b J. H. MAIDEN. 



establishment at Kew, was evinced alike in the cultural 

 operations under his direction, as well as in examination 

 and display of herbarium and museum material. 



The Sydney Botanic Garden was greatly indebted to him 

 for consignments of seeds and plants, and indeed, in his 

 capacity as Director of the principal botanic garden of the 

 Empire, he looked upon other gardens with a fatherly eye, 

 and favoured my predecessor with circulars in regard to 

 cultural and botanical matters, and when Mr. Moore dis- 

 continued his annual reports, Dr. Hooker addressed a 

 courteous remonstrance to him on the subject through the 

 medium of the Secretary of State. Personally I thank him 

 for many kindly words. Indeed his interests were world- 

 wide, and his physical capacity for work beyond that of the 

 average man. 



2. The Lord Lister, Honorary Member. — We have to 

 deplore the demise of another honorary member, alike old 

 in years and honours, Joseph, Lord Lister, who died at 

 Walmer, on February 10th last. 



Joseph Lister was born on April 5th, 1827. He was of 

 Quaker stock, and received his early education at a school 

 kept by members of the Society of Friends at Tottenham, 

 near London. In due course he went to University College, 

 London, whence he graduated at the University of London 

 in Arts in 1847, and in medicine in 1852. He may be said 

 to have grown up in a scientific atmosphere. As a student 

 he came under the influence of Sharpey and of Graham. 

 The teaching of these men, together with the great advan- 

 tage of his father's example, gave him a powerful impulse 

 towards the cultivation of pure science. His first investi- 

 gations were mainly histological, but he did not neglect the 

 clinical side of his profession. On the completion of his 

 studies in London, he went to Edinburgh at Sharpey's 

 suggestion, where he worked under Syme for some years* 



