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Volcano of Ternate. It is a prostrate plant creeping on the ground 

 but is conspicuous for its large, downy, cordate leaves and its 

 bunches of scarlet tubular flowers from one to two inches long. 



It appears to be allied to Streptocarpus with the habit of CEschy- 

 nanthus. 



At the meeting of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, on the 

 12th June last, a paper was read by Lt.-Col. Madden on " the elu- 

 cidation of plants mentioned in Dr. Francis Hamilton's account of 

 the Kingdom of Nepal. 



At the following meeting on the 10th July 1856, Professor Bal- 

 four on taking the chair announced that since the last meeting 

 Col. Madden had died suddenly from rupture of the aorta. 



" We all, I am sure (he said), deeply deplore the loss of one 

 who took a warm interest in our proceedings, and with whom we 

 have had much pleasant intercourse. For my own part I cannot 

 easily give expression to the sad feelings with which I contemplate 

 the bereavement. He had been a constant visitor at the garden 

 during the summer while engaged in preparing his elaborate paper 

 on the Indian Plants in Dr. Buchanan Hamilton's herbarium ; and 

 I had looked forward to the pleasure of spending many a happy 

 day with him in the prosecution of Botanical science. His ami- 

 able deportment and gentlemanly manner endeared him to all of us, 

 and we all rejoiced to see one who had spent a large portion of his 

 life in the active service of the East India Company, now devoting 

 his time and leisure to the prosecution of science. During his re- 

 sidence in India he was a careful observer, and made many inter- 

 esting remarks on the flora of the country. He sent home the 

 seeds of many valuable plants which have flowered in Glasnevin 

 and in other gardens. When he came to settle in Edinburgh he 

 joined the Royal and Botanical Societies, in both of which he be- 

 came a very active member. He was elected a councillor of the 

 Royal Society, and took a marked interest in its proceedings, he 

 particularly took charge of the Scientific additions, which it was 

 agreed to make to its library. To the transactions of the Botani- 

 cal society he contributed an excellent paper on the occurrence of 



