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Salmon’s very large British herbarium, which comprised 
the collections of Alfred W. Bennett, H. Tuke Mennell and 
others, was bequeathed to the British Museum ; it latterly also 
included much of Arthur Bennett’s great herbarium. 
H. S. Thompson. 
C. E. SALMON : A Personal Note. 
By Mr. G. R. Stirling Taylor (Journ. Bot., 1930, 53.) 
Quoted with kind permission. 
..." Behind the obvious faqade of the enthusiasm with 
which he pursued his botanical work, there lay a character 
which was sometimes hard to analyse, just because it was so 
simple and direct. One gets so used to human beings who act 
in very involved ways — partly because they are not sure what 
they want to do, partly because they want to conceal their 
motives and deeds. Charlie Salmon was spared all such 
manoeuvrings, for he had two plain rules which seemed to 
govern all his life : common sense and absolutely straight- 
forward honesty— and these rules put him apart from so many 
of his fellows who did not share his high ideals. . . . 
Since it was impossible for him to have done anything mean 
himself, he, perhaps, was never conscious of any urgent need 
for passing laws for controlling less amiable persons. . . . 
He had no affectations ; . . . full of humour, and entirely devoid 
of any selfish ambitions which would interfere with anyone 
else’s happiness ; his sympathy for others was deep. . . 
Correction to 44th Report, p. 445. 
Salix fragilis x cinerea ? Chertsey Bridge, Woking. — 
W. Biddiscombe. I regret an error made regarding the 
above, which must have been done on one of the many dark 
days in autumn. See also 45th Report, p. 500. The leaf- 
shoot was S. fragilis L., abnormal because stooled and gathered 
too young. The catkins, only half developed, were 5. triandra 
L. var. concolor Anderss. forma angustifolia Anderss. I have 
seen both of Mr. Biddiscombe’s bushes. I thank Mr. Little 
and Mr. Pearsall for calling my attention to the error. — 
J. Fraser. 
