HARDWICKE’S BOTANICAL DRAWINGS 237 
pursued the science with much ardour, for in 1804 Smith, in his 
preface to Eaotic Botany,* speaks of the ‘‘immense collection of 
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to England,” which Hardwicke had placed at his disposal, and 
which, in the work in question, he made oorisidersia use. Pron 
this it would seem that Hardwicke was then in this country. In 
1807, in a letter to Smith from serie + he speaks of his collection 
of botanical ee and of a ship reck—‘ the loss of the Lady 
Burgess "—in which he lost ievaduhble books and papers” and 
? drawings c of insects.” From this correspondence it is evident that 
he was on terms of intimacy with Roxburgh (who named in his 
honour the genus Hardwickia), Buchanan (afterwards Hamilton), 
and Fleming ¢; he also mentions having “dispatched a parcel of 
been made; he also sent Mauritius plan 
of descriptions to Lambert; these I am itabie to trace. A 
descriptions accompanying a collection of rather feeble drawings of 
trees, ed C. H. W. and J. W. B., which form a small volume ; 
this, with specimens of the woods of each and of other woods from 
was leaving England “in the end of March or beginning of April.” 
According to a note in the Report of the British Association for 
eee (p. 188), Hardwicke’s final return to this country “took place 
n 1818”’; but this can hardly have been, as his letter to Bale 
rics Caleutta, already quoted, bears date Dec. 15 of that year. He 
served on the Council of the Linnean Society in 1824-25, and 
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ublished in what o evident an excellent 
Toe ogra iby taints Hag ghe a painting by 
refixed. Hardwicke died at his aan South Lodge, 
centieiOs on March 8, 1885, in his seventy-ninth year. 
following is a list-of the dra awings, in the order in which 
they stand in the volume and with the number attached to each. 
.. 15. Caryoprerts Watuicutana Scha raged a ie Volkameria? 
bicolor Roxb. MS.: Heo Researches, vi. In the letter from 
would appear from a remark by Smith in his . ss Banks about 
Salisbury” (Jan. 10, 1806) that the latter was ‘‘ mortified at not getting Col. 
sot gia s drawings for publication himself” (Banks Correspndee uu. he 
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t Smith, Correspondence, ii. 118. 
was also acquain nted with Wallich, who refers to him ed ii. 
se magi - ny highly esteemed friend,’”’ and (oP. cit., pref.) mentions him among 
ho sent plants to the Calcutta Garde 
