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plants which are also nativ6 in North America . . . The generally 

 accepted helief in a closer relation or a connection between Europe 

 and America in former geologic times was thus brought home to 

 me more forcibly than ever before ; for what could be more con- 

 vincing evidence than to find such plants as the Marsh Marigold, 

 the low Juniper, and the Sweet Gale, thrifty and important mem- 

 bers of the native flora? " 



British botanists w'ill learn with pleasure that John Goodyer 

 (1592-1664), one of our earliest critical botanists, is to be duly 

 honoured in Hampshire, his native county. A window to his memory 

 is being placed in the church at Buriton, where he is buried : this 

 bears the Goodyer arms — gules, a fesse between tw^o chevrons 

 vair — and the canting crest — a partridge holding a good ear of 

 wheat in its beak. This pun accounts for the twenty odd variants 

 of the name, the spelling of which depends upon county and 

 century. The inscription is : " To the glory of God and in memory 

 of John Goodyer of Alton, Mapledurham, Petersfield, 1592-1664 : 

 Eoyalist, Botanist, and Founder of the Goodyer Charity, Weston. 

 Buried in Buriton Churchyard." Weston is a portion of Peters- 

 field and Buriton. Goodyer's house is still standing — the oldest 

 house in the Spain, Petersfield — and on this is to be placed a 

 commemorative tablet. His "charity" brings in over £80 

 annually. An autograph copy of Lord Hopton's orders (1613) 

 that Goodyer should not be molested has recently been acquired, 

 and wall hang next the window. All this will cost about £30, 

 towards which sum Magdalen College, to which Goodyer be- 

 queathed his library, is contributing £5. Donations (which may 

 be sent to the Editor of this Journal) will be gladly received 

 towards completion of the amount. It wnll be remembered 

 that Goodyer's description of Elms in Johnson's edition of 

 Gerard's Ilerhall is accepted as the most accurate account of the 

 British species. An interesting paper on Goodyer by Canon 

 John Vaughan was published in the June number of the Cornhill 

 Magazine for 1909. 



We regret to announce the death of Dr. H. H. W. Pearson 

 (1870-1916), Director of the National Botanic Garden of South 

 Africa, which occurred at Wynberg on November 3rd. Lord 

 Eedesdale (Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford) (1837-1916) was 

 better known as a horticulturist than as a botanist ; he had, 

 however, an extensive knowledge of Bamboos, upon which he 

 published a book [The Bamboo Garden) in 1868. His Memories, 

 published in 1915, contained an interesting account of his relations 

 with Kew under the late Director, to w'hich we made some 

 reference on p. 38. We still hope to obtain from Sir George 

 Birdwood a notice of his friend Sir Clements E. Markham 

 (1830-1916), whose death was briefly announced on p. 96. 



We have received the Thirty -second Annual' Report of: the 

 Watson Botanical Exchange Club for 1915-1916 : it as usual 

 contains much interesting matter, some of which we hope to 

 reprint in an early issue. 



