BY T. HARVEY JOHNSTON. 3 
ordinary members. Two corresponding and at least two 
ordinary members are on active service, while some others 
are engaged in home defence and in munition work. 
During the year we suffered the loss of one of our 
oldest members, Mr. F. Manson Bailey, C.M.G., F.LS., 
etc.,* and there also passed away Mr. C. W. DeVis, M.A. 
who was for a long time a prominent member, and Mr. 
C. W. Costin, a member for a number of years prior to 1914. 
FREDERICK MANSON BalILey, (.M.G.. F.L.S.. Ere. 
Frederick Manson Bailey was born on the 25th March, 
1827, at Hackney, London, where his father, John Bailey,. 
was connected with Loddiges’ nurseries. At the end of 
1838 the latter with his family sailed for South Australia 
arriving there in the following March. He brought out 
a number of interesting plants, and soon after landing, 
at the request of the then Governor, he started to form 
a Botanic Garden, and was appointed Colonial Botanist. 
F. M. Bailey assisted his father in this work, and though 
only twelve years of age at the time, had gained some 
knowledge of plants from his parent. Hard times affect- 
ing the young cclony, the work could not be continued, 
so the Baileys started farming and subsequently opened a 
plant nursery in Adelaide, F. M. Bailey joining his father 
in the undertaking, which became noteworthy for the 
introduction of many plants now grown in that State for com- 
mercial purposes. F. M. Bailey, with a thirst for botanical 
investigation, journeyed to New Zealand in 1858, but, 
owing to the Maori war, left there in 1861 for New South 
Wales and came to Queensland in the same year. From 
this time until his appointment as Colonial Botanist in 
1881, he did a good deal of collecting in various parts of 
the State and contributed articles, principally for news- 
papers, on plant life generally. His first publication of 
any note was the “‘ Handbook of Queensland Ferns,” issued 
in 1874. Towards the end of the seventies he acted as 
* T am indebted to Mr. J. Bailey, Director of the Brisbane Botanic 
Gardens and Government Botanist, for information supplied to me, re- 
garding his father; and to Mr. Henry Tryon, Government Entomologist, 
for his generous assistance regarding Mr. C. W. DeVis’ obituary notice. 
