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rare kind . the plants being so much more useful at Kew 
than in Australia." He also expressed a strong desire to be able to 
return to Europe and work out his extensive collections at Kew, as 
was fully aware that it was impossible to do it pas Le Mee ds in Australia. 
This desire was never realised, and when, in 1861, the WS 
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result known to all. He not uu hag per a work he had set his 
heart upon, but cordially assisted Mr. Bentham and transmitted the 
whole of-his vast herbarium to Kew for the et n the meantime 
he had published i in his Fragmenta and elsewhere a large number of 
the novelties in his collections. Seldom a mail SERE without bringing 
some contribution from him to the herbarium, museum or garden, In 
1857 Mueller was appointed es of the CES Botanie Garden, 
a post which he held until 18 en he was superseded in consequence 
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than he could carry into effect, as is exemplified by the fact that nobody 
did more to aid and encourage agricultural and horticultural industries 
by his pen and his más connection among the botanists and 
hortieulturists of all countrie 
ust: oses in him one of her most eminent — men, one of 
her greatest balinfsctors, and one of those men who effect incalcu 
good in a young country. Kew has lost a most valued correspondent 
and constant supporter. His services were, however, not confined to 
Australia and Kew. India, France, seek m and North America 
mt under great obligations to him ntroduction of Australian 
trees, especially Eucalypti and been now assuming forest gue 
tions; and t rdens the Riviera are la indebted to him for 
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flowering shrubs from the Antipodes that attract the attention - many 
visitors to that winter resort of all Northern Europe. 
A note was aimer im the Kew Bulletin (see ante p. 147) 
ite the retirement, on account of ill-health, of Dr. TRIMEN, 
Dy Dirse of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Ceylon. Since then 
news of his death has been received in this country with general regret. 
He died at Peradeniya on the 16th October in his 53rd year. In 
his last letter to Kew, dated August 30, he mentioned that he wrote 
lying on his back, after ten pe bed, havin ng am lost à use of his 
s. Stil h liy a 
done yet.” It appears that he rallied, and struggled on with his work ; 
but on the 15th ult. a telegram was received by his brother in England 
that he had em: another serious attack, and sixteen hours later his death 
was -— 
deed was born in Loudon-i in 1843, educated at "cp 
Colleges and sorada M.B. in the per iq of ‘London in 
devoted himself entirely to botany, and was Lecturer on Botany at St 
Mary's Hospital Medical School from 1867 to 1872. In these early 
years he was an ardent student of British botany ; took an active part 
