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ks mentioned ‘‘ Palme del Madagascar’’ (1912), a large folio 
ume containing 50 plates, and “Asiatic pul isbepaieianyeas” 
(1908-14), published in the ‘Annals of the Royal Botanic 
Garden, Calcutia,’’ vol. xi. and vol. xii. pt. 1; so far he had 
dealt with the species of Calamus and Daemonorhops, the former 
illustrated with 321 and the latter with 111 plates. He contri- 
buted several papers to the Italian botanical journals, the more 
important to ‘‘Webbia.’’ Accompanied by Count Martelli, Dr. 
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Society on May 3rd, 1883, at the same time as the late Professor 
John Lange of Copenhagen. 
ReGinatp Farrer.—Alpine plants and rock gardens have a 
wide circle of admirers. In this circle a prominent fi 
we have received with profound regret. An enthusiast such as 
he really was cannot have failed to “influence for good those who 
had come into personal eel te with him or had read his books 
and other writings. ew alpines as he did. He had 
studied them for many pane A in 4 neie native haunts. He had a 
large-hearted love for all that was beautiful in plant life, and a 
teeming vocabulary in which to describe the forms and colours 
and Hones of his favourites. Born forty years ago and a native 
of Yorkshire, as early as 4 he gave some expression of that 
(p. 344) on the rare Arenaria gothica. This he had discovered 
in another station in the Ingleborough district, where alone it 
is known in Britain, other than that pr eviously recorded. I 
1898 he entered Balliol College, Oxford, as a Commoner. Sub- 
sequently he made several tours in the European Alps and pub- 
lished numerous articles on them and the plants he met with in 
the “Gardeners’ Chronicle.’’ These explorations also were the 
inspiration of the volume ‘‘ Among the Hills,’’ issued from the 
press in 1911. In 1903 he. undertook a journey round the world, 
visiting among other places Canada, China and Japan. One 
ep the Kaini region of Western China. His work. On t h 
Eaves of the World,” published in 1917, is a narrative, in some- 
thing more than ordinary language, of his wanderings and expe- 
riences of the year 1914. A series of articles on his aga “ 
China also appeared in the ‘Gardeners’ Chronicle.’? Last 
another journey to Eastern Asia was conor ah a journey from 
which unhappily he was not destined to ret urn, for he fell a 
victim to. Sietnerin 4 on October 16th, — travelling on the 
frontier range between Burma and China. Thes e journeys to 
ie ‘ = East led to the iosiaskn in willieation of a considerable 
