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taste, the liberality, and even the illustrious rank of 

 the Duke of Lafoens (John de Braganza), uncle to 

 the Queen of Portugal, had no weight against monk- 

 ish fanaticism, which would by no means connive 

 at such a compliment to a heretic ; and the monu- 

 ment was never executed." 



Sir James was himself the author of several in- 

 scriptions prompted by affection for departed worth ; 

 — one only shall appear in this place. Its excellence 

 consists in its being perfectly just and appropriate. 



In memory of 



Mr. James Dickson, 



one of the original Fellows of 



the Linnaean Society, 



and a Vice-President of 



the Horticultural Society of London; 



a man of a powerful mind, 



and of spotless integrity; 



whose singular acuteness and accuracy, 



in the most difficult departments of botany, 



have rendered his name celebrated 



wherever that science is known. 



He departed this life at Croydon, 



August 14, 1822, 



in the 85 th year of his age. 



