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OBITUARY. 



Hooker), was entitled ' Notes on the Fauna and Flora of the 

 Kerniadec Islands,' and, as regards the flora, might be considered 

 as supplementary to a paper on the flora of these islands published 

 by Sir Joseph Hooker more than twenty years ago (Journ. Linn. 

 Soc. 1856). These islands, situated about 450 miles N.E. of New 

 Zealand, between that country and Fiji, were shown to be of 

 volcanic origin, with a fauna and flora resembling to a great extent 

 those of New Zealand. A few land birds were noted as common to 

 New Zealand, and to the list of plants drawn up by Sir Joseph 

 Hooker from collections made by Macgillivray several new species 

 ^ were added by Mr. Cheeseman, chiefly ferns. A discussion followed, 

 and in illustration of Mr. Cheeseman's remarks Mr. J. G. Baker 

 exhibited specimens of a new endemic Davallia closely allied to the 

 well-known 1). canadensis of the Canary Islands and Madeira. 



March 15th. — W. Carruthers, F.E.S., President, in the chair. 

 The following were elected Fellows of the Society : — Messrs. J. W. 

 Taylor, "W. Gardiner, and David Sharp. The following were 

 admitted Fellows of the Society: — Messrs. A. G. Eenshaw and 

 A. E. Shipley. — The first paper of the evening was then read by 

 Mr. George Massee entitled, " A Monograph of the Thelophorea" 

 and drawings of several of these Fungi were exhibited. Remarks 

 were made by Mr. A. W. Bennett and Prof. Marshall Ward. 

 In the absence of the author, a paper by Mr. E. A. Batters, 

 describing three new Marine Algse, was then read by the Botanical 

 Secretary, Mr. B. Day don Jackson, who exhibited the drawings 

 made to illustrate the paper. After some critical remarks from 

 the President, Mr. Harting pointed out the indirect influence of 

 the Gulf Stream in causing a deposition of northern sea-weeds 

 upon the north-east portion of the English coast, where some of 

 the species described had been found. 



OBITUARY. 

 William 



\jn icuiuai) 4<±tll, loot, VVrLLIAiM UUttJNUW, ui x cii^c*^^, -* — 



the age of seventy-eight, and, as I have not yet seen the occurrence 

 noted in this Journal, I thought I would contribute a line in memory 

 of him. There are certainly some readers of the Journal who were 

 personally acquainted with him ; my friendship with him was 

 limited to the exchange of long letters and numerous specimens, 

 the latter chiefly consisting in later years of Hepaticcc and Mosses. 

 I always found him to be a charming, generous, and earnest corre- 



He did much towards the 



' The Sphagnums or Bog Mosses of West Cornwall . 

 bination with John Ralfs, « The Mosses of West Cornwall, law 

 short notice may induce someone with better knowledge to write a 

 more extended notice. — Wm. West. 



