iv Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (January, 
ing plants are described in this work, the value of which in the 
elucidation of the botany of the Indian Empire is incalculable. 
It introd:ced order into a century’s accumulation of chaotic 
material, and laid a lasting foundation for all succeeding Indian 
botanists to build upon. In addition to these gigantic tasks 
would take up too much space here. Suffice it to say that 
they constitute a botanical library in themselves. 
Linnean Society their Linnean medal in 1888, and a special 
medal to celebrate his eightieth birthday in 1897 and Darwin- 
Wallace medal in 1908. In 1907 he received from the Swedish 
