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in-law, Dawson Turner. In early life he applied himself to 
Entomology and Ornithology, but later on botanical studies 
claimed his entire energies. His published contributions to 
botanical science are too well known and too numerous to 
mention here ; he died in 1865, leaving an equally distinguished 
son, the present Sir J. D. Hooker. 
Another celebrity whom we are proud to claim as our 
countryman was John Lindley, who was born at Cat ton, 
near Norwich, on 5th February, 1799. 
Lindley’s early career was a somewhat chequered one ; the 
son of a nurseryman at Catton by no means in affluent circum- 
stances although of good family, he was educated at the 
Norwich Grammar School under Valpy ; at 16 years of age 
he was sent to Belgium as agent for a London Seed-merchant, • 
but on his return to England he devoted himself to the study 
of botany, having the advantage of the friendship of W. J. 
Hooker who introduced him to Sir Joseph Banks, in whose 
Library he found occupation — from that time his success as 
a botanist was secured, and critical works on the science 
flowed rapidly from his pen. Like Hooker he was a staunch 
advocate of the Natural as opposed to the Linnaean system of 
classification as evinced by his ‘ Introduction to the Natural 
System of Botany,’ published in 1830. In 1S29 Lindley 
was chosen the first Professor of Botany in the London 
University, having been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 
in 1828. His writings on botanical subjects were many and 
various and he was greatly esteemed both in this country 
and abroad. Lindley died of apoplexy on 1st November, 
1865. 
Although his reputation rests on his distinguished services 
to the medical profession rather than as a naturalist, Sir 
James Paget was no mean botanist. He was born at Great 
Yarmouth in January, 1814, where he commenced his medical 
studies, proceeding to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, and 
passed the College of Surgeons in 1836 ; he soon obtained 
great distinction in his adopted profession, was created 
a Baronet in 1871, President of the College of Surgeons in 
