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vascular plants, Mosses and Hepatics. He was an ex-president of the 

 Natural History Society of Glasgow, and was its representative for 

 the last ten years at the meetings of the British Association. He 

 presented a fine series of photographs of rare alpine plants in situ — 

 as lantern slides — to the collection possessed by this section, at the 

 meetings of which he was one of the most constant attenders. It is 

 a lamentable thing that he did not live long after his retirement, as 

 he might then have been able to crystallize his numerous observations, 

 the publication of which would certainly have made him known to a 

 still larger circle. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society, and 

 belonged to a number of other Societies. He was twice married, and 

 leaves a wife, three sons, and four daughters. His widow is a good 

 field-botanist, and was often with him on his later mountain and 

 other excursions. She was a great help to him in arranging his 

 collections. I think I can safely repeat that he has left behind him 

 " ein guter Name unschatzbar."- — Wm. West. 



The following papers are also by Mr Ewing : — Flora of Ben Laoigh, 

 Proc. Nat. Hist. Soc, Glasg., Jan. 9, 1883, pp. 274-288. Hepaticae of 

 Breadalbane Range, Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist. (1903), pp. 235-243 ; (1904) 

 181-4. Report on State of Alpine Flora in Breadalbane, Glasg. 

 Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. (1901-2), pp. 330-2. Hepaticae of Clyde Area, 

 Glasg. Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. (1902-3), pp. 52-8. Scottish Alpine 

 Forms of Carex. An Oecological Problem, Glasg. Trans. Nat. Hist. 

 Soc. (1907), pp. 226-235. The Flora of the Culbin Sands, Glasg. 

 Naturalist, v., Nov. 1912. 



Martin J. Sutton, J. P., F.L.S., Chevalier of the Legion of 

 Honour. We sincerely regret the sudden death of the distinguished 

 horticulturist, which occurred in December 1913, in his 63rd year. 



Paul Fredrich August Ascherson, born June 4, 1834, and 

 died at Berlin, March 6, 1913. He published the excellent Flora der 

 Provinz Brandenburg, 2nd and 3rd part in 1855, the first part being 

 issued in 1864. In conjunction with his pupil, Prof. P. P. Graebner, 

 he published the elaborate and erudite Synopsis der Mittel-europae- 

 ischen Flora, 7 volumes of which had been completed at the time of 

 his lamented decease. On his 70th birthday his friends published a 

 Festschrift of 44 pages, containing a list of his publications. He 

 travelled extensively in Egypt. His first Flora proved how deeply 

 he had studied the thorny question of nomenclature, and it is much to 

 be regretted that his early views have not prevailed, as they promised 



