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den,  Ceylon,  in  1879,  and  held  that  position  until  July  last,  when  he  retired, 
on  account  of  serious  ill  health.  Dr.  Trimen's  administration  was  signalized 
by  great  success,  for  not  only  did  the  gardens  at  Peradeniya  take  front  rank 
among  the  great  botanical  establishments  of  the  world,  but  three  volumes  of 
the  "  Hand-book  of  the  Flora  of  Ceylon  "  were  completed,  and  the  fourth  and 
last  volume  was  in  course  of  preparation.  The  work  entitled,  "Medicinal 
Plants,"  he  prepared  in  conjunction  with  Professor  Bentley,  while  he  was  an  as- 
sistant in  the  botanical  department  of  the  British  Museum.  He  was  also  one  of 
the  authors  of  Trimen  and  Dyer's  "  Flora  of  Middlesex,"  and  for  a  number  of 
years  editor  of  the  Journal  of  Botany. 
Alfred  Henry  Mason,  Ph.C,  F.C.S.,  F.R.M.S.,  died  at  his  home  in  New 
York  City,  November  2,  1896.  His  illness  was  only  of  short  duration,  and  by 
his  death  pharmacy  lost  one  of  its  most  active  and  efficient  representatives. 
Mr.  Mason  was  identified  with  a  large  number  of  societies  and  scientific  bodies, 
and  had  served  in  many  of  these  in  an  official  capacity,  and  was  equally  well 
known  in  professional  and  trade  circles,  not  only  in  this  country,  but  abroad 
as  well.  He  was  born  at  Newcastle-Under-Dyme,  England,  fifty-three  years 
ago,  and  at  an  early  age  began  his  pharmaceutical  career.  In  1866,  he  became 
identified  with  the  wholesale  trade,  and  had  been  actively  interested  in  this 
branch  of  business  ever  since.  In  1892,  he  began  his  residence  in  New  York, 
when  he  was  appointed  secretary  of  the  firm  of  Seabury  &  Johnson,  of  that 
city.  About  a  year  ago  he  was  elected  secretary  of  the  College  of  Pharmacy, 
and  for  five  months  previous  to  his  death  had  been  editor  of  the  Alumni 
Journal. 
George  Frederick  Schacht,  a  pharmaceutical  chemist  of  Clifton,  Bristol,  Eng- 
land, died  at  his  home,  December  26,  1896,  in  the  seventy-fourth  year  of  his  age. 
Mr.  Schacht  was  one  of  the  best-known  pharmacists  in  England,  and,  by  his 
death,  the  cause  of  pharmacy  has  sustained  a  distinct  loss,  for  he  was  not  only 
an  accomplished  practical  pharmacist,  but  was  earnestly  devoted  to  the  cause  of 
pharmaceutical  education. 
We  quote  the  following  from  the  Pharmaceutical  fournal,  of  January  2,  1897  : 
"Asa  pioneer  of  pharmaceutical  advancement,  Schacht  will  long  be  remem- 
bered as  having  originated  the  idea  which  led  to  the  foundation  of  the  British 
Pharmaceutical  Conference,  for  his  advocacy  of  provision  being  made  for  pro- 
vincial education,  and  of  a  compulsory  curriculum. 
"  He  joined  the  British  Pharmaceutical  Society  in  1842,  shortly  after  its  organi- 
zation, and  served  it  officially  in  one  capacity  or  another  during  a  number  of 
years.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Bristol  Pharmaceutical  Association,  and 
had  long  been  actively  engaged  in  connection  with  the  University  College  of 
Bristol,  of  which  institution  he  was  treasurer  at  the  time  of  his  death."  He 
was  a  corresponding  member  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. 
Alonzo  Robbi?is,  Ph.M.,  a  member  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy, 
died  suddenly  at  his  home  in  this  city,  December  1,  1896.  The  deceased  had 
been  in  ill  health  for  more  than  a  year,  but  the  immediate  cause  of  his  death 
was  an  acute  attack  of  pneumonia. 
Mr.  Robbius  was  born  in  Pottstown,  Pa.,  about  sixty-three  years  ago.  He 
