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for the inA"estigation of thefauua of the Black Sea and of the Sea 

 of Marmora. lu 1S93 he gave up lecturing and devoted himself 

 entirely to research, spending nearly all his time in his laboratory 

 and continually adding to his interesting discoveries. Some of the 

 last months of his life Avere spent on Prince's Island in the Sea of 

 Marmora, investigating the development of such forms as Hedyle, 

 Chcetoderma and Psendovermes, his observations on which were 

 published only after his unexpected death in November ] 901. 



Absolute devotion to Science and untiring energy in her service 

 were the chief characteristics of Alexander Kowalevsky. He was 

 an ardent evolutionist, and devoted himself to following out by the 

 aid of the Evolution theory the many and complex problems of 

 animal life. He modestly disclaimed praise for the enormous 

 amount of work he accomplished, saying that he no more deserved 

 praise than a sportsman, since science afforded him the same 

 pleasure as sport affords the sportsman. All who knew him 

 personally were impressed with his simplicity and modesty ; he 

 was conciliatory and polite to all, except perhaps some few whom 

 he regarded as the opponents of Science, and seemed to ignore the 

 fact that he was himself a great scientific authority. 



The original character and great value of his work made his 

 name celebrated in all countries of Europe, the scientific societies 

 of which vied with one another in conferring honours upon him. 

 He was elected Foreign Member of the Linnean Society, 1st May, 

 1884, and died at Odessa on 22nd November, 1901. 



[M. Beenaed.] 



Chables Maries was born at Stratford-on-Avou, and went to 

 school at Hampton Lucy from 1861 to 1865, at the grammar- 

 school under Prof. George HensloA\', after which he went to be with 

 his brother at Lytham, remaining seven years in those nurseries. 

 Mr. Maries spent some time in Messrs. Veitch's establishment at 

 Chelsea, where his employer, Mr. H. J. Veitch, selected him to 

 explore certain parts of China and Japan, known to be rich in 

 flowering shrubs and trees, many not yet introduced into cultiva- 

 tion in Europe. Besides these, he sent home herbaceous plants 

 and conifers ; the latter were desci'ibed by Dr. Masters in our 

 Journal (Botany, xviii. 1880, pp. 473-524). 



In this journey, leaving England in February 1877, he reached 

 Shanghai, and went on to Japan, where he inspected the nurseries 

 at Yokohama and Tedo, and began conifer-hunting at Nikko, 

 rediscovering Abies Veitchi ; he lost over 20,000 specimens by 

 wreck, ultimately reaching Yokohama, and sailing for Hong Kong 

 on Christmas-day. He attempted to collect in Formosa, but was 

 not successful. The following summer found him at Chin Kiang 

 and Kiu Kiang ; at the latter place he was incapacitated by sun- 

 stroke for two mouths ; he again visited Japan, and reached 

 Hankow in December. He spent the next season on the Yantgze, 

 and in the Ichang gorges ; amongst the 500 living plants sent 

 home, was that curiosity the square bamboo, besides a large 

 quantity of seeds of Conifers, Maples, Oaks, and other trees. 



