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ticulars of its habits, taken from a Letter written by Mr. Macrae. 

 These four papers are in vol. vii. 



"A Description of a new Species of Macropus (M. elegans), from 

 New Holland," from a living specimen in the collection at Exeter 

 Change, in vol. viii. 



" Some Account of the Herbarium of Prof. Pallas," in vol. x., which, 

 besides a general account of the collection, then recently purchased 

 by Mr. Lambert, contains characters of a number of new species of 

 plants, which are figured on six accompanying plates. 



" Notes relating to Botany, collected from the MSS. of the late 

 Peter Collinson, Esq.," also in vol. x., and affording many interest- 

 ing notices relating to botanists, gardeners and gardens in England, 

 in the middle of the last century. 



" Description of a new Species of Psidium " {P. polycarpon), which 

 had ripened its fruit at Boyton, in vol. xi. 



" Some Account of the Galls found on a species of Oak from the 

 shores of the Dead Sea," and a " Note on the Mustard-plant of the 

 Scriptures," in vol. xvii. 



Mr. Lambert's health had for some years been failing, and he had 

 ceased to visit his country-seat at Boyton, but preferred, when out 

 of toAvn, taking up his residence of Kew, where his proximit}^ to the 

 Royal Gardens, and to his friends in town, aflforded him more co- 

 pious sources of enjoyment than he could have found elsewhere. He 

 died at Kew, on the 10th of January in the present year, and his 

 remains were removed to Boyton for interment. He married Catha- 

 rine, daughter of Richard Bowater, Esq., of AUesley in the county 

 of Warwick, but was left a widower, without any family, some years 

 before his death. 



Charles Lane, Esq. 



Richard Leigh, Esq. 



Archibald Menzies, Esq., who, on the death of Mr. Lambert, be- 

 came father of the Society, was bom at Weem, in the county of 

 Perth, on the 15th of March, 1754. He was early attached to the 

 Botanic Garden at Edinburgh, of which his brother William after- 

 wards had charge ; and was enabled, through the kind assistance of 

 Dr. John Hope, then Botanical Professor in that University, who was 

 attracted by his love for natural history and especially botany, to 

 pass through the academical studies necessary for his education as a 

 surgeon. In the summer of 1778 he made a tour, under the auspices 

 of Dr. Hope, through the Higlilands and Hebrides, with the view of 

 collecting their rarer plants, to which attention was then strongly 

 directed by the recent publication of Lightfoot's 'Flora Scotica.' He 



