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JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 



It is with regret that we have to record the death of one of the 

 oldest members of our Society. Mr. Boswarva was elected a 

 member of the I^'atural History Society in 1842, and in the amal- 

 gamation which took place between it and the Plymouth Insti- 

 tution, he joined the latter as a lecturing member. In the early 

 years of his membership, Mr. Boswarva occasionally lectured on 

 his favourite subject, the Marine Alga?, of which he was a diligent 

 student. 



The Report for the years 1861-2 contains from his industry, "A 

 Catalogue of the Marine Algte of Plymouth," arranged according 

 to Harvey's ''Manual of British Alga3 and Phycologia Britannica," 

 which has been of considerable service to the students of that de- 

 partment of Botanical science. The zeal and attachment that he 

 always exhibited to his favourite branch of natural history affords 

 an example that most of us might follow with advantage. 



Mr. Boswarva was until recently a constant attendant at the 

 lectures of the Society, and occasionally took part in its discussions. 

 He appeared to be in excellent health and spirits up to Tuesday, 

 I^ov. 30th, when some friends spent the evening with him. Soon 

 after retiring to rest he was taken ill and died, at the ripe age of 

 about 80 years. 



In a Society like ours, where the numbers are limited and most 

 of us familiarly known to each other, the loss of one who has been 

 for many years so constantly amongst us must necessarily be a 

 source of deep sorrow. 



AN INSTANCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ASH 



{Pijrns Aucuparia. Gaertn.) 



PRODUCING TWO SETS OF LEAVES AND BLOSSOMS 

 IN ONE YEAR. 



As the drought of last summer was remarkable, we need not b( 

 surprised at seeing unusual effects, as regards vegetation, among 

 its results. To it, I believe, is owing the fact that a large Moun- 

 tain Ash (P. Aucuparia) growing in the piece of ground within 

 Portland Square, Plymouth, is now (Nov. 20) fully decked with 

 young leaves and several dozen cymes of blossoms — the second lot 



