534 the botanical exchange club of the BRITISH ISLES. 
family, to mourn his loss. His attainments as a Botanist are of 
a high order: and he amassed a fine Herbarium, which a short 
time before his death he presented intact to the University College, 
Aberystwyth. He was for many years an active member of the 
Botanical Exchange Club — paying particular attention to the 
‘ Rubi.’ J. Cosmo Melvill. 
In 1889 he published ‘A Contribution to the Flora of Derby- 
shire,’ pp. 144, and a ‘Supplement’ in 1902, and had been 
a member of our Club since 1 884, or perhaps earlier. 
William Hillhouse (1850 — 1910), was born Dec. 17, 1850 at 
Bedford, and died at Malvern, Jan. 27, 1910. Assisted in founding 
the Bedfordshire Natural History Society. Elected Fellow of the 
Linnean Society in 1876. Entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 
1877, and from 1878 — 1882 was assistant curator of the University 
Herbarium. He afterwards became connected with Mason College, 
Birmingham, and during his early tenure of office he worked under 
Prof. Strasburger of Bonn, and translated that botanist’s ‘Practical 
Botany.’ He was President of the Birmingham Natural History 
Society and Chairman of the Birmingham Botanical and Horti- 
cultural Society, designing the beautiful rock-gardens at Edgbaston 
Botanical Gardens. When at the Bedford Modern School in 
1875-6 he did some work at the Botany of Bedfordshire, and 
compiled a list of the county plants, in which were several additions 
to the county. (See also ‘ Journ. Bot.’ 105, 1910.) 
Mr. J. A. Wheldon, F.L.S., 60 Hornby Road, Walton, Liver- 
pool, has kindly consented to act as Distributor this year. Parcels 
should be sent post paid in December, 1910. 
Mr. E. W. Hunnybun, Mill Common, Huntingdon, who is 
making a most beautiful series of drawings of British plants, would 
be much obliged if members would assist him in obtaining some of 
his desiderata^ a list of which, with other information, will be gladly 
supplied by him. He will defray the cost of transmission and supply 
tins for the plants. 
Miss Bertha Reid, 26 Ardilaun Road, Highbury, N., Prof. 
J. Percivai., The Pyghtle, Northcourt Avenue, Reading, and R. Y. 
