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Marmato, New Granada. In 1852 he removed to New York, 

 where the remainder of his life was spent in various agencies con- 

 nected with mining and other enterprises. Of late years he had 

 suffered much from impaired health, becoming for the last few 

 months incapacitated for mental labor, and on the 20th August, 

 1885, he passed peacefully away. 



Though Mr. Bland was always interested in general science, he 

 seems to have received the special direction toward the study of 

 terrestrial mollusks from his intimate friendship in Jamaica with 

 Prof. Adams. He devoted himself to the wonderfully rich fauna 

 of the West India islands, and continuing the labors which Prof. 

 Adams had begun, he soon became a leading authority on that 

 branch. His general knowledge of science led him to devote par- 

 ticular attention to the subject of geographical distribution, so 

 philosophically treated in his published papers. When in South 

 America, he collected largely and corresponded on the subject 

 with all the prominent European conchologists. Again, on re- 

 moving to New York, he became, through Prof. Adams, ac- 

 quainted with the American conchologists, and formed a strong 

 friendship especially with Mr. Wheatley and Mr. Redfield. 

 Through the latter he became a member of the New York Ly- 

 ceum of Natural History, and was for many years a most useful 

 member of its publication committee. He was also a member of 

 the Natural History Societies of Boston, Philadelphia, and other 

 American cities, and the intimate personal friend and correspond- 

 ent of all the American conchologists. 



In 1855 he became acquainted with Mr. W. G. Binney, who 

 was just commencing the continuation of his father's work on the 

 Terrestrial Mollusks of North America. An intimate friendship 

 was established which was only broken by the death of Mr. 

 Bland. The association of these two in the study of our land 

 shells resulted in a series of publications which has thoroughly 

 elucidated the subject. If these publications have any excellence, 

 it is owing to the happy combination of untiring zeal and inher- 

 ited love of the subject, with all the traditions of the collections 

 and collectors on one side, and on the other the absence of preju- 

 dice, the extended experience, the general scientific training and 

 especially the philosophic mind of Mr. Bland. 



A detailed catalogue of Mr. Bland's scientific writings, seventy- 

 two in number, has been prepared and published by Mr. A. F. Gray. 



Finally, it must be said that Mr. Bland was a genial acquaint- 

 ance and a most self-sacrificing friend, ever ready with assistance, 

 advice, encouragement or consolation, as these qualities might be 

 required. w. g. b. 



Edwaed Henri von Baumhauee, Editor of the Archives 

 Neerlandaises des Sciences exactes et naturelles published by 

 the Societe Hollandaise des Sciences at Harlem, and secretary of 

 the Society, died on the 18th of January last, in his 66th year. 

 The success and European character of the Archives is largely 

 due to his enterprise and science. 



