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much moie beautiful than the common Adder's tongue 

 of the east — the flowers being larger and brighter and as many 

 as seven are sometimes found on one stem. As the coast was 

 approached the western flowering dogwood (Cornus Niittalii 

 Aud,), still in bloom, was seen here and there through the 

 woods " 



During my few days' stay in Victoria I was pleased to see 

 the Whin ( Ulex europcsus, L. j of m.y native country, Scotland, 

 growing in great abundance. It with the Broom ( Sarothamnus 

 scoparius, KochJ displayed their gay yellow all around the 

 suburbs of the city. 



Unalaska, 2ist July, 1896. 



OBITUARY, 



Sir Joseph Prestwich — Foremost in the rank of 

 geological science in England for the past fifty years Joseph 

 Prestwich has stood. He was born at Pensbury, Clapham, near 

 London, in 1812 ; was educated both on the Continent and at 

 University College. His writings arc very numerous but his 

 crowning work will ever be the princely " Manual of Geology " 

 which he was fortunate enough to see finished. In 1874 Prest- 

 wich succeeded Prof John Phillips in the chair of Geology at 

 Oxford. This position he held until 1888. On the first of 

 January, 1896 he was knighted by H. M. the Queen. He died 

 at his charming home at Shoreham, Kent, on the 23rd day of 

 June, 1896. 



