William Lowthian Green. — Hitchcock. 5 
"and was accompanied with photographs of a running lava" 
"stream near Hilo. I think I shall publish my next article" 
"on volcanic action through M. Daubree, who is President" 
"of the Institute of France and head of the Ecole des Mines." 
"He and Mons. de Lapparent, the head of the French Geol-" 
"ogists, understand perfectly every point in my book; where-" 
"as the English geologists misunderstand everything about" 
"it. I mention this because when I publish the volcanic" 
"part of the 'Vestiges' it may call attention to the first part." 
Part II of the "Vestiges of the Molten Globe" was printed 
and published in Honolulu in 1887 under Mr. Green's own 
superintendence, but at a time when his health was beginning 
finally to give way. Only a few copies of the W'ork reached 
England, and these were sent by him personally to leading 
scientific men. 
In the appendix to Part II Mr. Green, with the object of 
illustrating volcanic action, gives a graphic description of ex- 
peditions in 1859-1860 to the craters of Loa, Kea and Hualalei 
and to the lava lake at Kilauea; with goat hunters for guides 
he spent days and nights in observing the fissures in the moun- 
tain sides and the streams of white-hot lava spreading over 
the plateaux. 
He was then in the prime of life and of an iron constitu- 
tion. As a boy he was fond of athletic sports. He was a 
famous rider and gymnast. His cleverness as well as his 
thoroughly reliable character made him a favourite with his 
teachers and schoolfellows. In his sports he was eager and 
high-spirited, but in general he was studious, taciturn and very 
absent minded. This last quality he seems to have retained. 
Most English readers are acquainted with Miss Bird's charm- 
ing account of her visit to the "Hawaiian Archipelago." Some 
may remember G — , "who sat profoundly absorbed" in the 
contemplation of lava jets at Kilauea. When Miss P>ird, fa- 
tigued with her day's sightseeing at the burning lake, was 
anxious to make the tea, the bringing of which had been en- 
trusted to her companion, it was discovered that G — had 
forgotten the tea. Mr. Wm. Lowthian Green, thus inmior- 
talizcd by the fair traveller, was a man of middle hight, with 
delicate features, pale complexion, a broad and high forehead 
and curly, dark brown hair. The curls he used to scrupulously 
