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To the Brambles he paid much attention, and his work, 

 which had the great advantage of supervision by Rev. W. 

 Moyle Rogers, added largely to our knowledge of this 

 difficult group in the North of Ireland. He found more than 

 one new form, among which his name is commemorated in 

 Rubiis Lctiii of Rogers. 



Canon Lett's energy expended itself also on archaeologi- 

 cal pursuits, and though he did not publish much, he had a 

 very good knowledge of local antiquities, both prehistoric 

 and ecclesiastical. He was especially interested in the 

 ancient Ulster frontier-defence known as " The Black Pig's 

 Dyke (see " Ulster Journal of Archaeology," vol. iii., 1897), 

 and in cromleacs and other rude stone monuments. To this 

 Journal he was a frequent contributor from the first volume 

 until a few years ago. Residing at a distance from scientific 

 centres, he was unable to take an active part in the work 

 of the societies to which he belonged ; but he served on the 

 Committee of the Belfast Field Club from 1883 until 1889, and 

 occupied the Presidential chair during the sessions 19 12- 13 

 and 1913-14. 



Canon Lett was a good type of the amateur naturaHst. 

 Without the advantages of a scientific training, and living 

 isolated from the influence and encouragement of fellow- 

 workers, he acquired a wide knowledge of most groups of the 

 plant world, and dexterity in the use of the microscope. 

 He was a thorough field naturalist, with that eye for likely 

 country that only comes with experience, and seldom comes 

 fully to any but the country-bred. Possessed of an energetic 

 and sanguine disposition, he ranged far, but sometimes 

 lacked the caution and patience necessary when dealing 

 with critical plants, thus bringing down on himself the 

 criticism of that prince of caution, S. A. Stewart. He was 

 an excellent companion, full of country lore and quaint 

 experience, and his death leaves a conspicuous gap in the 

 ranks of northern naturahsts. 



R. Lloyd Praeger. 



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