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SHOPtT NOTES. 



'* Some Little-kxown Botanists." Under tliis heading Mr, W. 

 Rolberts, who has done so much to throw light upon the history of 

 obscure authors, published a paper in the Gardeners'' Clironicle for 

 March 29, 1919 (p. 147) wliich contains certain names which tind no 

 place in our Biograjpliical Index. The information Mr. Roberts was 

 able to supply was so scanty that it will hardly entitle the claimants 

 to a place in the new edition of the Index, which still awaits the 

 reduction of printing and binding charges in order to be produced at 

 reasonable cost; but it may be worth while to give a list of them, in 

 the hope that some one ma}'' be able to aft'ord such additional infor- 

 mation as will justify their admission. One of tliem, Dr. Thomas 

 Clarke (d, 1792), of whom Mr. Roberts gives much information, 

 liad alread}'^ been noted by us for inclusion on the ground of liis 

 official position as first Islan J Botanist of Jamaica, although Mr. Faw- 

 cett has no knowledge of his having done an}" strictly botanical 

 work ; but of the others I know nothing beyond what is indicated 

 b\' the slight information given by Mr. Roberts: — 



Charles diemys, Professor of Botanv, Trin. Coll. Dublin (d. Dub- 

 lin, 1733). 



Thomas Brishane, Professor of Botuu}^ and Anatomv at Glasgow 

 (d. 1742). 



John ^Fodrow, "a celebrated botanist," of Ghisgow (d. 17()S). 



Thomas Haniilton, Emeritus Professor of Anatomv and Botany 

 at Glasgow (d. 1782). 



liev. Thomas Green, Professor of Botany at Cambridge (d. 1788). 



Dr. Moze, "a learned antiquarj^ and botanist" (Gent Mag.: 

 d. 1733). 



In Gard. Chron. Dec. 15, 1917 (p. 235) Mr. Roberts published 

 in interesting paper on " Some 17th and 18th Century Gardeners," 

 ' the information in which was largely taken from the six large octavo 

 volumes published by the Hai'leian Society from 1899 to 1901, and 

 generally known as Musgrave's Ohitnari/.''' In his later paper he 

 extended the scope of his notes and included botanists, among whom 

 are the names above given. — James Britten". 



An Eaklt Hudson Bay Collector (p. 239). In reference to 

 the plants collected in the Teri-itories of the Hudson Bay Company 

 in 1773, and now in the Banksian Herbarium, T had no idea that any 

 such plants existed. They were collected b}"^ one Thomas Hutchins, 

 a chief-factor in the service of the Hudson Bay Company, who 

 visited England in or about the year indicated, bi-inging with him 

 the manuscript of a volume entitled "Observations on Hudson's Bay," 

 which is still preserved in the Libi'ary of the Company at its London 

 offices. I hive long been interested in this volume, which gives a 

 long and valuable account of Hudson Bay, its history, natives, 

 trade, climate, fauna, flora, etc. Many years ago my friend Mr. Ernest 

 Thompson Seton and myself wei-e permitted to have a co])y made of 

 it, with a view to its publication under my general editorship, and 

 the help of a specialist in each department of knowledge treated. 

 Unfortunately however, the v.-ork, though neaily ready for |)ublica- 



