BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 



was always most considerate; and the year I spent 

 under his supervision I shall always look back upon 

 as one of the happiest years of my life, and I am sure 

 the influence and knowledge gained will be a valuable 

 asset to me in the future. 



' He has also left behind him many friends amongst 

 the market gardeners, etc., here, for on all hands I 

 hear genuine expressions of regret at his untimely 

 death.' 



He was entirely unselfish in daily life, and tender 

 and humane towards all living things. Although he 

 was a good shot at the ranges, during all the years in 

 Ceylon he never ' went out to kill something.' Killing 

 for sport had no attraction for him. He preferred 

 golf, and tennis, and football in all these games 

 he was proficient above the average. 



In his thirty-six years he had achieved much. 

 Men of mark looked upon him as one of the leading 

 younger men in the world of agricultural science. 

 The Board of Agriculture destined him for the impor- 

 tant post of British Representative at Rome on the 

 Council of the International Agricultural Institute. 



To England the loss of such sons is great ; he gave up 

 his whole life to the service of his country and laid it 

 down for her. No man ever had a stronger sense of 

 duty. To those who knew him well he was a source 

 of inspiration and strength. He never preached or 

 posed. He was just himself, incapable of affectation or 



pretence. 



B. L. 



June, 1916. 



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