Thomas Morong. 
WALTER DEANE. 
It is with feelings of sadness and regret that we are called 
upon to record the death of another of the older botanists, 
who are far too rapidly passing away from us. Dr. Thomas 
Morong belonged to the old school of systematic botanists, 
and during his life rendered an important service to science. 
His botanical career was unique in many ways. Though a 
clergyman by profession, he always pursued with undying en- 
thusiasm his botanical studies in the face of many difficulties 
incident to the duties of a country minister, and late in life he 
abandoned entirely his profession to give himself up with- 
out restraint to the study of systematic botany in those 
branches to which he had always given his especial attention. 
homas Morong was the son of Thomas Morong of Salem, 
Mass., and Jane C. Travers of Newmarket, Md. He was the 
eldest of four boys, and was born in Cahawba, Ala., Apr. 15, 
1827, but as his father, who kept a store and owned a planta- 
na died when young Thomas was fifteen years old, the 
moved north and settled in Woburn, Mass. Here he 
a readed Warren Academy, and, part of the time, Hatha- 
Ny 8 boarding school in Medford near by. He received a 
aheagiseag | education at these two schools, and went to rage 
this oe 38 he was graduated in 1848, and on Aug. 24th o 
nai ar he married Mary L. Bennett, daughter of Rev. Jo- 
pi Bennett of Woburn, Mass. ; 
€ then entered the Harvard Law School, and for a time 
W . 
ee in the office of Judge G. W. Warren of Charles- 
ary, co pl 
Congr mp'eting his course in 1853. He was ordained as a 
Mien ee! Minister at Pepperell, Mass., Apr. 12, 1854, 
shes, at time till 1888 he had charge of various paf- 
gregational church. He wasinstalled as pas- 
beloved he. and there he remained among his people, much 
y them, for ten vears. : 
°rong early acquired a strong taste for botanical pur- 
