JOHN LINDLEY! 
JouNnN LINDLEY, one of the most renowned botanists of the 
age, died at his residence near London, on the 1st of Novem- 
ber last, at the age of sixty-six years. He was born at Catton, 
near Norwich, where his father was a nurseryman, on Feb- 
ruary 5, 1799; and was educated at the Norwich Grammar 
School, as was his friend and earliest scientific acquaintance, 
Sir William Hooker. It was at the house of the latter, soon 
after his removal to -Halesworth, that young Lindley began 
his career of authorship by translating Richard’s “ Analyse 
du Fruit,” which was published in 1819. He appears already 
to have devoted himself to botanical and horticultural pur- 
suits, and, it is said, had arranged to visit Sumatra and the 
Malayan Islands; but for some reason, perhaps connected 
with his father’s reverses in business, the project was aban- 
doned. At this juncture he was introduced by his friend 
Hooker to Sir Joseph Banks, who employed him as his assist- 
ant librarian. Sir Joseph recommended him to Mr. Cattley, 
for whom he edited the folio “* Collectanea Botanica,” illus- 
trating some of the new and curious plants cultivated in Mr. 
Cattley’s collection. He had already published his “ Mono- 
graph of Roses” (1820) and his “* Monograph of Digitalis ” 
(1821), the latter illustrated by plates from Ferdinand 
Bauer’s drawings. The next year (1822) began his connec- 
tion with the Horticultural Society, as garden assistant sec- 
retary, when he took charge of the laying out of the garden 
at Chiswick. In 1826 he became sole assistant secretary, 
Mr. Sabine being honorary secretary until 1830, and then 
Mr. Bentham until 1841; nearly the whole active charge of 
the establishment falling upon Dr. Lindley. Then, as vice- 
secretary he conducted the operations of this great and pros- 
1 American Journal of Science and Arts, 2 ser., xli. 265. (1866.) 
