516 Obituary Notices. [sess. liii. 



On a Plant of Primula vuhjarix with a Green Corolla. Trans. 



Bot Soc. Edin., xiv., 1882. 

 On a Monstrosity in the Flower of Iris Pseudacorus. Ibid. ; 



Gardeners' Chronicle, 1882, pt. 2. 

 On the Germination of Sfrej^tocaiyus caulescens. Trans. Bot. Soc. 



Edin., xiv., 1882. 

 On the Structure of the Pitcher in the Seedling of Nepenthes, as 



compared with that in the Adult Plant. Gardeners' Chronicle, 



XX., 1883; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edin., xii., 1883-4. 

 Note on Hybrid Hedychiums. Ibid., xxii., 1884. 

 On the a-Estivation of the Floral Envelopes of Helianthemum 



vid(iare. Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin., xiv., 1883. 

 On the Occurrence of Foliage-leaves in Busciis (Semele) andro- 



ffi/nus ; with some Structural and IMorphological Observations. 



Gardeners' Chronicle, 1883 ; Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin., xvi., 1883. 

 On the Development of Bifoliar Spurs into Ordinary Buds in Pinus 



sylvestris. Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin., xvi., 1885; Gardeners' 



Chronicle, 1885. 

 On Certain Points in the ^Morphology of Frullan/a and some other 



Leafy Jungefmanuieae. 'Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin., xvi., 1886. 



Dr BOSWELL of Balmiito. By Hugh Clegliorn, LL.D. 



(Read Sth Marcli 1889.) 



John Thomas Irvine Boswell, 7i(^ Syme and afterwards 

 Boswell Syme, was born in 4 Quocn Street, Edin])urgh (now 

 tlie I'liilosophical Institution), in 1822. His father was 

 Patrick Syme, a well-known artist, who afterwards became 

 drawing master at the Dollar Academy, where our friend 

 received his early education. His mother was Miss Boswell, 

 daughter of Lord Balinuto, for many years Sheriff of Fife, 

 and afterwards a Lord of Session. 



Both parents were artists, and the son from early years 

 showed a decided taste for collecting ])lauts, insects, and 

 sliells. He served an apprenticeship with tlie Stevensons of 

 Edinburgh, attended the University, and was qualified as civil 

 engineer. For some years he was engaged by Messrs Wyllie 

 and Peddie in various surveys connected with the construc- 

 tion oi railways and other great undertakings. Whilst 

 travelling on duty, he seized every oppoi'tunity of prosecut- 

 ing his favourite resoarclies. The result of his early botanical 

 explorations is recorded in Mr If. C. Watson's Topographical 



