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50 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. [ March, — 
hurrying down Garden street, a most picturesque object, so — 
covered by the mass of branches and flowers which were to 
illustrate the lecture that his head and body were hardly | 
visible. No provision was then made for those who wished 
to continue the study of botany beyond one term, but, al- 
though it must have been a serious drain on the time intended 
for his own scientific work, no student who expressed a de- 
sire to learn more than the college authorities required failed 
to receive from him all the special instruction he needed. © 
The few who gathered round the little table in Harvard Hall 
in pursuit of knowledge which did not count in the college 
reckoning will never forget the untiring patience with which he 
explained what then seemed difficult, the contagious enthus- 
made his presence a joy in any company, grave or gay, old 
or young. This cheerfulness was not that which arises from 
mere animal spirits. It came froma deep conviction that every” 
stantly felt in his intercourse with others, and inspired them 
for, while those around him were despondent, he always fel 
n the end everything would turn out well. Even thé 
express the words of d : : ; y felt bu 
could not utter. of deep sympathy which many 
so well as he rehearse the story of their lives and work.” 
hi In nothing was his kindly disposition better seen than 
1s criticism of the work of other botanists. His own sta « 
