96 =. S BOTANICAL NEWs. 
nearly half a century. During his life a constant fellow-worker with 
her husband, she has, since her widowhood, done much to perpetuate 
his memory. The Memoirs and Correspondence of Sir J. E. Smith,” 
published in 12 vols. in 1832, was carefully edited by Lady Sinith, and 
in 1857 she presented to the Linnean Society (through Dr. Boott) 
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can be possible—would lead one to expect that Lady Smith 
ossessed an exceptional physique. Opie’s portrait of her, taken in 
1798, as a gipsy, exhibits remarkable ci beauty, and, as is often 
the case, this was accompanied by a very fine constitution. To the 
last, with the exception of failing eyesight since aoe she retained vi 
her senses, and her vigorous intellect remained u mpaired, 
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Society which owes its existence to her husband's liberality and public 
spirit she snk continued to take the liveliest interest, and as Sa 
She made Bae donations to its library, the last being a copy o 
Passeeus’ ‘* Hortus Floridus,” in March, 1876; the sprightly letter ac- 
companying this gift, though showing abundant evidence of loss of 
eyesight, equally displays an undiminished energy of mind. The 
funeral took place on the 9th, and was largely attended. A a 
at the age of ninety-four is given in the “ Graphic,” as well as a copy 
of Opie’s portrait above alluded to. 
The death has been recently announced of Roger Hennedy, late 
Professor of Botany in the Andersonian University of Glasgow, and 
author of the ‘ i Pp Flora,” 1865, of which a sedond edition 
was published in 
a Tioghom xis been elected a member of the Academy of 
Fran n place of the late Prof. Brongniart. The sale of the 
botanical library of the latter is stated to have produced 32,000 
frane 
We have been asked by Dr. Robert Brown (Campst.) to contradict 
in the most positive manner the statement in our last number that he 
is psig candidate for the vacant chair of Botany at Aberdeen. The error 
our part was due to confounding him with the Rev. Dr. Brown, 
one Colonial Botanist at the ae of Good Hope, 
py Sheree In Last NumBer, 
an unfortunate omission a few pages of the ue number of the Journal 
coos aaa We regre &. to haw ave to reyuest our readers to correct 
several misprints, 
P. 59 fline 16 from bottom, for **precluded = read ‘saaas 
FS 4 for ** Juniperinus” read Juniperus, 
eee line, for ** Cephalotanus foes ee 
P. 60, line 10 ie ircae ‘Hees juocst < ‘olen i 
ti 7 line 10, ** bases” read leaves 
31 and 9, the words “ periblematiste” and “value” sho Id not b 
followed by full sto owas 
Pe, 62, line 29, freed” read asexual, 
