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knowledge of the literature of the subject upon which he was at 

 work, but also his profound appreciation of the importance of 

 the new work which was being done in his branch of science 

 in this country, particularly by Professor Williamson. Solms 

 himself published many important papers on palaeobotanical 

 subjects, and retained to the end a great interest in fossil plants. 



For many years he was editor, first in conjunction with 

 Wortmann and then with Oltmanns, of the "Botanische Zeitung." 

 He was elected a foreign member of the Linnean Society in 

 1887 and was awarded the gold medal of the Linnean Society 

 in 1911. He was elected honorary member of our Society in 

 1892 and in 1906 foreign member of the Royal Society. In 

 addition, he was a member of a large number of learned societies 

 both in Germany and in other countries. 



Count Solms visited England on repeated occasions, often 

 attending the meetings of the British Association, as he did in 

 Manchester in 1887 as a friend of the late Professor Williamson. 

 He was personally known to many British botanists, all of whom 

 cordially appreciated the many expressions of his friendship. By 

 his death the scientific world has lost a singularly impressive 

 and picturesque figure, and his botanical colleagues a friend of 

 great personal charm. F. E. W. 



