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It is felt that his best reward will be the consciousness 

 that in thus generously contributing of his learning and 

 time, he has largely enabled a wide circle (to whom this 

 life may be at present perhaps too little known) to realise 

 what a possession has been entrusted to Cambridge for 

 well-nigh sixty-nine years, in having had enrolled 

 amongst her members the pure and noble name of him 

 herein pourtrayed. Thus will he have contributed to 

 hand down to future generations of students the priceless 

 inheritance of so inspiring a record. Special thanks are 

 due to the writers of each of the other " Eeminiscences " 

 for permission to reproduce them here, as well as to other 

 friends who have written for this volume. 



II. Journal. From this record, which extends over 

 well-nigh a whole life, extracts have been carefully 

 made, as far as was possible to unfold the daily life in 

 special connexion with its botanical, archaeological, and 

 philanthropic interests. The record in its simplicity, 

 and truth-loving utterances, furnishes its own portrait 

 of the mind therein revealed. This portion of the book 

 closes with '' I^otes " by Professor Mayor which help 

 to elucidate various points contained in the articles. 



III. Botanical Correspondence. It is earnestly 

 hoped that botanical readers will feel that a right 

 selection has been made from the very large supply of 

 letters kindly placed at the disposal of the Editor. 

 Nearly eight hundred of these were received and copied. 

 This selection owes much to the able assistance of I. H. 

 Burkill, Esq., Gronville and Caius College, late Assistant 

 Curator at the University Herbarium. 



It has been a source of much regret that many letters 

 were unattainable, whose insertion here would have been 

 heartily welcomed by botanists, e.g. a large number 

 written to the revered and valued friend of many years, 



