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which it would be out of place here to detaU, Dr. Barth brought 

 home the most abundant and interesting linguistic and ethnogra- 

 phical materials ; and it is only to be regretted that his defective 

 acquaintance with the natviral-history sciences should have pre- 

 vented his adding equally to those important and to us even more 

 interesting branches of knowledge. 



The years succeeding his return to Europe were devoted to the 

 preparation of the Account of his African Explorations, which 

 was published simultaneously in Grerman and EngHsh in 1857, 

 both versions being the work of his own hand. 



The remainder of his life was spent alternately in Hamburg, 

 London, and Berlin, the latter city being his final place of abode. 



The publication of his work completed, the still untired energy 

 of Dr. Barth again led him to continue his Mediterranean re- 

 searches ; and with this view he made two journeys, — one in 

 1862, and the other in 1865. The former was devoted to the ex- 

 ploration of the Danubian provinces and G-reece, and the second 

 to Dalmatia and the districts to the east of the Adriatic, — ^thus 

 completing the entire circuit of the Mediterranean basin, and 

 fulfilling the object which he had placed before himself at the 

 outset of his adventurous life. 



MJr. Blach was born in 1832, we believe at Eorres, in Moray- 

 shire, and was from his youth attached to horticulture and botany. 

 He served his apprenticeship under Messrs. Henderson of Dun- 

 keld, where he displayed so much knowledge and enthusiasm in 

 botanical pursuits as led to his being recommended to the notice 

 of the late Sir WiUiam Hooker, who selected him for the office of 

 curator of his herbarium in the year 1853, and by whom he was 

 held in the highest regard and esteem during the remainder of his 

 life. Mr. Black retained the office until 1864, when, owing to 

 the failure of his health, he was obliged to seek a warmer climate. 

 The post of Superintendent of the Bangalore G-ardens falling 

 vacant at that time, he was recommended by Sir William to fill 

 it ; he was appointed immediately on his arrival in India, and ful- 

 filled the duties most ably, until a few weeks before his death. 

 Though his he^th at first improved, his disease (pulmonary con- 

 sumption) was not conquered ; and he suffered so much during 

 last summer and autumn, that at the urgent desire of his friends 

 he was induced to obtain two months' leave of absence, and to 

 undertake a sea voyage, in the forlorn hope of warding off" its con- 

 sequences. With this object he embarked for Eangoon in No- 

 vembW last, on a visit to a brother who was resident there ; he 



