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official order which somewhat astounded his cabinei 

 officers. ' Why, Mr. President,' they said, ' you can'i 

 do that.' ' Can't do it ? ' replied General Jackson 

 ' Don't you see that I have done it ? ' And so w( 

 internationals have come and done it. I am the un 

 worthy spokesman of such a numerous and such i 

 distinguished array of scientific foreigners as hav( 

 never been assembled before. Next year, if you will 

 you shall have as many more. When you too arc 

 ready to cross the Channel or the North Sea, we shal] 

 compose only a larger scientific brotherhood. Anc 

 when you cross again the Atlantic, the brotherhood oJ 

 science will be the more increased, and its usefulness 

 in proportion. 



" In behalf of j'^our foreign guests, I heartily second 

 the motion." 



From Manchester Dr. Gray went to Failand, to his 

 friend Sir Edward Fry ; then followed a visit tc 

 Miss North, in Gloucestershire, where he met, among 

 others, Mr. and Mrs. Elwes,^ and drove one day tc 

 Tortworth to lunch with Lord and Lady Ducie ; ther 

 to Kew. A few days there with his kind friends, Dr, 

 and Mrs. Oliver, a farewell visit to his old friend. Miss 

 Sullivan, at Broom House, to the Camp to say good 

 by to the Hookers, and finally to Liverpool to sail ir 

 the Pavonia, October 7. Just six months, as Dr. Graj 

 said, of wonderful enjoyment and success ; everything 

 had gone as it should, ^here were no mishaps, the 

 days had run on as each had been planned, and h« 

 came home in wonderful vigor and spirits. 



^ Henry John Elwes, author of the sumptuous monograph of thf 

 genus Lilium. 



