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used to be associated with the idea of " gentleman." 

 Unfortunately I never had the advantage and pleasure 

 of his personal acquaintance, the one or two engage- 

 ments to meet having fallen through by reason of 

 professional urgencies on one side or the other, but I 

 can look back with pleasure to our various correspon- 

 dences in past years, his first letter being dated 1885, 

 and his last communications being received only 

 shortly before his death, and printed in this issue. He 

 was always ready with advice and help when I desired 

 it, and if by chance we disagreed on any matter his 

 attitude was invariably one which commanded respect 

 and attention. 



Aviculture has lost an able and amiable guide, and 

 its votaries can well imagine the loss to his family, to 

 whom I am sure I now voice the sympathy of all 

 our members. 



Much has been said from time to time in these 

 pages anent the question of egg food, and the newer 

 recruits to our ranks may imagine that the campaign 

 is of recent birth. To these therefore it should be of 

 interest to learn that, after having used this food for his 

 birds in all his earlier days, Dr. Greene at last came to 

 the conclusion through a vast practical experience, 

 that not only was egg unnecessary, but that it was 

 actually harmful in the long run and in the aggregate. 

 He published a paper embodying his views in Vol. I. 

 of Poultry about 25 years ago, but, as he has placed 

 on record in the pages of this Magazine, the opposition 

 he met with was so " abusive and virulent" that he 

 allowed the resulting controversy to drop. To him, 

 therefore, belongs the honour of being the pioneer in 

 this reform, one which is steadily gaining adherents 



