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The committee appointed to draw up resolutions on the 

 death of Prof. Asa Gray presented the following resolu- 

 tions : — 



Whereas, It is with heartfelt sorrow this Academy has been called upon 

 to record the death of our respected honorary life member, Prof. Asa Gray, 

 M. D., we desire to express our most sincere sympathy with the bereaved 

 widow and relatives in their irreparable loss, and to join our grief with 

 theirs as well as with the numerous scientific friends and associations in the 

 loss to the world of science of so mature a scholar and able exponent of 

 nature. 



Resolved, That a copy of the memorial and resolution be affixed to the 

 minutes of this Academy, and that one be forwarded to the widow of the 

 deceased. GEO. HEWSTON, 



H. H. BEHR, 

 M. K. CUEEAN, 



Committee. 



Dr. Hewston presented the following Memorial : 



It is with more than ordinary feelings of sorrow that we have to announce 

 that the useful career of one of the ablest and most industrious of our 

 National Scientists has forever terminated; he having been called by that 

 inexorable law of nature, to close a life of usefulness to the world of science, 

 and enter that of the spirit. His genial and cheerful face shall no longer 

 be seen in the shining sunlit fields, or his sweet and winning manners and 

 voice, no longer in his lecture room instruct the hearts and minds of his 

 students, or his hand in salutation his friends and co-ltiborers in science. 

 Prof. Asa Gray is dead; " but his works remain impressed on the sands of 

 time." To present the personal qualities of the man wouLl be impossible 

 in the time allowed for this short memorial. 



To know him was to admire him; yea, truly love him. His gentle man- 

 ner, cheerful smile and kindness of heart won all with whom he came in 

 contact. 



His heart was so full of kindness for the young and those struggling in 

 the early walks of his favorite life pursuit, that no one was turned aside or 

 suffered a feeling of littleness when in the presence of this giant of knowledge. 



The greatness of his intellect was often seen when brought forth by the 

 fullness of the heart and the kindness of his manner. As a scientist in his 

 department he had few if any superiors, and I miy say few equals. In his 

 specialty he was acknowledged as one of the most thorough botanists living. 



His industry was unparalleled. His life had been spent in developing the 

 botanical fields of his native country and elevating the science of American 

 botany to a level which has called forth the encomiums of his confreres of 

 the old world. 



His style of imparting information was agreeable and chaste. He was 

 \anflinchiug in the pursuit of truth. He was not one of those men who are 



