is 
- ungracious task to recount them here 
have already spent their force. 
Rockford, I, 
64 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. { March, 
power. ind you, I am not discussing the advance of science; I am dis- ; 
cussing the advance of man! ; ae 4 
u When George Eliot, one of the foremost philosophic a be: 
age, was finding pleasure in learning the names of the lants o ie 
en 
enomena for which they were first elaborated, and which are still the best << 
Sor learning their 
i i i tany am 
popular interest in systematic bo 
ountry, the causes are not far to seek, and it eee 
. The indications are that they 
M. 8. BEBB. 
Ul. | : 
The death of Dr, DeBary. 
n 
work, but knowing that I decided to enter Professor DeBary’s laboratory 
for the winter semester, you can readily understand how eferre 
writing from week : 
biographical and critical notices as you ise 
desire; but possibly a few words = regard to his illness and death by 
ar at hand may not be uninteresting, r 
ins in he much annoyed toward the close of the summe 
Semester by pains in his face, supposed to be neuralgic or else nse 
from the teeth. He made a voyage to England, to attend’ the meeting 0 
the British Association, I think. This and the return voyage seemed to 
aggravate his trouble. On account of the inflammation and alarming 
character of the disease upon hi i 
“Pon Ais face, a surgical operation became neces: 
sary shone October 1. He omy bly Getetraicd fro poe 
0 maining in the e of ses for several wee 
at the Biirger Spital in Strac: : 
host ked for 
devoted to botanical work—was looked F 
‘terest by the little corps of special studen 
