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he published "Courses bryologique aux environs de Chambery, " where he 

 was garrisoned during 1861 and 1862. Paris was an early correspondent with 

 Th. Husnot, was a friend of Schimper and collaborated with him in 1870 on the 

 "Monographie des Crypheacees. " In 1902, appeared "Musci Japonici. " For 

 a more extended notice, see Revue Bryologique, No. 4, 191 1, pp. 93-95 by Th. 

 Husnot. 



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Dr. E. Levier died October 26, 191 1, in Florence, Italy, at the age of 73, 

 after a long illness. He was born in Berne, Switzerland, in 1838. He studied 

 medicine, but all the time was occupied with botany as well, making important 

 collections of both phanerogams and cryptogams. He later devoted much at- 

 tention to the Hepatics, giving especial study to the Ricciacece. See Revue 

 Bryologique No. 2, 1912, p. 23, 24, for a list of his published works. 



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Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker died at his residence. The Camp, near Sunning- 

 dale, December 10, 191 1, in his 95th year, having been born at Halesworth, in Suf- 

 folk, England, June 30, 1817. His father, William Jackson Hooker, was a noted 

 naturalist and author, was professor in the Botanical Garden at Glasgow, and 

 later became Director of the Royal Gardens at Kew. His son Joseph was there- 

 fore born into a botanical heritage, and while pursuing his undergraduate studies 

 spent all his spare time at work in his father's herbarium. He obtained his degree 

 of Doctor of Medicine at Glasgow, in 1839. 



He was early interested in works of travel. At the close of his medical 

 studies, he was appointed Assistant Surgeon in the Royal Navy, and in the 

 ^'Erebus," accompanied by the "Terror" went to explore the Antarctic under 

 Sir James Ross. This was the beginning of many years of travel and study 

 resulting in a long list of published works. In 1855, he became Assistant Di- 

 rector at Kew, under his father, and for ten years spent all his time working up 

 the antarctic collections. In 1865, on the death of his father, he was made 

 Director of the Royal Gardens at Kew, and occupied this post till he died. 

 Honors came to him, that of the Presidency of the Royal Society, the highest 

 that an Englishman of science can attain, was his in 1873, and the following 

 five years. His friends were legion, our Dr. Asa Gray being one, and he was one 

 of a small number of Honorary Members of our Torrey Botanical Club. 



He died at the house so long occupied by his father and himself, and while 

 Westminster Abbey offered to receive his ashes, as was most fitting, still his ex- 

 pressed wish was granted, and he lies in the family vault at Kew, with many 

 of his kindred. He left a wife, one daughter unmarried, and five sons. For 

 an extended notice, see Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information of the Royal 

 Botanic Gardens, Kew, No. i, 1912, pp. 1-18, and for Bibliography, pp. 18-34. 

 Between 1837 and 191 1, two hundred and twenty-eight titles are listed. 



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