Dr George Dickie. 5 



Algoe collected in the "Challenger" expedition, and various 

 collections from the Polar regions, passed through his hands. 



Besides botanical papers, he wrote various articles on 

 zoological subjects, chiefly morphological, but some also 

 treating of systematic zoology. 



His larger works are — A Flora of Aberdeen, published in 

 1838; The Botanist's Guide to the Counties of Aberdeen, Banff, 

 and Kincardine, published in 1860 ; and A Flora of Ulster, 

 published in 1864. 



In these works are enumerated the Phanerogams and Vas- 

 cular Cryptogams of the districts treated of, with localities, 

 and valuable notes on their range in altitude. In the 

 Botanist's Guide he included the Cellular Cryptogams, so far 

 as known to him from his own investigations. His knowledge 

 of the Marine Algae in particular was so thorough, that hardly 

 any species have been added to the flora of the district since 

 the book was published. 



In conjunction with Dr M'Cosh, he wrote Typical Forms 

 and Special Ends in Creation. The authors indicate the evi- 

 dences of design in the universe, derived alike from the 

 general principles that can be traced throughout, and from the 

 special adaptations to environments met with, especially in the 

 animal and vegetable kingdoms. Dr Dickie contributed the 

 information in Zoology, in Physiology, in Botany (in part at 

 least), in Geology, and in Physical Geography. 



In private life Dr Dickie will be remembered by all who 

 had the pleasure of his acquaintance as a most obliging and 

 kind friend, to whom it seemed always a pleasure to aid with 

 information, or in other way, whomsoever he could. For 

 several years his health almost precluded interviews with 

 strangers, as he was much troubled with deafness ; but he 

 kept up his interest in the progress of botanical science to the 

 end of his life, and very shortly before his death completed 

 the examination of a quantity of exotic Algae. 



He was very successful in gaining the respect and esteem 

 of those whom he taught, and delighted in assisting those who 

 devoted themselves to botanical studies, and continued to 

 correspond with and to encourage them after their course as 

 students was at an end. To him not a few of his pupils owe 

 their success in life. 



In him Scotland has lost one of her most successful and 



