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collection of plants, both Jiving and for the herbarium. Of the 

 former he introduced numerous highly ornamental species for our 

 gardens, many of which are distinguished by his name as a specific 

 appellation. 



Early in 1839 he commenced preparing for sale in Europe sets 

 of the plants of the district in which he resided, which include a 

 vast number of novelties, and rival in interest and importance 

 those from any other part of the world. Mr. Drummond's 

 exertions were actively continued for upwards of fifteen years, 

 during which he made extensive journeys as far as King George's 

 Sound in a south-east direction, and the Moore and Murchison 

 Rivers to the northward. Accounts of these journeys and of his 

 discoveries will be foimd in the ' Botanical Journal ' (vols. ii. iii. 

 iv.), in the 'London Journal of Botany' (vols. i. ii. iii.), and in 

 the ' Kew Journal of Botany' (vols. i. ii. iv. and v.). 



Dr. Lindley's able ' Sketch of the Yegetation of the Swan River 

 Colony,' published in 1839, is founded chiefly on materials fur- 

 nished by Dr. Drummond's collections. 



A genus of Saxifragacece, named ia honour of Thomas Drum- 

 mond by DeCandolle, having subsequently merged in Mitellopsis, 

 and the Drummondia of Sir W. J. Hooker not having been uni- 

 versally adopted by muscologists, a genus of West Australian 

 Diosmem was dedicated to the two brothers by Dr. Harvey, in a 

 paper published in the 7th volume (3rd series) of Hooker's ' Jour- 

 nal of Botany,' entitled " Characters of some new G-enera of Plants 

 recently discovered by Mr. James Drummond in Western Aus- 

 tralia." 



Mr. Gharles M'Intosh, an eminent horticulturist, was born at. 

 Abercairny, in Perthshire, in August 1794, where his father was 

 a gardener, and whom he succeeded in the charge of the gardens 

 at that place ; whence he afterwards removed to undertake the 

 management of those belonging to Taymouth Castle, the seat of 

 the Marquis of Breadalbane. But while still a young man he left 

 this situation, and, proceeding to the south, was engaged as gardener 

 to Sir Thomas Baring, at Stratton Park, Hampshire. Having 

 relinquished this engagement, he was employed under Mr. Horner 

 in the laying out and planting of the grounds attached to the. 

 Colosseum (which was at that time completed) in the Regent's Park. 

 His intelligence and energy recommended him to the notice of 

 Prince Leopold ; and at Claremont hp resided for many years, 

 during which he effected very considerable improvements in the 

 gardens and grounds. After the Prince's accession to the Belgian 



