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of the Herbarium and one of Menke's Herbarium from the 

 Committee, a work which was long the main guide to the 

 botanical collections. 



No striking invention, no discovery in science is 

 ascribed to him, but laboriousness, sincerity of purpose, and 

 faithfulness were so manifest in all his ways that he had the 

 confidence of all. 



WILLIAM WYNNE WISTER. 



William Wynne Wister,* who was the oldest member of 

 the family of that name, died early on Saturday morning 

 December 17, 1898, at his home, 5140 Germantown Avenue, 

 aged ninety-two years. Mr. Wister suffered a fracture of 

 the hip, July, 1898, and it was thought that he had almost 

 recovered from the effects of the injury, as he was able to 

 be wheeled out in a chair on fine days, but on Friday 

 evening he sank into unconsciousness, from which he never 

 rallied. 



Mr. Wister was born in Philadelphia November 25, 

 1807, and was a son of Charles J. Wister, prominent as a 

 literary man. He was educated in the Germantown Aca- 

 demy, and on arriving at maturity, engaged in business. 

 He soon became interested in banking, becoming a large 

 stockholder in the Germantown National Bank, of which he 

 was for many years a Director and Vice-President. In 1866 

 Mr. Wister was elected President of the bank, and only 

 retired a few weeks ago, when it became apparent that he 

 would not be able to resume active work, though he 

 remained a director. 



Mr. Wister, who was an enthusiastic botanist in his 

 younger days, got his inspiration when quite a lad by 



* Philadelphia Ledger, December 19, 1898, p, 2. The date of his birth in 

 my notes, taken on a visit to Mr. Wister in 1896, is March 25, 1807. 



