194 GRIFFIN. 



His published writings appear, with one exception, in the 

 Transactions of the Academy. Their results are of permanent 

 A^alue and have already received marked attention both in this 

 country and abroad. His mind was mature and none of us 

 knew before his death that he was but twenty-six. His work 

 showed to all, as memorial notices in foreign journals testify, 

 that he was an investigator of rare promise ; but those who 

 knew him well can alone understand how much he would have 

 contributed to zoological knowledge had his life been spared. 

 I have never known a more perfect example of sacrificing de- 

 votion to a life's work. He gave his best energy — more than 

 his health could spare — to zoology for zoology's sake. Per- 

 sonally, he was retiring, asked for nothing and cared for noth- 

 ing in the way of material advancement. His industry was in- 

 cessant, and was rarely directed in vain ; he was conscientious 

 even to the least of things ; he made it clear to us that his 

 ideals were the highest and that he did as he believed. 



Bashford Dean. 



Columbia University, July 12, 1898. 



Published Writings by Mr. Griffin. 



' 96. The History of the Achromatic Structures in the matu- 

 ration and fertilization of Thalassema. Trans. N. Y. Acad. Sci., 

 Vol. XV, pp. 163-176, pis. IX-XI. 



' 97 (i) A brief account of the work of collecting in Puget 

 Sound and on the Pacific coast. (With others.) Ibid., Vol. 



XVI, pp. 33-43", Pl- I- 



(2) Notes on the distribution and habits of some Puget Sound 

 Invertebrates. (With N. R. Harrington.) Ibid., pp. 152-165. 



(3) Adaptation of the shell of Placuanomia to that of Saxi- 

 domus, with remarks on shell adaptation in general. Ibid., pp. 



77-99- 



' 98 (i) Description of some marme Nemerteans of Puget 



Sound and Alaska. (The present paper.) 



(2) The Maturation and Fertilization of Thalassema. A 

 thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Journal of Mor- 

 phology. (Shortly to appear.) 



