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involucre ple a breaking down into 8 or more parts; receptacle 
elevated, sca 
ment Cinchona Plantations. Very distinct from any of the other 
Jamaican species, and will be distinguished by the lax habit, 
narrow, ligulate round and subentire pinnule (resemblin 
pinna nato- 
pinnati Mr. Nock says that, as seen growing in the forest, at a 
short distance it has the appearance of a Marattia. 
IN MEMORY OF REGINALD PRYOR. 
Brittsn_ botanists, more especially those of the ‘‘critical” 
school, have noticed with regret the brief announcement 
(at p. 96) of the loss which they have sustained by the death of 
. Alfred Reginald Pryor. He was born at Hatfield, in Hertford- 
shire, on April 24th, 1839. Never of a strong constitution, he 
was unable to carry out the intention which had bee n formed for 
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literature and science. After a Srp course of instruction 
where he took his B.A. degree. About this time his attention was 
directed more ergy to Botany, in which he had always taken 
an interest. In 1872 I published in the ‘ Transactions of the New- 
bury District Field Club’ a paper amet Sper’ plants: this led 
county ; and from that period may be dated his more active interest 
in Botany. His first contribution to this Journal, in which most of 
his botanical papers appeared, was in 18738; ors » which time our 
pages have been enriched by notes and papers of increasing value, 
his last paper, y age ake not published until after his death, 
a8 : ‘ ; 
g the last five years, occupied all his time and attention, 
thon serious attacks of illness hindered its rapid progress. 
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unty into sixteen districts, a 
number which he afterwards sceiskdatabiy reduced, He personally 
