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afforded by a great Botanical Garden in the Tropics for purposes 

 of scientific investigation. All Treub's work is characterised by 

 admirable clearness and by sound judgment, his memoirs are 

 beautifully illustrated by drawings entirely from his own hand, 

 and he is distinguished among Botanical writers by his perfection 

 of treatment and style. 



I ask you, Sir, to receive this medal for transmission with our 

 most cordial sentiments and good wishes to your distinguished 

 countryman in Java. 



The Medal having been formally handed to Mr. Van Royen, 

 that gentleman made a suitable reply, undertaking to transmit the 

 medal to Dr. Treub. 



The Secretary having laid the Obituaries of deceased Fellows 

 before the Meeting, the proceedings ended. 



OBITUARY NOTICES. 



Major Egbert Cart Barnard was born at Cbeltenliam on 

 13th December, 1827, but was brought up at Bartlow in 

 Cambridgeshire, where his father lived. He received his 

 education first at private schools, then at Winchester under 

 the Kev. G. Moberly. 



In 1847 he received a commission in the 41st Regiment, and 

 served ten years. He went out to the Crimea, but was attacked 

 with fever at Scutari and was invalided home, and on his return 

 to the seat of war operations were over. 



On his retirement from the army with the rank of Major, 

 he married and went to ]Sew Zealand, intending to settle there ; 

 but the death of his wife, two months after their landing ni 

 the colony, determined his return home. He then entered at 

 Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and took his degree in Natural 

 Science the first year degrees were granted in that Tripos. Whilst 

 at Cambridge lie became acquainted with Professor J. S. Hensiow, 

 whose youngest daughter, Anne, he married in 1859. 



He settled in Cheltenham and received pupils for the army, 

 besides teaching at Cheltenham College. Ten years later he 

 moved into a house he had built and named Bartlow, after the 

 scene of his boyhood; and there he resided till his death. He 

 busied himself in local work, was a member of the Leckhampton 

 Local Board, was a founder of the Cheltenham Public Library, 

 and took part in the work of the Cheltenham Natural History 

 Society, and was recognised as a leading local botanist and 

 archaeologist. He became a widower in 1899 ; and in October 

 1906 the sudden death of his eldest daughter, who was his 

 housekeeper, caused a shock from which he never recovered. 

 Two months later he was seized by influenza, and after three 



