Myfather，likeotherbotanists，hadasSirJosephHookerpointsout，experiencedthevalueofSteudel’swork。Heobtainedplantsfromallsortsofsources，whichwereoftenincorrectlynamed，andhefeltthenecessityofadheringtotheacceptednomenclature，sothathemightconveytootherworkerspreciseindicationsastotheplantswhichhehadstudied。Itwasalsofrequentlyamatterofimportancetohimtoknowthenativecountryofhisexperimentalplants。ThusitwasnaturalthatheshouldrecognizethedesirabilityofcompletingandpublishingtheinterleavedvolumeatKew。
ThewishtohelpinthisobjectwasheightenedbytheadmirationhefeltfortheresultsforwhichtheworldhastothanktheRoyalGardensatKew，andbyhisgratitudefortheinvaluableaidwhichforsomanyyearshereceivedfromitsDirectorandhisstaff。Heexpresslystatedthatitwashiswish\"toaidinsomewaythescientificworkcarriedonattheRoyalGardens\"（KewGardensReport，1881，page62。）——whichinducedhimtooffertosupplyfundsforthecompletionoftheKew’Nomenclator。’
Thefollowingpassage，forwhichIamindebtedtoProfessorJudd，isofmuchinterest，asillustratingthemotivesthatactuatedmyfatherinthismatter。ProfessorJuddwrites:——
\"Ontheoccasionofmylastvisittohim，hetoldmethathisincomehavingrecentlygreatlyincreased，whilehiswantsremainedthesame，hewasmostanxioustodevotewhathecouldsparetotheadvancementofGeologyorBiology。Hedweltinthemosttouchingmanneronthefactthatheowedsomuchhappinessandfametothenatural—historysciences，whichhadbeenthesolaceofwhatmighthavebeenapainfulexistence;——andhebeggedme，ifI
knewofanyresearchwhichcouldbeaidedbyagrantofafewhundredsofpounds，tolethimknow，asitwouldbeadelighttohimtofeelthathewashelpinginpromotingtheprogressofscience。HeinformedmeatthesametimethathewasmakingthesamesuggestiontoSirJosephHookerandProfessorHuxleywithrespecttoBotanyandZoologyrespectively。Iwasmuchimpressedbytheearnestness，and，indeed，deepemotion，withwhichhespokeofhisindebtednesstoScience，andhisdesiretopromoteitsinterests。\"