SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF MR. A. ALEXANDER. 



night's ride through a burning forest 

 being the most striking feature of the 

 trip, bul found the country too rocky 

 and the hardships of the pioneers too 

 great for one not accustomed to rough- 



positions until the final disbandment. 

 When the present Society was organ- 

 ized, Mr. Alexander was unanimously 

 elected President. He has been Presi- 

 dent of the Hamilton Scientific Associa- 



ing it. Mr. A. then removed to Hamil- 

 ton, securing a position on the " Specta- 

 tor '■' staff which he filled until entering 

 the civil service in 1884. 



He joined the old Horticultural So- 

 ciety in 1875, filling various official 



tion for several terms, and in conjunction 

 with Dr. Burgess, F. R. S. C, now of 

 Montreal, founded last year, the Herbar- 

 ium in its Museum. i\ catalogue of the 

 plants now in this collection was issued 

 by Mr. Dickson, Secretary of the Horti- 



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