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of the later geological periods, the climatic conditions indicated by 

 various kinds of deposits, and questions relating to the early histor}'^ 

 of Man in this country. By theii' subject-matter and the able 

 manner of its presentment some of these papers have taken a 

 standard place in geological literature. 



In 1897 Reid married Miss Eleanor M. Wynne Edwards, who 

 took an active share in most of his later work. In 1899 he summed 

 up his knowledge of the botanical conditions of the past in a book 

 entitled ' The Origin of the British Flora,' which appealed equally 

 to geologists and to botanists ; and later, in 1913, he dealt in the 

 same way with the subject of our ' Submerged Forests.' After 

 his promotion in 1901 to the rank of District Greologist, he was in 

 charge of the Survey work in the difficult area of Cornwall and 

 Devon. This was completed in 1909, and the results are recorded 

 in memoirs written in conjunction with his colleagues. It was in 

 recognition of this work that Reid received the Bolitho Medal of 

 the Royal Greological Society of Cornwall. In 1908 he made a 

 visit to Cyprus, for the purpose of advising the Colonial Office on 

 matters connected with the water-supply of the island. From 

 1909 until his retirement from official life early in 1913, he had 

 charge of the survey of the area round London. 



Freed from the traunnels of office, Reid left London for the 

 quiet of a new home at Milford-on-Sea, on the borders of the New 

 Forest, where he concentrated his energies upon palseobotanical 

 researches. Among other studies, he made, in collaboration with 

 his wife, a thorough examination of the interesting plant-fossils 

 from Holland, which were described in a series of joint papers 

 upon the Pliocene flora of the Dutch-Prussian border. He also 

 began with Mr. J. Grroves a promising investigation of the fossil 

 Characese, some of the first results of which were brought before 

 this Society only a few weeks ago. But the check came when he 

 was in full career, with every prospect of further achievement. 

 He died after a short illness, and without much suffering, on 

 December 10th, 1916. 



Clement Reid's sincerity of mind and unswerving devotion to 

 the pursuit of knowledge were apparent to all who knew him. 

 His writings constantly evince a sense of the imperfection of our 

 present attainment and the 'tentative character of the results 

 achieved. Always he lays stress upon the need for more facts, and 

 avoids the temptation to round off artificially the work already 

 done. In his outlook he was essentially a naturalist, and he 



