38 MEMOIR OF DANIEL HANBUKY. 



Pharmacographia. This was his most important under- 

 taking, except his share in the compilation of the "Pharma- 

 copoeia of India." The title was not accepted hastily, 

 nor without revision : " Britannica " and " Nova " being at 

 Opinoins fi rs t suggested as additions. Neither did the form of its 



respecting . . 



the publication meet with universal approval, some objecting 

 to the severity of its binding and the narrow margin of 

 the page. He replied that an edition de luxe had not 

 been in contemplation. Others thought that the absence 

 of illustrations of microscopical structure was a defici- 

 ency, an opinion to which he heartily assented. The 

 two following memoranda taken from his note book will 

 be read with interest : 



2 P 5 

 " 1873. ~. Left with printer the first portion of MS. of 



Pharmacographia. 



" 1874. . On the evening of this day (my 49th birthday) 



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I made the last correction, and returned to the printer the 

 Preface and Index for press." 



The origin of the Pharmacographia is thus de- 

 scribed by Professor Fluckiger : 



Fluckiger's "Finally, Hanbury's separate investigations were followed by 

 intt a comprehensive work in which he displayed his best labours. 

 His views on Incense had led in 1864 to an acquaintance with 

 Fluckiger, which from their first meeting in 1867 became the 

 closest friendship. From that time forward they occupied them- 

 selves in working out in common the same questions, which 

 resulted in the thought of arranging their conclusions in a per- 

 fectly systematic form. To this they were incited by the fact 

 that English literature could produce no work answering to the 

 views of the two friends. The task was taken in hand, and 

 carried out both by writing and by word of mouth. 



" All that was possible was done to elucidate those doubtful 



