THE LATE HENRY WILLIAM KING.
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no probability of a repetition, and as repetition is a condition of
permanent effect the question is easily answered. A few points, how-
ever, may be noted for subsequent observation. These are chiefly
connected with deciduous trees. The great strain put upon fruit-
bearing trees affected them, as we have seen, abnormally, but
whether beneficially or otherwise it is hard to say. The fall of the
leaf was retarded till the middle of November in many cases, and
this looks as though the growth of the root had proceeded in pro-
portion to the demands made upon it. The observations of next
year, however, in that as in many cases affecting agricultural crops, will
be the best exponent of the effects of the summer's drought of
1893.
THE LATE HENRY WILLIAM KING, OF LEIGH.
IT is with sorrow we have to record the death of the above gentleman, which
occurred on the 15th November last, in his 78th year. Although not a
member of the Essex Field Club, he was in sympathy with our work and aims
and was so well known to many of our members, that a brief notice of him can
scarcely be considered as out of place
He was one of the founders of the Essex Archaeological Society in 1852, and
was secretary for the Mediaeval period from that time till 1866, when he was
elected hon. secretary and editor, a position he most ably and faithfully filled to
his life's end.