884 OBITUARY. 
‘Supplement,’ published in 1885, and noticed at p. 380 of this 
Journal for that year. The genus Mentha was Mr. Trimmer’s 
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a marked feature in his life; and it was a touching sight to see 
, when quite an old man, drawing her about in a bath-chair, 
in the cathedral-close near his hous 
pwin Less, F.L.8., the ma known natrnae botanist, 
die t Woretster, on the 21st October, at the adva 
ker -seven, and was buried on the 28th, at Rudock, near + lewkse: 
which contains “A Catalogue of owing wild in the 
vicinity of Worcester,” his first contribution to the botany of the 
— om he contributed to Loudon’s * Magazine. of cae 
which forms the basis of the cave ab list in Watson’s ‘ New 
ists’ Guide.’ Mr. Lees gave up business in early life, and 
devoted himself entirely to ie ahd and promotion of Natural 
History. In 1833 he was actively engaged in the foundation of 
the Worcester Natural Histo eae: In 1847 he founded the 
the rapetitge of a clubs, and a frequent contributor to their 
Transactions. In 1848 he published ‘ The Botany of the Malvern 
Hills,’ which eal a second edition in 1852, and a third in 
1868. In 1867 he published the “Botany of Worcestershire,” 
prepared in great measure from age made at the field 
meetings of the Woreester Club. He was also the author of the 
‘ Botanical Looker-out,’ the « Pictures of N ature,’ com other seat 
and of numerous ation to the ‘ Phytologi d vi 
scientific journals. Mr. Lees was one of the natoa ‘tarigke ae 
made a systematic study of the Rubi. Several new forms of this 
perplexing genus were named by hi im, and one, Rubus Leesii, was 
named after him by Professor Babington. Among his many 
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the circle of friends who had the pleasure of botanising in his 
gongs apse: the meetings of the field-clubs of the Midland Counties. 
