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the Lowell Institute of Boston, U.S., he crossed the 
Atlantic to lecture on the Algz, returning the following 
year, after having availed himself of the opportunity of 
this visit to make collections on the North American coast, 
as well as a trip to the Pacific. A beautiful quarto volume 
of the Smithsonian Institution contains the results of his 
explorations. Then followed the “ Nereis Australis,” and 
after that again travelling. In August, 1853, he set out 
for Ceylon, Australia, and New Zealand. He collected 
more than 20,000 specimens and 600 species, and on his 
return commenced his “ Phycologia Australica,” which 
came out in five volumes, each having sixty plates, of 
which the majority were drawn on stone by the professor. 
In 1856 he succeeded to another professorship in the Uni- 
versity of Dublin, and became a Government lecturer at 
the Museum of Irish Industry. In 1861 his health gave 
way under his vast amount of work, and at one time his 
life was despaired of. He recovered from this illness, but 
his health was never completely restored. At last he was 
obliged to seek a more genial winter climate. He passed 
the winter of 1864-5 in Southern France, and derived great 
benefit; but a renewal of his hard work brought back 
illness, and at length death. He was again obliged to 
leave his Herbarium, where he had toiled last summer and 
winter, and in the spring sought rest in Torquay. But his 
strength was too far gone, and at that Devonshire resort 
for invalids, the learned and amiable professor finished his 
course. ; 
Unfortunately, his great “Flora Capensis” is not yet 
completed. Three large volumes are already published. 
The same remark applies to the “ Thesaurus Capensis,” a 
series of illustrations to the “ Flora.” Of this, two volumes, 
containing 200 plates, are already published. It will be 
a difficult task for anyone to take up the work which 
Professor Harvey laboured, in spite of failing health, to 
complete. 
JOSEPH TOYNBEE, F.R.S. 
This distinguished man has fallen a victim to his love of 
experimental science. At the early age of fifty years he 
passes from amongst us, leaving as the record of his too 
brief life upwards of one hundred contributions of a scien- 
tific nature. 
He had been educated for the medical profession and 
has for some years occupied the first position in London 
