Life and work of D.A. Jones

Early day motion 10, tabled 7 November 2023 by Liz Saville-Roberts (Plaid Cymru). Signed by 10 members.

That this House commemorates the life and work of Daniel Angell Jones,1861-1936, a Harlech based botanist and schoolmaster, who served as Secretary and President of the British Bryological Society; notes that he was a much loved teacher and an acknowledged authority on ferns and mosses; further notes that his assistance was often sought by botanists interested in the flora of North Wales, especially the historic counties of Meirionnydd and Caernarfonshire; acknowledges that he was remembered by his pupils for nature walks and how to make medicines from flowers and mosses, and by his peers for his memory of detail, locality and habitat as a phanerogamic botanist; and highlights that his manuscript Flora is preserved at the National Museum of Wales for future generations of aspiring botanists.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 4, Plaid Cymru 3, DUP 1, Independent 1, Labour 1.