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Kumaon, in the Central Himalayas." These three addresses 

 will be found in full in our ' Transactions ' for these years. 

 They contain much that is highly interesting and instructive 

 on the natural history of the large districts to which they 

 relate, as well as on the manners and customs of the people. 

 Other papers followed, namely, "The Sacred Plant of the 

 Druids" (Jan. 1892); "Protection to Birds" (Nov. 1892); 

 "The Eose, Thistle, and Shamrock" (Nov. 1893); "Natural 

 History Notes on Japan" (Nov, 1894); two papers on Snake- 

 poisou (April 1896 and Jan. 1897); and "A Mushroom 

 Excursion" (Nov. 1906). Most of these papers are given 

 at length in the Society's * Transactions,' under their re- 

 spective dates. The last address Dr Watson delivered was 

 to this Society, in March 1908, but being given from brief 

 notes only, it could not, unfortunately, be reproduced. The 

 title was "Mendelism," a subject in which at that time he 

 was taking a great interest. Shortly afterwards his health 

 began to fail, and he was very seldom able to be with us, 

 either on a summer day or a winter evening. 



Dr Watson, however, did not confine his energies to the 

 work of this Society only : he was also a member of several 

 others, notably of the Botanical Society and the Scottish 

 Cryptogamic Society, besides being a Fellow of the Society of 

 Antiquaries. He was President of the Botanical Society for 

 Session 1898-99, and delivered both an opening and a closing 

 address, the former being " On the Teaching of Darwin and 

 Pasteur," and the latter a review of outbreaks of plague in 

 India, with remarks on their causes. He was also a very 

 prominent member of the Scottish branch of the National 

 Anti- Vivisection Society, frequently giving addresses in its 

 behalf. 



To these brief notes on Dr Watson's attainments as a 

 scientist it must be added that he was also a scholar, with an 

 intimate knowledge of, and love for, the Greek and Latin 

 classics. For a number of years he was the Honorary 

 Secretary of the Hellenic Society, which was inaugurated in 

 1850, with the late Professor Blackie as its hierophant ; and 

 it remains to the present time, having included in its 

 membership during that long period many of our foremost 

 teachers, divines, and men of letters, as well as several ladies. 



