34 Biographical Sketch 



they found Tom's mother not unprepared for 

 the awful tidings. 



It was not till years later that we dis- 

 covered that her vision had been at the very 

 time of his death. 



JESSIE M. EDMONDSTON SAXBY. 



The " Baby " to whom Tom sent the message 

 about his professorship. 



Mrs Saxby wishes to express her indebted- 

 ness to Mr J. Frederick Jeffrey, of the 

 Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Edin- 

 burgh, regarding the " proofs/' which could 

 not be submitted to her son owing to his 

 sudden illness taking place when the little 

 book was " in the Press." 



July 1903. 



