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letterpress, fumislied and printed by himself. This vrork extended 

 to upwards of twenty volumes, and the neatness and elegance with 

 which it was got up reflect great credit on ISIr. Maund's taste. 

 In 1837, however, he projected a publication of rather more am- 

 bitious character, under the title of ' The Botanist.' In this 

 he secured the cooperation of the late Professor Henslow, of our 

 President Mr. Bentham, Dr. Grraham, Professor of Botany in 

 Edinburgh, and others. This work, which extended to five volumes 

 small ito, exhibits the same elegance and taste in its getting up 

 as ' The Botanic Garden,' and each Xumber was accompanied by 

 portions of a valuable introduction to botany, and dictionary of 

 botanical terms, from the able pen of Professor Henslow ; but 

 these, owing to the discontinuance of the periodical, were unfor- 

 tunately never completed. 



Mr. Maund, having realized by his honourable industry a 

 moderate competence, retired about twelve years since, first to 

 Folkestone, and afterwards to Sandown in the Isle of AVight, 

 where he died on the 21st of April, 1863. He was elected a 

 FeUow of this Society on the 5th June, 1827. 



John Bowyer Xiclioh, Esq., F.S.A. ^' S.H.S., died on the 19th 

 October, 1863, at Hanger Hill, Ealing, in his 8oth year, ha^-ing 

 been a Fellow of this Society since the 3rd November, 1812. He 

 was the only son of Mr. John Xichols, one of the printers of the 

 Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, a business 

 which he himself conducted for more than sixty years. His 

 father, like himself, was an author, however, as well as printer, 

 and published, among other works, a ' History of Leicestershire,' 

 ' Bibliotheca Topographica,' &c. As writer and editor, Mr. Xichols 

 was long connected with the ' Grentleman's Magazine ;' and he was 

 also one of the editors of the improved edition of Hutchins's 

 ' History of Dorset,' the third and fourth volumes of which were 

 superintended by him. As an author, he published ' Collectanea 

 Topograpliica et G-enealogica,' in eight vols. Svo, which have been 

 continued by his son and successor, Mr. John Gough Xichols. 

 And besides these might be mentioned several antiquarian and 

 topographical publications of minor importance. 



Samuel Peace Pratt, F.E.S. Sf G.S., was born on the 6th No- 

 vember, 1789, and was educated at Mr. Clarke's school at Enfield. 

 At an early age he appears to have been distinguished for his love 

 of physical natural science, and for the zeal with which he 

 devoted himself to its pursuit, and especially to geology. In 

 1823 he went to reside at Bath, and remained there for about six- 



