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himself with the preparation of a series which he exhibited at 

 Bradford in December last on the occasion of the Annual 

 Meeting of the Union. 



But he was essentially an all round naturalist, and he was 

 justly proud of his wide knowledge. He frequently deplored 

 over-specialization at the expense of general knowledge. At 

 an early stage of his career he attended botanical classes with 

 the late William West, with whom he was much associated. 

 Later he attended botanical classes conducted by Mr. West. 

 His knowledge of British flowering plants was considerable. 



Mollusca also received his attention, and, in conjunction 

 with H. T. Soppitt, he published a list of the ' Land and 

 Freshwater Mollusca of Upper Airedale ' in The Naturalist, 

 1888, p. 99-102. To this journal he has been a contributor 

 since 1877. The London Entomological journals occasionally 

 received contributions from him. Until the publications 

 ceased, the Young Naturalist and the Bradford Scientific 

 Journal were indebted to him for frequent contributions. Mr. 

 Carter always urged that the study of Natural History should 

 be made popular, as he was of the opinion that it was the 

 means of securing recruits. For twenty years he conducted a 

 Natural History column in the Bradford Weekly Telegraph, 

 part of the time in co-operation with his friend, H. T. Soppitt. 

 A diary of Natural History observations was reprinted from 

 this journal in 1881. 



He was rarely absent from the meetings of the Entomo- 

 logical Section of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. He 

 served as President of the Section, and also served on all its 

 Committees. His exhibitions were numerous and important. 



' It was Mr. Carter who originated the work of recording 

 Natural History observations in Upper Airedale, which has. 

 resulted in an unbroken yearly list of additions to the Flora 

 and Fauna being preserved by the Bradford Natural History 

 and Microscopical Society.' 



In 1900 he was elected a Fellow of the Entomological 

 Society of London, and he was a corresponding member of 

 the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. 



Mr. Carter's loss will be keenly felt by naturalists in the 

 Bradford district. He had a charming personality, and was 

 ever ready to encourage and help beginners,- and in so doing he 

 spared himself no pains. His enthusiasm was positively 

 infectious. In assessing a man's life-work, help rendered to 

 others and the force of inspiration must be taken into account. 

 When a beginner who came within his orbit had mastered 

 the rudiments of any branch of Entomology, it was Mr. Carter's 

 custom to take the recruit over to Huddersfield for an intro- 

 duction to his friend, Mr. G. T. Porritt. There, meetings 

 proved profitable and inspiring. Mr. Carter and Mr. Porritt 



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