41 o Tokutaro I to.—A Short Memoir of I to Keisukd, 
In 1877 and 1881 he was appointed an Inspector of the 
Exhibition of National Industries. In 1887 he was made 
a member of the 4th class of the Order of Merit. In 1888 the 
degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Rigaku Hakushi ) was con¬ 
ferred upon him, and in 1893 he was raised to the lower fourth 
official rank (Jushit). 
The venerable botanist has discovered many new Japanese 
plants—to not a few of which his name has been given, as to 
the shimobashira called Keiskea by Prof. Miquel. 
He has now attained his ninety-sixth year, and is still hale 
and hearty. His interest in systematic botany is undiminished, 
and he shows no sign of flagging powers. He still has by 
him hundreds of unpublished papers on botanical subjects, 
by-products of the labours of a long life. 
Translated by F. Victor Dickins. 
May 17, 1900. 
Ito Keisuke, I rejoice to say, is still alive in his ninety- 
eighth year. He has lately been selected by his countrymen 
as one of ‘ the Twelve Heroes of Modern Japan.’—F. V. D. 
