REGINALD PRYOR. ST7 
visited the greater part of the county; I had the privilege of 
accompanying him on two or three of his excursions, and was 
greatly struck by his ee Ne hehe of plants, extending to 
forms not recognised in British books; as well as with the care 
and perseverance with ehioh, at the close of the day, he would 
write out his rough notes in a form available for easy reference. 
An unusually severe attack of illness in the winter of 1879-80 
caused him to spend the early spring of the tie? year abroad. 
on his return he devoted himself to the ‘Flora’ with renewed 
ergy. His attention having been yee to grees matters 
acon with ‘nomenelare the idea suggested itself to me of 
awing up for publication a new ‘Nomencelator’ or ‘ Pinax’ of 
British plants. Into this aon Mr. 3 entered with enthusiasm ; 
his extensive botanical library enabled him todo much of the work 
at home, and about Christmas he paid several visits to the Netaral 
History Museum in connection with this work, appearing in 
accuracy er extensive cit ec ae only with botanic 
literature, but with a variety of subjects, rendered an excursion 
with him of great interest. One who knew him we ites 
us:—‘ ‘His conversation was most pungent, amusing, clever, 
and at the same time kind. His keen clear sche helped him 
to appreciate the truths of Revelation in a most rare way. 
He was naturally a theologian—he saw w the consequences of re- 
vealed truth so clearly and so logically. And then under his 
sharpness and definiteness of mind I always saw a gens of 
character.” Another, more closely connected with hi aid to 
me: 
were very amusing; and his letters were eminently characteristic. 
ae Ap great raves who has so recently been taken from 
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and his state of health sometimes caused him to be 
manner and a little unsparing in censure. But those ae ae 
him could not fail to detect “beneath all this a genuine spirit of 
