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seventieth birthday, he was prostrated by pneumonia, 

 from the consequences of which, after some seeming 

 convalescence, he died upon the last day of April. He 

 leaves a wife, Mrs. Caroline E. (Sutton) Sullivant, chil- 

 dren, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, to inherit 

 a stainless and honored name, and to cherish a noble 

 memory. 



In personal appearance and carriage, no less than in 

 all the traits of an unselfish and well-balanced character, 

 Mr. Sullivant was a fine specimen of a man. He had 

 excellent business talents, and was an exemplary citizen ; 

 he had a refined and sure taste, and was an accomplished 

 draughtsman. But after having illustrated his earlier 

 productions with his own pencil, he found that valuable 

 time was to be gained by employing a trained artist. He 

 discovered in Mr. A. Schrader a hopeful draughtsman, 

 and he educated him to the work, with what excellent 

 results the plates of the " Icones " and of his other works 

 abundantly show. As an investigator he worked deliber- 

 ately, slowly indeed and not continuously, but perse- 

 veringly. Having chosen his particular department, 

 he gave himself undeviatingly to its advancement. His 

 works have laid such a broad and complete foundation 

 for the study of bryology in this country, and are of 

 such recognized importance everywhere, that they must 

 always be of classical authority ; in fact, they are likely 

 to remain for a long time unrivalled. Wherever Mosses 

 are studied, his name will be honorably remembered ; 

 in this country it should long be remembered with pe- 

 culiar gratitude. 



In accordance with his wishes, all his bryological 

 books and his exceedingly rich and important collec- 

 tions and preparations of Mosses are to be consigned to 

 the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, with a view 

 to their safe preservation and long-continued usefulness. 

 The remainder of his botanical library, his choice mi- 



