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realm of plant-life, but also bears a name revered by all disciples of Darwin, 

 who, in his undergraduate days, was known as " the man who walks with 

 Henslow" (the father of our present Delegate), and whose appointment 

 to the "Beagle " was made on Henslow's nomination. He also took charge 

 of, and arranged, the collections which Darwin from time to time sent 

 home, and of whom Darwin himself writes : " I owe more than I can 

 express to this excellent man . . . my attachment to natural history, I 

 owed in large part to him." 



In token of this our Brotherly Greeting we have caused the Seal of our 

 Society to be set hereto this 6th day of April in the year of our Lord 

 1909. 



Teevoe Lawrence, President. 

 (Society's Seal.) W. Wilks, Secretary. 



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The great Darwin celebration will long live in the memories of all 

 who took part in it. Almost every British scientific institution of 

 importance, the Colonies, and many foreign countries were represented. 

 The delegates numbered 248, distributed as follows : — 



British Isles. — 79. 



Foreign Countries. — Germany, 30 ; United States, 28 ; France, 15 ; 

 Italy, 11 ; Austria-Hungary, 10 ; Sweden, 8 ; Eussia, 7 ; Holland, 6 ; 

 Belgium, 5 ; Switzerland, 5 ; Portugal, 3 ; Denmark, 2 ; Japan, 2 ; 

 South America, 1 ; Greece, 1 ; Norway, 1 ; Spain, 1 ; Java, 1 ; Egypt, 1. 



The Colonies. — India and Ceylon, 8 ; Canada, 7 ; Australia, 6 ; New 

 Zealand, 6 ; Cape Colony, 3 ; Straits Settlements, 1. 



The first event on the three days' programme was the Reception 

 of the Delegates and other invited guests by the Chancellor of the 

 University (Lord Rayleigh, O.M., F.R.S., D.Sc.) in the FitzWilliam 

 Museum. 



Academic robes and orders were worn, and the former consisted of 

 innumerable varieties of forms and colours, and with the accompaniment 

 of the bright dresses of a large assemblage of ladies formed a picturesque 

 scene which could not be paralleled. 



After being received by the Chancellor at the head of the magnificent 

 marble staircase, the company passed into the picture galleries, which were 

 soon filled. By the kind permission of the Master and Fellows of 

 Peterhouse, the college gardens were accessible from the museum. They 

 were illuminated by Chinese lanterns and coloured lamps, and were much 

 enjoyed, as the weather (both on the 22nd and 23rd) was all that could 

 be desired. 



On Wednesday, June 23, the presentation of Addresses by the Delegates 

 took place in the Senate House. The proceedings commenced with a 

 shout Address by the Chancellor, who, in the name of the University of 

 Cambridge, welcomed the guests who had willingly responded from all 

 parts of the world. " Indeed, the occasion was no ordinary one. They 



