KT, 77.] TO DR. BRITTON. 815 
hand a still older, the very oldest, name, namely, Co- 
nioselinum Chinense, for I can certify that the plant 
we are concerned with is Athamantha Chinensis of 
Linneus. - Very truly yours, 
Asa Gray. 
The next morning he seemed bright and well, but 
on going down to breakfast there came a slight shock 
in the right arm, which seemed, however, to pass off 
after he had rested. He managed to put up, for two 
friends in England, copies of his “ Review of the Life 
of Darwin,” in the “ Nation,” penciling the address 
so that it could be read. But amore severe shock 
returned in the early afternoon, and for a few mo- 
ments a loss of articulation. That disappeared and 
the physician looked hopefully at the case, though 
recommending extreme quiet for mind and body. By 
Wednesday evening he seemed greatly improved, but 
the next morning the power of connected speech had 
gone. He could repeat words spoken to him, and 
could sometimes, apparently with long striving, con- 
nect the wish and the words, but for the most part 
he had lost the power of using the word he wanted, 
and could only express himself with signs, and his 
“eloquent left hand;”’ for the paralysis gradually in- 
creased until the whole right side was helpless. He 
lingered patiently in much weakness and at times 
suffering, until the 30th of January, 1888, when he 
gradually sank and quietly passed away at half-past 
seven in the evening. 
Dr. Gray was buried in Mount Auburn, February 
2, where a simple stone, bearing a cross, marks his 
grave, with his name and the dates 1810-1888. 
