zealous in giving help to younger men. His papers and 

 memoirs must surely considerably outnumber those of any of 

 his colleagues. In the societies and journals with which he 

 was connected there is scarcely a meeting or a number in which 

 Dr. Gray's name does not occur. In other fields than that of 

 natural history his diligence and energy were equally remark- 

 able. Many of the existing scientific societies owe their origin 

 in greater or less part to him. Penny postage, decimal coinage, 

 sanitary questions, education, prison discipline, the opening 

 and utilisation of museums, postage stamps, and we know not 

 what beside, occupied his busy brain. 



As a botanist he worked, even in later life, at the seaweeds, 

 and published various memoirs on them. 



The International Horticultural Exhibition and Botanical 

 Congress of 1866, which was at first looked rather coldly upon 

 by some of our great naturalists, found a warm advocate and 

 a very liberal supporter in Dr. Gray, who gave up his time, 

 his money, his house to the cause, and who, by bringing per- 

 sons together beneath his hospitable roof, contributed not 

 slightly to the success of the undertaking as a social gathering 

 of botanists and horticulturists. 



Dr. Gray had throughout the active aid and the intelligent 

 sympathy of a wife — herself not unknown to fame — and who 

 knew how to mingle with the energy and sometimes fiery zeal 

 of the man the soft grace and clever tact of the woman. 



Dr. Gray some time since resigned his post at the British 

 Museum — a post he filled with so much honour to himself and 

 advantage to the institution since 1824, and was making 

 arrangements to migrate to a new residence, within view oi 

 the building he loved so well, when he was bid to cease from 

 his labours and be at rest. Though worn by years and triec 

 by infirmity, he may thus be said to have died in harness, 

 and we feel sure that this is what he himself would have pre- 

 ferred. 



