428 JOHN DUNCAN, WEAVER AND BOTANIST. 



the Aberdeen Free Press and People's Journal being 

 specially active. 



Several societies took an earnest and praiseworthy part 

 in increasing the fund and honouring the man. On the 

 7th of January, the evening of the day when the appeal 

 appeared in the Edinburgh papers, the annual meeting of 

 the " Aberdeen, Banff and Kincardine Association " took 

 place, at which the case was advocated, and above $ 

 collected on the spot. In 1878, after the "Good Words" 

 story appeared, the Largo Field Naturalists' Society, one 

 of the most active and successful Field clubs in the country, 

 at once elected John an honorary member the first honour 

 of the kind received by the old man, who was intensely 

 gratified. After the appeal, it sent a handsome subscrip- 

 tion to the fund, and watched its progress and appropriation 

 with the greatest interest ; Dr. Laing, of Newburgh, its 

 indefatigable president, being greatly attracted by " the self- 

 taught botanist," and delighted at this means of perpetuating 

 his memory. The Inverness Scientific Society and Field 

 Club also at once elected him an honorary member, with 

 every expression of admiration and a donation of 5. 

 The Banff Field Club speedily followed with the same 

 honour and similar assistance. In February, the Edinburgh 

 Naturalist's Field Club circulated an urgent appeal to 

 the members, containing my letter to the Scotsman, which 

 resulted in a substantial sum. The Ross-shire Educational 

 Institute quickly subscribed above 3. In March, at 

 the monthly meeting of the Aberdeen Natural History 

 Society, Mr. John Taylor gave an interesting account of 

 his scientific father, illustrated by the exhibition of his 

 " nogman " or sun-watch, and the herbarium itself. On the 



