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of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, but declined it for 

 health reasons, and in 1922 was awarded the Mueller Medal by that body, of which he 

 was Honorary Secretary for fourteen years, and in 1924 he gained the Clarke Memorial 

 Medal awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales. 



Maiden ranks among the half-dozen leading pioneering botanists who have 

 contributed so much to our knowledge of the unique Australian flora, and for many 

 years was regarded as the doyen of Australian botanists. He served as an inspiration 

 to very many science students, probably more than ever will be known, and as some 

 evidence of the affection and esteem in which he was held by his colleagues in science, 

 he was, in 1916, presented with his portrait in oils. In addition to having been made 

 Honorary Member of many Australian scientific societies, so great was his fame, that 

 his work has been recognised in a somewhat similar manner by not less than fifteen 

 societies in various parts of the world outside the Commonwealth, including Europe 

 and America. 



In addition to the amount of scientific work which he carried out as the result 

 of his own investigations, he served as an outstanding stimulus to scientific progress 

 generally, and, being a born organiser, added great strength to those institutions which 

 were reached by his influence. 



His devotion to the Botanic Gardens was inspiring, and he loved every flower 



that grew therein, no matter how humble. What more fitting and what more deserving 



tribute could be paid him, in recognition of his great services to the State and to Australia. 



than to erect a lasting memorial to his memory in his beloved Gardens ? It may, 



! ndeed, be said of him that he left " footprints on the sands of time," for the world is 



richer for his labours, and his life was filled with greatness, nobility of character and 



sincerity. 



R. H. CAMBAGE. 

 February, 1926. 



