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I can see lier now, darting here, there and everywhere, clad in a 
charming gown and hat of deej) brown silk at the memorable party held 
to celebrate Dr. Drnce’s 80th birthday. That was a great day in her 
life, for she shouldered the organisation of the party, the first of its 
kind, and the forerunner of the present B.S.B.T. Exhibition Meetings. 
[ had corres])onded with her for years before then, in my early days 
in the Wild Flower Society, of which I became a member after my 
schooldays were over. Her letters were always a delight. I am no 
hoarder of correspondence, and keep only letters of exceptional interest 
—I have never destroyed one of hers. The encouragement she 
gave to young botanists was of inestimable value. She had a gift for 
picking out our difficuities, helping us over them and never forgetting 
the word of praise when we overcame them. 
Her marriage to T. J. Foggitt meant so much to her, for it not only 
gave her a happy married life and a companion with the same interests 
as hers, but afforded her greater opportunity of helping others — the 
hospitality of Stoneybrough was given to many,, and what a joy and edu- 
cation it was! The Herbarium, the Library, the garden with its rock 
bank fiked, not so much with spectacular alpines, but with interest- 
ing plants — many were difficult Hieracia — and the almost daily journeys 
near and far. She was a remarkably modest woman. Even coming to 
know her as well as I did, it was not from herself that I learned of her 
achievements and acconi])lishments — about her flying from her book and 
— very casually when being taken to a spot near Sutton Bank — of her 
impending flight in a glider “ to keep in touch with modern methods ” 
— her reviewing of books by noticing an inscription on a fly-leaf — and 
so on. 
She was so cheerful too, and there was always a merry twinkle or a 
twist of humour round every corner, and how she encouraged it in every- 
body else. Her speaking voice, as befitted an exjierienced lecturer, was 
as clear and intelligible as her handwriting, and her gift of expression 
remarkable. 
She was, of course, an experienced and careful botanist, and had 
seen almost every British plant in situ. With Lady Davy she found 
and added Carex microglochin, to the British Flora in 1923. She ren- 
dered great service to this Society. She became a member in 1920, was 
one of the original Advisory Committee, and served on the General 
Committee from 1932 to 1948, and had been nominated an Honorary 
Member for election last March. 
Though recently we had seen little of her, she managed to appear 
at our functions from time to time and it was a great pleasure having 
her with us at our first Conference. 
I personally shall never forget her kindness — it was through her I 
penetrated behind the locked doors at the Natural History Museum in 
1933 and at her suggestion that Mr. Wilmott set me to work on Sali- 
cornia — and hundreds of others will also remember her with gratitude 
and affection. 
