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to Laségue,* having been acquired by Delessert e the sale o 
Lambert’s Herbarium; and a few are in the Linnean Her eecaea 
From Laségue (p. 328) we also onen that there ake specimens 
from Masson i in the herbarium of James Donn, which was acquired 
by Lindley ; Lindley’s plants are now at Cam bri idge. He sent spe- 
cimens as ea as seeds to Aiton; his Proteacee were given by Aiton 
to Robert Brown, and are now in Herb. Mus. Brit. Brown says— 
““T am indebted to the friendship of Mr. Aiton, who sent me his 
whole genet ene Baie) eae as containing many of the 
original specimens of Mr. Masson” (Trans. Linn. Soe. x. 46); and 
one species at least, oe Aiton, was dow to brave only from 
Masson’s specim n Herb. Aito 
* What little abuts he left, ” says Smith, ‘fell into the 
hands of two of his nephews, and consisted chiefly of the Journals 
of his various travels, drawings, and rae of dried plants or 
other natural productions. Some of these relics have been pur- 
chased by the present ie Lee, of Hammersmith, a worthy friend 
t see 
as good enough to show me some epee  Howardaisen 
dated 1771- on the work ef his aunt, Miss Ann Lee,} and also 
exquisite original drawing by Redouté of C ampanula et 
the history of which he gave me. Redouté was in England m 
drawings for publication from a valuable collection of butterflies i in 
the possession of his father, who ente rtained the artist at his 
house while the work was in progress. When it was finished, 
brough } ury Bell, fro 
drawing and Scant it to Mr. Lee. It is a beautiful example of 
his work. The present Mr. James Lee has also an oil-portrait of 
his grandfather, painted by George Garrard. 
mith’s notice ends with the following summary of Masson’s 
life and work :— 
We cannot conclude better than in Mr. Lee’s own words, :—‘* Masson was of 
a mild temper, persevering in his peared even to a great enthusiasm; of great 
industry, which his specimens and drawings of fish, ieitinads, Gaekete plants, and 
views of the countries he passed ‘hrvaghy evince. And though he passed a 
solitary life, in countries distant sao society, his love of natural history never 
forsook him. Characters like him seem for the present dwindling in the world, 
but I trust they will revive. If a se Retcti of his memoranda would be acceptable 
to the world, there is matter obi to carry it to a great extent 
I hope to give in the next ‘ Journal’ some notes on Masson’s 
drawings. . 
* Mus. Bot. Delessert, 75, 302, 504. 
t See also Bot. Mag. t.1088. 
i We re in the De eparement of Botany a volume of very beautiful drawings 
of anthemums executed by this lady. 
