^T. 77.] TO DR. BRITTON. 815 



hand a still older, the very oldest, name, namely, Co- 

 nioselinum Chinense, for I can certify that the plant 

 we are concerned with is Athamantha Chinensis of 

 Linnaeus. Very truly yours, 



ASA GRAY. 



The next morning he seemed bright and well, but 

 on going down to breakfast there came a slight shock 

 in the right arm, which seemed, however, to pass off 

 after he had rested. He managed to put up, for two 

 friends in England, copies of his " Review of the Life 

 of Darwin," in the " Nation," penciling the address 

 so that it could be read. But a more severe shock 

 returned in the early afternoon, and for a few mo- 

 ments a loss of articulation. That disappeared and 

 the physician looked hopefully at the case, though 

 recommending extreme quiet for mind and body. By 

 Wednesday evening he seemed greatly improved, but 

 the next morning the power of connected speech had 

 gone. He could repeat words spoken to him, and 

 could sometimes, apparently with long striving, con- 

 nect the wish and the words, but for the inost part 

 he had lost the power of using the word he wanted, 

 and could only express himself with signs, and his 

 " eloquent left hand ; " for the paralysis gradually in- 

 creased until the whole right side was helpless. He 

 lingered patiently in much weakness and at times 

 suffering, until the 30th of January, 1888, when he 

 gradually sank and quietly passed away at half-past 

 seven in the evening. 



Dr. Gray was buried in Mount Auburn, February 

 2, where a simple stone, bearing a cross, marks his 

 grave, with his name and the dates 18101888. 



