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a planter, aiid tlius the establishmoDt of the XTba rane in Xatal 

 i^ due to Dr. T\'ood. The Elephant cane he received from Kew 

 in 1884 and at once distributed to the planters of Victoria and 

 Alexandra* The org*anisation, hnilding up and arranging of the 

 fine Herbarium Durban possesses, must also mainly be placed 

 to his credit, as before he took charge of it the collection was 

 of a most nnpretentioua kind. Besides his official duties and 

 the work of the Herbarium he found time to write the descrip- 

 tions and suj^erintend the plates of *^ Natal IM-ints/' a fine work 

 in six volumes, illustrating no less than GOO of the native plants 

 of Natal which will remain a lasting monument of his botanical 

 activities. At the time of his death he was at work upon auotlier 



ume 



1915, that 72 of the plates and descriptions for volunie 7 were 

 ready. He also wrote a ''Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the 

 Natal Garden/' a ''Handbook to the Flora of Natal/' and a 



(.i 



day before he died he had been busy preparing 

 r '' Natal Plants '' and retired to rest apparently 



Revised List of the Tlora of Natal/' 



His end Avas very sudden, for although during the last few 

 years of his life he was occasionally troubled with bronchitis 

 and other passing ailments, yet on the Avliole he had fair health, 

 and onlv the ' " " ^ ^ ^ - 



<lescriptions foi 



ill j^ood healtli; tlie next morning: (August 26th) he nwoke with 

 u pain in liis side, and died before help conld arrive. 



He was an ardent lover of cricket and football, and was presi- 

 xlent of one of the local football clubs. He was keenly interested 

 in all their doings, and many of his letters contained alhision<» 

 to tliese sports in some way ; often also he wrote some amusing 

 anecdote connected witli lii;^ life, for he had a keen sense ot 

 liuinour. On one occasion he informed the writer that during 

 the preliminaries for the transfer rf the Gardens to the tor- 

 T>orntion, some Dutchmen connected with the matter came to 

 xi'^it the Herbarium and were verv much puzzled and astonished 



hat he showed them. Tliey had expected it to be a place 

 where "herbs for cooking and medicin^d ])Uvposes were grown, 

 and had no appreciation for the collection of dried ph^its, nse- 



'lp«i<? as it ^eemed to them. * r, • 



In the spring of 1913 the dc,ree of Doctor of Science was 

 conferred on liim bv the Fnivevsitv of the ^.y.. of Good .Hoi>e- 

 a well-nun ited distinction which gave great pleasure to his manj 

 ^otanicol friends. ' ^^ j,_ -^^^^^.^^ 



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XLV.-CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FLORA OF SIAM. 



AnniTAMEXTUM Yin. 



Naravelia siamensis, Craih ;[R<.nunMlace!K.-CIpraati>Ieac]; a 

 .V "7«'»^t,, DC., folinli. fere ..mmuo srl.br.., r-*"'- '-*""■- 



bus reeedit. 



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