PRINCIPAL GARDENERS—WILLIAM MCNap. 321 
The portrait [ am able to attach to this notice is from a 
photograph in the possession of William McNab’s grand- 
daughter, to whose kindness I am indebted for the privilege 
of having a copy from which our reproduction has been made. 
Miss McNab writes—‘“I send you herewith one of the copies of 
the old photograph of William McNab which Moffat has done 
for us. I think it has lost a little in the process. I showed 
this portrait to some friends who could remember my grand- 
father, and they thought it was not ‘austere’ enough looking. 
Certainly the eyes are not so keen as in the old faded original, 
but I think the likeness is better than the engraving from the 
chalk portrait by my aunt Mrs. Jackson.” Unquestionably the 
portrait reproduced here gives one an impression of the strong 
character of the man better than that obtained from the copy of 
Mrs. Jackson’s drawing. 
William McNab married, when he was at Kew, probably in 
in 1808, Elizabeth Whiteman (d. 25th September, 1844), third 
daughter of Joseph and Judith Whiteman, London, and had a 
family of nine children.! 
Of this family, the oldest son James, who was born in 1810, 
prior to McNab’s appointment to Edinburgh, succeeded his 
father in the Royal Botanic Garden, and is second only, if that, 
to his father in horticultural renown. Of him mention will be 
made hereafter in these “ Notes.” 
The second son, William, settled at Geelong, in Australia, 
where he must have taken part in public life, for we learn from 
an advertisement in an Australian paper that he was Secretary 
of the Barrabool District Road Trust. He died in Australia. 
The third son, Gilbert, born 20th November, 1815, at Edin- 
burgh, graduated M.D. of the University of Edinburgh in 1836, 
submitting a thesis “On the Botany of the Coast of Forfarshire.” 
‘Catherine Mary—d. Richmond, Surrey, 13th Feb., 1809; @. 1857. 
James—é. Richmond, Surrey, 25th April, 1810; @. pimp 19th Nov., 1878. 
Margaret—4. Edinburgh, roth March, 1812; d. 11th June, 18 
William—d, Edinburgh, roth Dec., 1813; ¢. Australia. 
Gilbert—?. Edinburgh, 20th Nov., 1815; d@. St. Ann’s, Jamaica, “on ips , 1859. 
John—4, Edinburgh, 1st Sept., 1817; ¢. Edinburgh, 21st August, 18 
Elizabeth—d. Edinburgh, 23rd May, 1819. 
Jennet—d. Edinburgh, roth Feb., 1821. 
Thomas—4. Edinburgh, 4th January, 1824; ¢. Canada. 
—Compiled from data furnished by Miss McNab. 
