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THE NATUBAL HISTOBY BEVIEW 413 



In 1860 a wider opening offered. Three years before that, 

 the Natural History Bevieio had beenTestabhshed in Dubhn, 

 its moving spirit and chief owner being Dr. Wright, whilst 

 amongst others interested in it was Harvey, to whom Hooker 

 wrote in candid condemnation of the first number and in par- 

 i ticular of a careless survey of Hooker's views on Natural Orders. 



I beg that you will read what I have said, and tell me 

 if you are not wholly mistaken in your suppositions. If that 

 is the way you are to review Botanists' labours for Dublin 

 Beview I think we had better keep up the Kew Journal in 

 self defence. 



Indifferent success attended the Journal in its Dublin 

 home. After nearly three years Dr. Wright proposed to trans- 

 fer it to London, and to associate Huxley in the editorship, with 

 practical control of the scientific side in his hands. Though 

 the latter saw in the new scheme nothing but extra work for 

 himself, it promised much for the interests of science, * con- 

 sidering the state of the times and the low condition of natural 

 history pubhcations (always excepting Quarterly Mic. Journ.).' 

 For three years he continued at this post, till overwhelmed 

 by ever increasing work ; then, paid editors being appointed, he 

 handed over to them the responsibiHty of the ' commissariat ' 

 of the Beview, which ran for two years more. 



To Hmit the amount of this extra work, however, he had to 

 get co-editors. Writing to Hooker a full account of what had 

 been done, he remarks : 



Now up to this point you have been in a horrid state of 

 disgust, because you thought I was going to ask you next. 

 But I am not, for rejoiced as I should be to have you, I know 

 you have heaps of better work to do, and hate journalism. 

 But can you tell me of any plastic young botanist who 

 would come in all for glory and no pay, though I think pay 

 may be got if the concern is properly worked. How about 

 Ohver ? And though you can't and won't be an editor 

 yourself, won't you help us and pat us on the back ? 



To the new Natural History Bevieio Hooker, however, both 

 contributed and offered criticism. 



