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short notes to botanical publications, one of which was published in this 

 journal as early as 1876. About 1888 he began to write extensively, 

 describing especially new genera and species, and this he continued 

 without interruption until the time of his death. The number of 

 species which he has described may safely be estimated at considerably 

 over 3000. 



For many years he was a vigorous advocate of nomenclature reform, 

 and while many of his ideas were good, he was always considered radical 

 and he had few if any disciples. He had extreme views on the limitations 

 of species, which led someone to describe him as a second Rafinesque, 

 a sobriquet which sometimes pleased and sometimes irritated him, 

 depending on his mood. He was indeed a man of many moods and 

 fancies; was often shy but never timid; always had many friends and 

 many enemies. He was egotistical, sometimes to the point of being 

 ludicrous, and yet to many of us who knew him well he was always a 

 delight and an inspiration. He was fond of music and cards, was a 

 charming host, and a welcome guest in many homes. He lived a quiet 

 life, usually alone with his pets, often doing his own cooking and house- 

 work. He was wont to take long walks alone in the fields and woods. 

 In early life he tramped over a good part of Colorado and California in 

 search of rare plants. He loved plants for their own sake and grew 

 many of the wild flowers in his garden. He was a keen observer, and as 

 he was so familiar with plants in their native haunts, his observations 

 and conclusions were always worthy of consideration. 



Dr. Greene's education had been thorough, his knowledge of the 

 classics profound, and of the early botanical writers simply marvelous. 

 His botanical writings, while extensive, were chiefly made up of short 

 papers. He preferred to write strong forceful reviews, to monog/aph 

 small genera, or to publish a few pages of new species. His early pa t srs 

 on the botany of the Pacific Islands are little gems. He delighted in 

 coining original and striking generic names, like Lilaeopsis and Ibervillea; 

 he was original in everything he did. His style was often quaint, but 

 pure. The names of his publications were often unique and have often 

 been imitated. His full bibliography would fill several pages of this 

 journal. This will doubtless be prepared and published later; but his 

 most important works were Pittonia, a series of papers relating to botany 

 and botanists (five volumes); Leaflets (two volumes); The West Ameri- 

 can oaks; and The landmarks of botanical history. His "Carolus Lin- 

 naeus," an address delivered on the two-hundredth anniversary of the 

 birth of Linnaeus, is one of his best short papers. In December, 1914, 



