646 THE AMERICAN NATURALIST. 
some one else to name them. I never did care to name species, 
and so many others do.” 
At one time in possession of a fairly good fortune, Dr. Chap- 
man was unfortunate in the failure of a bank to which he had 
intrusted his money, and a sore trial — indeed, the only severe 
one —of his later years was his inability to foresee where he 
could get the considerable sum of money needed for the publi- 
cation of the last edition of his Flora. That a friend was found 
in this time of need, did much to lighten the care of his latest 
years, in which his wants were of the simplest and most easily 
gratified, and is not forgotten by those who know the circum- 
stances. 
