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Exhibition, indeed, was largely due to his unceasing efforts ; and 
further, he roused public attention to the need of more complete 
and systematic training in forestry than was then available. The 
importance of the conservation of the forests of the country, and of 
their extension, both for the sake of amenity and economy, were 
prominently brought out by the Exhibition itself, by the various 
papers connected with it, and by several lectures he was instru- 
mental in appending. By his influence the Board of Agriculture 
agreed to give a sum of £100 per annum, and the Highland and 
Agricultural Society £50 per annum, while the sum of £1000, then 
anonymously given, most generously came from himself — all to 
found a Chair of Forestry in the University of Edinburgh, a project 
he had kept in view for some years. He succeeded in a way 
which only high purpose and skilful diplomacy could, and now a 
Forestry Lectureship is permanently established. The first lecturer 
was Dr William Somerville, who now holds the Professorship at 
Durham, and the present holder is Col. Bailey, R.E., who was lately 
in charge of the Forest School of the N.W. Provinces of India. 
The gratitude of all students of forestry was thus worthily won by 
his indefatigable exertions and his generous help. It is satisfactory 
to know that his botanical library also goes to the University of 
Edinburgh. 
Further, besides extending the interests of the Department in 
London and Edinburgh, he did not forget the efforts that were then 
being made in the University of St Andrews to widen the sphere 
of teaching, especially by the introduction of Botany into the cur- 
riculum. His counsel and encouragement were always at the ser- 
vice of those working in this direction. Accordingly, when lectures 
on botany were commenced in 1887, he most kindly gave numerous 
lecture-diagrams, a botanical cabinet and herbarium, a series of 
reference-books, and took a personal interest in the success of the 
class, then under Dr J. H. Wilson, now of the Yorkshire College, 
Leeds. He also gave prizes to the best students, and invited them 
to Stravithie to botanise, and in various ways encouraged the new 
lectureship. A year or two afterwards he intimated that he 
intended to give £1000 to the Chair of Natural History in St 
Andrews, formerly held by his relative. Prof. Hugh Cleghorn. The 
struggling lectureship in Botany, however, was more in need of it, 
