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form the wreath round the marble medallion (an ex- 

 cellent likeness by Woolner) which now adorns his 

 brother's house at Mortola, near Mentone. 



He is supposed to have attached most importance to 

 his essay on Calabrian Manna (August 14, 1872), a 

 previous historical note on the same subject (1870), and 

 Pareira Brava (1873). Yet, if general opinion be con- 

 sulted, the warmest praise will be bestowed on a com- 

 munication read before the Pharmaceutical Society on 

 Wednesday, March 2, 1859, "On Otto of Bose." Mr. 

 Morson occupied the chair, and there was not only a 

 crowded, but a most appreciative audience. If I might 

 venture to express the conviction of his hearers, it was, 

 and remains, one of his happiest efforts, and exhibits his 

 powers in their perfection. The research shown is great, 

 the arrangement faultless, and the whole thing well done. 



In order to prosecute these investigations, Hanbury Knowledge 

 had to acquire a sufficient knowledge of Turkish, and 

 some notion of Arabic. To what extent this was carried 

 I am not competent to judge, but that certain Oriental 

 languages and Chinese, besides Spanish and modern 

 Greek, were included in his studies, liter a scripta manet 

 his own manuscripts will show. 



The point at issue in the PAREIEA PAPER was that its 

 botanical source was not Cissampelos Pareira, but that 

 it is the root of Chondodendron tomentosum. The Pareira 

 question, involving the spelling of the word Chondoden- 

 dron v. Chondrodendron, gave rise to one of those 

 exhaustive and rather overwhelming letters which he 

 began to indite. He contended that a word which was 

 backed by great weight of authority, that had been long 

 in use, and had been a faithful servant in botany, might 

 still satisfy the requirements of the present generation. 



