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sympathy. His first publication was ' Plant Form ' in 1868, 

 followed in succession by ' Plants, their natural growth and 

 ornamental treatment,' 1874, in which plant-form was utilised as 

 the basis of architectural ornament ; ' Familiar Wild Flowers,' by 

 far bis most popular production, issued in 8 volumes of colourec^ 

 plates and letterpress, from 1878-1905, and a ninth volume was 

 in press at his death ; ' Suggestions in Floral Design,' 1880 ; ' Wild 

 Fruits of the Country-side,' 1902 ; ' Butterflies and Moths of the 

 Country-side,' 1903 ; ' Wild Flowers in their Seasons," 1907 ; and 

 his latest, ' Familiar Swiss Flowers,' 1908. In addition to these his 

 pen produced many volumes on Art, Myths, Archaeology and 

 Proverbs, also a history of the town and college of Marlborough. 



He was elected Fellow of our Society 18tla March, 1869, and 

 was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He died at his 

 residence at Kew on 10th April, 1909, and was buried on the 14th 

 of that month. [B. D. J.] 



William Saville Kent was elected a Fellow on the 19th June, 

 1873, and he died on 11th October, 1908, from heart failure 

 after an operation. In 1885 he became Inspector of Fisheries at 

 Hobart, Tasmania, till about 1891, and soon afterwards he returned 

 to England, finally settliug at Lymington, where he died. 



His chief work is the sumptuous volume on the ' Great Barrier 

 Eeef of Australia,' with its remarkable illustrations and accurate 

 information about this vast extent of coral-formation. He also 

 gave much attention to oysters and oyster-fishing, and urged the 

 establishment of a biological station on Thursday Island, a central 

 depot in the Torres Straits for pearl fishery. He claimed also the 

 power of inducing pearl-oysters to produce tine pearls, by a special 

 treatment. 



On 21st June, 1906, he exhibited at one of our meetings a 

 striking series of photographs, in three-colour transparencies and 

 lantern-slides, of the fishes and other fauna of the Polvnesian 

 Coral Eeefs, [B. D. J.] 



Sir George King, Avho died at San Eemo on February 12th, was 

 born at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, on April 12th, 1840. He was 

 educated at the Grrammar School at Aberdeen and studied Medicine 

 in the University of the same city, graduating as M.B. with 

 highest academic honours in 1865. His association with Professor 

 G. Dickie, the algologist, first as his pupil and subsequently as 

 his assistant, early engendered in him the desire for a botanical 

 career. The Indian Medical Service, which after some interruption 

 had then just been opened again to young medical men, promised 

 fair prospects for the gratification of his wishes. He entered it 

 therefore as soon as he had taken his degree. After the usual 

 preliminary course at Netley, King was selected for the Bengal 

 Presidency. He reached Calcutta in March, 1866. After a short 

 service at the General Hospital and later at the Medical College 



