258 In Memoriam: William West, F.L.S. 
disposition. The last occasion was at Birmingham in 1913. 
when, at the Conference of Delegates, the two of them had to 
contend for the principle of letting well alone with regard to^ 
measures proposed for the preservation of plants in their 
habitats, and never did West speak so forcibly as then. To 
many the future meetings of the Association will lack the charm 
which his presence lent. 
Many a tribute has been paid to his knowledge, his per- 
severance (no one ever wasted time less), the excellence of his 
work, his scientific acumen, and although honorary academic 
recognition did not come his way, he and his work have been 
fully appreciated by all who knew his worth, and many an 
organism has been named in his honour. 
His personality was not the least noticeable of his char- 
acteristics, and w r as such as to endear him to all who came 
into contact with him. No dry-as-dust was he, even though his 
study was of microscopic algae and their scientific nomen- 
clature. He was a man of warm enthusiasms, with a singular 
charm of manner and a quiet vein of geniality and humour 
running through his whole disposition, and those who, like the 
present writer, have been on terms of intimacy with him for 
nearly forty years and watched the parental training of his 
family during that period, can best appreciate what manner 
of man he was, and feel the greatness of the loss which has 
fallen upon us. A premature loss it was, for one had pictured 
him retiring from his arduous teaching career and devoting 
the evening of his days to elaborating and completing the 
labours of his life-time. But it was not to be — he died in 
harness, teaching to within a fortnight of the May morning 
on which he succumbed to heart failure supervening upon an 
attack of asthma. 
The final scene was at Scholemoor cemetery, Bradford, 
where he was followed to his grave by large numbers of his. 
pupils and his old friends, and in the spirit by many more. 
List of Papers by W. West. 
On Mosses. The Naturalist, July and August, 1878, p. 182, etc. 
The Autumn Flora of Whernside (with F. Arnold Lees). The Naturalist , 
April, 1879. 
Further additions to Mr. W. B. Turner’s List of Algae. The Naturalist, 
March, 1880, p. 116. 
Bryological Notes. The Naturalist, Nov. 1880, p. 53. 
Additions to West Riding Flora. The Naturalist, Nov. 1880, p. 60. 
Bucks. Lichens. The Naturalist, Dec. 1880, p. 69. 
Cryptogamic Report of Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union for 1880. The 
Naturalist, April 1881, et sequitur. 
A Stroll near Baildon in February. The Naturalist, 1881, p. 125. 
The Principal Plants of Malham. The Naturalist, 1883, p. 25, etc. 
Plant Gossip. Nat. World, 1884 and 1885. 
Plants of the Bradford District. The Naturalist, March 1885, p. 178 
(with H. T. Soppitt). 
Naturalist, 
