60 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
THE LATE GEORGE BREBNER. 
(Groner Bresyer, who died at Bristol on the 28rd of December, 
in his fiftieth year, was born at Aberdeen, where he received his 
as 
ve years; he afterwards studied under Dr. Scott, who has kindly 
contributed the following account of his work at the Royal 
College of Science, and subsequently became lecturer on botany 
at University College, Bristol,—a post he held at the time of his 
death i 
tant papers, embodying the results of much patient and valuable 
original work. i 
interest in all scientific matters, and was one of the leading spirits 
of the Bristol Naturalists’ Society, at the meetings of whic @ 
presence will be sadly. missed by a large circle of friends at 
University College, as well as by many others who were associated 
»t and 
on the secondary tissues in certain Monocotyledons.} Mr. Breb- 
is rare skill 
* Ann. Bot, iii, 1889, t Ibid. v. 1891. t Ibid, vii. 1893. 
