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little chemistry; made lace with bobbins of 



his own contriving It was said, 



' Nothing escapes that boy's eyes/ " (a, d) 



(8) " To my father's encouragement of a 

 natural inclination/' (a, e) 



(9) "I cannot trace the origin of my interest 

 in any particular branch of science further than 

 that as far as regards .... botany, I was thrown 

 into the society of a gentleman who took much 

 interest in it. My scientific tastes originated, as 

 a matter of fact, after leaving .... [the uni- 

 versity]/' (/) 



(10) " Not innate. I trace the origin of my 

 botanical tastes to leisure ; to the accidental 

 receipt of De Candolle's ' Flore franchise,' whilst 

 resident in that country ; and to encouragement 

 from my mother. They were determined after- 

 wards by independence (considering my absence 

 of ambition to rise in the world) and by friend- 

 ship and encouragement from . . . . , the four 

 greatest British botanists of the day." (&, e, f) 



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