348 THE LINNEAN SOCIETY. CHAP. xvi. 



The works of Mr. Couch and Mr. Spence Bate 

 being now published, and both of these gentlemen 

 having been so much indebted to the investigations 

 of Edward, it occurred to both of them to endeavour 

 to get him elected an Associate of the Linnean Society, 

 as a reward for his labours. Mr. Couch, in his letter 

 to Edward of the 1st November 1865, says : "There 

 is another thing which I think worthy of your notice ; 

 for, as the world goes, honour is of some value ; and 

 the honour I refer to is of intrinsic value, at the same 

 time that it will cost you nothing. In the Linnean 

 Society there is a company of Associates (A.L.S.) 

 limited to thirty ; but at this time I think there are 

 no more than twenty-eight. These Associates are 

 entitled to several privileges in the society ; and in 

 order to be elected, it is necessary to obtain the 

 recommendation of at least three of the Fellows, 

 which I suppose you can procure. I shall feel a 

 pleasure in signing the necessary application, and, if 

 applied to, I have no doubt Dr. Gray will do the 

 same." 



Mr. Bate warmly concurred in the proposal. The 

 application was drawn up, signed, and sent to the 

 Linnean Society. Dr. Gray was of opinion that a 

 similar application should have been made to the 

 Zoological Society for Edward's admission as an As- 

 sociate. But this does not seem to have been done. 

 At length the day of the election arrived, and on the 

 5th of April 1866, Edward was unanimously elected 



