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logical studies which have since made him the 
recognised authority in Scotland in regard to the 
alluvial deposits. It was MacGillivray that led 
Andrew Leith Adams, son of the great Banchory 
scholar, to devote himself when a surgeon in the 
army to prolonged studies in natural history, 
studies which led to his retirement from the army 
to occupy a chair in Queen’s College, Cork. In 
this class-room there sat for many years the late 
Dr Alex. Cruickshank, storing his mind with the 
secrets of the Nature he loved so well, the joy of 
his life. It is to these studies that the university 
and the city owe the munificent gift of our Botanic 
Garden, presented by Miss Cruickshank in memory 
of her brother. I could give the names of many 
schoolmasters, such as James Anderson of Foveran, 
men who carried their love of natural science into 
their several parishes, studying the works of 
Nature themselves, and inculcating her lessons on 
their pupils.” 
In connection with MacGillivray’s teaching we 
may quote a paragraph from the preface to his book 
on molluscs—a remarkable preface, of which Prof. 
Trail well says—“ It is so characteristic of the man’s 
whole work, that it should be read for its value as a 
clue to his outlook on life and as a standard for all 
workers, whether in natural science or in other 
fields ”:— 
“ Having been recalled to my native place, in 
May 1841, I naturally felt a desire of renewing my 
acquaintance with the productions of a district often 
traversed by me while prosecuting my studies at the 
universities there, and not being aware of any very 
important investigations having been conducted in 
