490 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
became acquainted with Mr. Perey Highley, who rendered him 
much assistance. 
Robert ae ge cf first botanical plate was the one already 
mentioned, and it is with his botanical work that we are here 
Coleoptera and Barrett’s Lepidoptera—were illustrated by him. 
Morgan’s work was characterized as a whole by conscientiousness 
and ey. Ate than by genius, hee we accept the definition 
x75: genius is ‘“‘an infinite capacity for g pains,” in whic 
e he may lay claim to that gift. Anbilite qualification he had 
itch only those who employ draughtsmen can estimate at its 
proper value; he could be depended upon to complete punctually 
any work which he undertook. A considerable number of his 
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see: in 1894 ; the ese were both drawn and lithographed by 
s drawings of Banks’s Australian plants: these are 
admirably executed, — it might be wished that the whole could 
have foe thus reproduced. 
was wanted, sha put are best work into the | late. Naturally, 
1 
vantage on the quarto sale of Mr. Fryer , an may be 
doubted whether iol oo siti me bah dor sabia i in vasedeaiy 
or elegance. He w o Chat o draw some of the plants, and 
the original skotchtv) ah fhe a0 wall ultimately be placed by Mr. 
ryer in the Department of Botany; and Mr. Fryer allows me to 
uote from a letter received from him on the occasion of Morgan’s 
death the following reminiscence of his visit, which is the more 
interesting on account of the appreciation of character which it 
contains : 
‘“‘Mr. Morgan spent some days with us to learn what was 
required in the illustrations of our book; he at once found his way 
to our hearts. Simple, unassuming, with almost boyish high spirits, 
controlled in all things by early religious training, always deferring 
ee to duty, he viet Grae every relaxation until his long day’s 
And his working hours were long, almost all the 
