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isease — from which he was suffering, and stated that the end 
could not be far off. From this time he grew gradually worse 
until he passed away on the morning of Wednesday, October 7th. 
At a largely attended meeting of the Council of the Selborne 
Society, held on the afternoon of the same day (October 7th), 
Mr. G. A. Musgrave, who occupied the chair, having spoken of 
the great loss the Society has sustained, proposed the following 
resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Edward King, and 
carried unanimously 
“ This meeting of the Council of the Selborne Society, having 
heard with deep regret of the death of the Rev. Percy Myles, 
one of its most valued members, and the editor and originator of 
Nature Notes, desires to convey to Mrs. Myles its heartfelt sym- 
pathy with her in her grievous loss, and at the same time records 
its grateful appreciation of the noble services he rendered to the 
Society by the constant devotion of his time and energy to its 
extension and the increase of its influence through the aid of the 
many valuable members introduced by him thereto, and by the able 
manner in which, under all circumstances, he has raised Nature 
Notes, the Society’s magazine, to the position which it now 
holds amongst scientific publications. The Council desires to 
further place on record its high appreciation of the active part 
taken by Mrs. Myles with their late friend and colleague, Mr. 
Myles, in promoting the objects of the Society.” 
Those who knew Mr. Myles only as an ordinary acquaintance 
could not fail to recognise his brightness and geniality. His 
earnest outspokenness on any matter, social or political, which 
excited his enthusiasm, sometimes led to misunderstandings, 
which, however, were in most cases easily removed. But there 
was a tenderer side to his character, which revealed itself to those 
who were more intimate with him. He was affectionate to 
animals, especially cats, of whom several formed part of the 
Ealing household. 
As a lecturer, a preacher, and a writer, Mr. Myles was 
always interesting. The lecture on “ Contemporary English 
Literature,” which he delivered in January, 1890, before the 
Rudy Institute in Paris, only occupies twenty-four octavo 
pages, but it would be difficult to find elsewhere a more com- 
prehensive and critical summary of the subject, and those who 
would see Mr. Myles at his best should procure this pamphlet. 
We have reason to believe that his reviews in the Academy 
were highly appreciated, not only by the editor but by many 
readers. He also contributed to the Journal of Botany and other 
scientific publications. The work, however, with which his 
name will be most enduringly associated in science is Nichol- 
son’s Dictionary of Gardening, to which he contributed the 
“ Pronouncing Dictionary of the Ordinal, Generic and Specific 
Names.” This contains many thousands of names carefully 
accentuated, &c., and is now recognised as the standard work 
on the subject on which it treats. 
