour drawings of the house in Montrose 

 in which Brown was born, and of that in Dean Street, Soho, where he died. 

 These were ])resented bv Mr. Kijjpist, who was Librarian to the Society 

 from 1842 to 1882. 



Geoege Busk, F.E.S. 1807-1886. 



Portrait by his daughter, Miss E. M. Busk. — Presented by 

 Subscribers, 11 June, 1885. 



Was for twenty-five jears Surgeon to the ' Dreadnought.' Resigned in 

 185(), and devoted himself to scientific work. Distinguished as an eth- 

 nologist and zoologist. His chief study was the Polyzoa, both recent 

 and fossil. Ilis last work was on the Polyzoa collected during the 

 ' Challenger ' Expedition. He was elected a Fellow in 1846, and hekl 

 office as Zoological Secretary from 1857 to 1868. 



Allax Cl'NNIngham. 1791-1839. 



AValer-colour Portrait by J. E. H. liobinson. 



Was clerk to W. T. Aiton. Went as Collector for the Royal Gardens, 

 Kew, to Brazil with .Ta:iies Bowie, and afterwards to New South Wales, 

 where he was for a short time Colonial Botanist. Finding the official work 

 not agreeable, he resigned, visited New Zealand, and, in feeble health, was 

 ou his way home, when he died at Sydney on the 27th June, 183!>. He 

 was elected a Fellow, 18.52. 



Feedeeick Cubbey, M.A., F.E.S. 1819-1881. 



Crayon. — Presented by his son, Mr. F. Innes Currey, 11 June, 

 1885. 



Though actively engaged as a barrister, he devoted much attention to 

 botany, aud especially to the study of Fungi. He translated Hofmeister's 

 ' Higher Crjptogamia,' and contributed to the Transactions of the Society 



