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commodious house, in wliicli be could find room for the numerous 

 trophies, and other objects of interest which he had collected 

 during his wandei'ings, and to Avliich many reminiscences of his 

 life were attached. It was among them that his friends had an 

 opportunity of learning something of his experiences in foreign 

 countries. Pictures, chiefly of Mammals, Birds, and Fishes — 

 among them many originals by Joseph Wolf — adorned the Malls. 

 The surroundings of the house, which is situated on the top of a 

 ridge, the well-wooded slope and the plantations of the valley 

 were devoted to the cultivation of an immense variety of hardy 

 plants; a collection of ligneous plants was an object of his special 

 care and attention. Ellis did not care about plants or animals 

 which would have to be kept under artificial conditions or in 

 confinement. But in the Avell-watered low-lying part of his 

 grounds he had constructed a series of ponds for the acclima- 

 tization of such species of Fishes, Frogs, and Tortoises as might 

 be expected to thrive in our climate. The continent of Europe 

 and jN^orth America supplied most of the species of the Frensham 

 Colony ; he obtained large consignments of Bull-frogs, Tree-frogs, 

 Freshwater Turtles, and for the last five years he had the pleasure 

 of seeing the majority sufficiently well established and regularly 

 bi'eeding in his ponds. The progress of the growth of his planta- 

 tions and the observation of the habits of his aquatic animals were 

 a never-failing source of delight to him, and the correspondence 

 with his friends teems with valuable hints and interesting facts. 



He joined the Society on 18th February, 1897, and was one 

 of the generous donors enabling the Society to acquire the 

 Swainson correspondence. He was not married, and died on the 

 30th March, 1906. [A. G.] 



Fredertck Joiln" Horniman" died on the 5th March, 1906, at 

 Falmouth House, Hyde Park Terrace, London, in his 71st year. 

 He was a native of Bridgewater, Somerset, where he was born on 

 the 8th October, 1835, and was educated at the Friends' College, 

 Croydon. He entered into business as partner in the well-known 

 firm of W. H. & F. J. Horniman, which afterwards was made 

 into a company. Throughout his life he collected largely and 

 travelled widely, visiting North America, China and Japan, 

 Ceylon, Burma, and British India. 



His collections were gathered into a Museum, which in 1901 

 was presented by him to the London County Council in trust as 

 a public museum ; the gift was stated to have cost the donor 

 £40,000. He sat for the boroughs of Peuryn and Falmouth 

 as a Liberal from 1895 till the recent dissolution, when failing 

 strength determined his retirement. He was elected a Fellow of 

 this Society 2nd March, 1896, and belonged also to the Koyal 

 Geographical, Zoological, and other societies. He was twice 

 married, and left an only son, who was returned to Parliament 

 for Chelsea last January, thus preserving the connection of his 

 family with the House of Commons. [B. D. J.] 



