16 DECEMBER 1911, Page 3

Sir Joseph Hooker, who passed away last Sunday at the

great age of 94, was the most widely travelled, the most industrious, and the most famous botanist of his time. In 1865 he suc- ceeded his father as Director of Sew Gardens, and held the post for twenty years. In 1868 he was President of the British Association; in 1873 he was chosen President of the Royal Society, to which he had been elected s, fellow in 1847; and a long list of honours was crowned by the bestowal of the Order of Merit on biz ninetieth birthday. His contributions to science were as wide in theii scope as they were fruitful in their import.