44 President's Address. 



12. Contributions to the Comparative Morphology of Plants, 



3 i^arts, in 1854-5-6 respectively, with 13 engravings. 4th 

 part in 1863. 5th part in 1874, Halle. 



13. Morphological Observations on some Excrescences (Growths) of 



the I^atural Families Mdanthacece, Iridacece, and Araceoi, 

 Berlin, 1854. Folio, with 2 plates. 



14. Contributions to the Morphology of the Amaryllidacece, 1860, 



Halle. 12 plates. 



15. On some Fmnariacece, Halle, 1862. Quarto, with 9 plates. 



16. A small contribution to the Natural History of Microstylis 



monojyhylla, 1863. 



17. Some Observations on Scilla autumnalis and S. hifoUa, 



1863. 



18. On some Rammculaccie, 1865 and 1868. 



19. On the Natural History of Stratiotes aloides, 1865. 



20. On Aconitum anthora, 1873. 



Thiloa, a genus of CombretacecB^ and Irmischia one of 

 the A'sclepiadaceoi, were named in honour of this eminent 

 botanist, but in the " Genera Plantarum " these names do 

 not occur, nor are they needed to perpetuate his name, for 

 by his many valuable works " exegit monumentum aere 

 perennius" and by his many excellent qualities he is 

 embalmed in the hearts of all who knew liim. 



Samuel Hat was the youngest son of the late Sir John 

 Hay, Baronet. His father, Sir John, was a leading partner 

 in the well-known and old established house of Sir William 

 Forbes & Coropany. 



Mr Hay was brought up originally as a merchant, and, 

 for some years, was established at Havre, but he removed 

 from that position and came to the bank at Parliament 

 Square, where he was made secretary and then a partner, 

 and continued connected with tliat private bank until its 

 fusion with the Union Bank of Scotland. He continued, 

 till within a short time of his death, as one of the managers 

 of that bank. As a friend informs me, he took a deep 

 interest in everything connected with the prosperity of the 

 city, and was esteemed. 



He also took a great interest in many Societies, and was 

 a Eesident Fellow of ours. Though latterly he did not 

 attend our meetings, yet at an earlier period he did so, and 

 M^as also a Member of Council. Horticulture seemed 



