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Obituary Xotice of the late Malcolm Dunn, V.^I.H. 

 By PiOBEET Lindsay, 



(Read 8th June 1899.) 



We have to deplore the loss of ]\Ir. Malcolm Dunn, 

 gardener to the Duke of Buccleuch at Dalkeith Palace 

 Gardens, who died there suddenly and unexpectedly on 

 the 11th of May last, at the age of sixty-one years. His 

 death removes from among us one of the most prominent, 

 conscientious, and energetic members of this and kindred 

 societies. 



Mr. Dunn was born in the parish of Methven. Perth- 

 shire, and received Kis early education at the parish school, 

 Crieff. He served his apprenticeship as a gardener in 

 Strathallan Gardens, Perthshire. Subsequently he was 

 employed in several of the best private gardens in England. 

 In 1865 he was appointed head gardener to Lord Powers- 

 court, at Powerscourt, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Here he 

 became widely known by the successful manner in which 

 he combated the Phylloxera vastatrix in the vineries at 

 Powerscourt. At that period the dreaded " vine disease " 

 threatened to overrun this country, as it had done in 

 France, and his method of submersion proved most effica- 

 cious in staying its ravages. Ai'ter a stay of six years in 

 Ireland, Mr. Dunn was engaged by the Duke of Buccleuch 

 as head gardener at Dalkeith Palace Gardens in 1871, and 

 how he maintained that establishment up to its former high 

 level is well known. 



As a gardener lie excelled in most branches of his pro- 

 fession, but lie was best known as a pomologist. He had 

 an intimate and most extensive knowledge of varieties of 

 fruit trees, and he took a prominent part in the promotion 

 of the several Fruit Conferences of the last twenty-five years. 



Mr. Dunn became a member of the Botanical Society in 

 1870, and frequently served on the Council. He con- 

 tributed largely to the success of our meetings, both by 

 interesting communications and exhibitions of rare plants, 

 and was ever eager to give his aid in all matters connected 

 with this Society, So late as March last, in his usual 

 health and vigour, he exhibited a number of specimens of 

 flowering trees and shrubs at our meeting. 



