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established himself as an authority bo whom florists and 



students of botany gladly bad recourse for information and 

 guidance. Instinctively a collector, he wandered far and 

 \\ ide at home and on the Continent in search of specimens, 

 and with such success that his rock-garden at Faldonside 



attracted many a flower lover to view the wonderful assort- 

 ment of Alpines and Ferns which his practical knowh 

 enabled him to grow to perfection. His eminence as a 

 botanist A\as duly recognised by his appointment as Presi- 

 dent of tbe Edinburgh Botanical Society, of the Berwick- 

 shire Naturalists' Club on two separate occasions, and of 

 the Scottish Alpine Club, of which he was till his death the 

 soul and trusty guide. The Pteridological Society also 

 did him honour in electing him to be a Vice-President. 



A man of simple tastes and marked individuality, he 

 proved a delightful companion, his enthusiasm being un- 

 flagging and contagious. A day in his company on hillside, 

 seashore, or among his rock plants at home was one of 

 insight, exhilaration and lasting profit. As one of like 

 proclivities, who knew him well and often journeyed with 

 him on his botanical rambles has testified, " Duplicates of 

 such men are rarely forthcoming.' ' 



It is matter for regret that with him has passed away an 

 accumulated store of valuable information, as he was 

 disinclined to commit his thoughts to writing ; but in his 

 occasional contributions to scientific publications, and 

 particularly in his Presidential Address to the members of 

 the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club in 1905, he lias afforded 

 no little proof of his intimate acquaintance with the habits 

 and stations of many of the less common plants of our 

 own and of foreign countries. Happily his name is pre- 

 served to science, as by his discovery on the Grampian 

 Range of a hybrid Willow and an inconspicuous Pearlwort, 



