son to Joseph Lister, stated after his death that Agnes Lister had entered into her husband's work wholeheartedly, had been his only secretary, and that they discussed his work on an almost equal footing. Her husband's books are full of Lister's careful handwriting. She would take dictation from her husband, taken at hours at a stretch. Spaces would be left blank amongst the reams of her handwriting for small diagrams, that her husband would create using the camera lucida technique and Lister would later paste in. Although in good health, whilst holidaying in Rapallo in Italy and collecting botanical specimens, Lister contracted acute pneumonia. Her condition deteriorated rapidly and she died four days later, after being on holiday for only one week. This left Baron Lister as the only surviving member of their union, as they did not have any children. Legacy There are two plant specimens dated for the 10th of September 1883 in the Science Museum Collection. Gallery References 1834 births 1893 deaths British women botanists 19th-century British botanists Scottish botanists Wives of baronets