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the Slade School of University College, London, and was cast by 
Wedgewood. It is of incised relief, similar to that used by the 
Egyptians 3000 years ago. As explained to the writer by Mr. 
Gerard, the design on the lower border represents flowers that trail 
on the ground, the side border upright growing plants. The top 
border has in the center a conventional sun, the source of energy 
for plant life, and five conventionalized birds signifying seed dis- 
persal. ‘The plants on the side are a species of heather magnified 
40 times. The inscription reads as follows: 
“This tablet records the association with Halesworth of Sir Wil- 
liam Hooker and of his son, Sir Joseph Hooker, who in succession 
became the directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Sir 
William Hooker lived in Halesworth from 1809 to 1820, and here 
Sir Joseph was born in 1817. Erected 1930.” 
The tablet was unveiled by Sir David Prain, formerly director 
of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the dedication was by the 
Bishop of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich (Halesworth is near 
Bury St. Edmunds). The scriptures were read by Lord Ulls- 
water, former speaker of the House of Commons, who read from 
Ecclesiasticus xvii, 1-11 and li, 23-30. The text for the address 
was Psalms civ, 24. “O Lord, how manifold are thy works! In 
wisdom thou hast made them all; the earth is full of thy riches.’ 
The speaker made a plea for a greater mutual toleration between 
science and theology, and for more serious attempts by both scien- 
tists and t 
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1eologians to understand sympathetically each other's 
aims, ideals, and methods. Among those present at the exercises 
at the church, and at the old homestead were two sons and several 
grandchildren of Sir Joseph Hooker. 
While at Cambridge I revisited the interesting and well-kept 
Cambridge Botanic Garden, which is in charge of Mr. Humphrey- 
Gilbert Carter, Curator. The garden, of 21 acres, belongs to the 
University of Cambridge and is governed for the University by 
the Botanic Garden Syndicate. There is here a small but excellent 
rock garden. The Botanic Garden supplies the material for in- 
struction to the botany school of the University. 
On Sunday, August 24, members of the Congress visited what 
is, perhaps, the greatest shrine in the world of biological science— 
Down House, Charles Darwin's residence at Down, Kent. The 
points of greatest interest were the famous sand walk, where Dar- 
