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No one knew the local flora better than he, and his ' Flora 

 of Dewsbury ' and the Supplements to it pubhshed by the 

 Yorkshire Naturalists' Union attest to his painstakini( work 

 in this direction. 



In his later years he paid much attention to the puzzling 

 and erratic ' aliens,' which crop up in such large numbers on 

 the waste heaps near the mills, and these he embodied, along 

 with additions to the native flora, in a further supplement now 

 ready for publication. 



He maintained his interest for his favourite study to the 

 last, and seldom failed to pay a visit to the Botany Class in 

 his school, which was fortimate in possessing a very well- 

 equipped and convenient laboratory, thanks to the help and 

 encouragement given by Mr. Lee during its construction. 

 He visited the class, as usual, on Monday evening, just before 

 leaving for the nifjht, and this was his last official act, for in the 

 early hours of Tuesday morning, March 12th, he suddenly passed 

 away. He was buried at the Dewsbury Cemetery. 



T. \\'. W. 



The Jonrual of the Boavd of Agriciiltiwe for Februarv contains papers 

 on ' Varieties of Willows' ancl 'Tomato Leaf Rust.' 



In Knowledge for March Dr. R. F. Scharff has a well-illustrated paper 

 ' On the Resemblance of the Flora and Fauna of Ireland to that of the 

 Spanish Peninsula.' 



The Little Avinials' Friend, a leaflet of eight pages, and sold at one 

 halfpenny monthly by Messrs. Bell and Sons, Ltd., York. House, Portugal 

 Street, Lincoln's Inn, contains illustrated animal stories for children. 



In The Entomologist's Record (Vol. XXI\'.. No. i) Mr. Doni.sthor]K' 

 records a beetle new to Britain, viz.. Iivv.y tdinnairci Reiciic It is similar 

 to E. titer, but is more shiny, and has shorter and thinner antennae anrl 

 legs. 



We have received some numbers of a little magazine called Camping, 

 the official organ of the Amateur Camping Club. It is issued gratis to 

 members, and is devoted to various matters likely to interest those who 

 delight in camping out. 



The Xatiire Reader Monthly, by F. H. Shoosmith, issued by Charles 

 and Dible, London, is evidently for the use of teachers. The part before 

 us deals with the snowdrop, the wild duck, snow, and the poets and Nature. 

 It contains 32 pages, and is sold at one penny. 



We have received No. 28 of Vol. II. of that remarkable bibliograph}-. 

 The Scientific Roll, conducted by Mr. Alexandra Ramsay. It deals with 

 ' Vital Chemistry: Lactic Acid.' It is published by Messrs. Dorrington 

 Bros., Ill Farringdon Road, E.C. 



Mr. Henry Woods' paper on ' The E\'olution 'i'- Inoceramus in the 

 Cretaceous Period,' appears in the Quarterly Journal of the Geological 

 Society, No. 269. It is exceptionally well illustrated. >)'o references are 

 made to the localities from which the specimens were obtained. 



In The Scottish Naturalist, No. 3, in an article on ' The Primitive 

 Breeds of Sheep in Scotland,' Mr. H. J. Elwes, F.R.S.. describes the 

 Manx sheep, which are nearly allied to the Shetland breed. The Manx 

 sheep are said to be the smallest breed in Britain, and have an average 

 dead weight of 20 lbs. 



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