12 THE FLORA OF WALES. 



thence into North Wales, and, after maldng a circuit of the North 

 Wales coast (visiting Anglesey and Bardsey), they followed the 

 coast southwards as far as St. David's (ascending Plynlimmon on 

 the way), and from St. David's to Gloucester, and thence through 

 the south-western counties of Englsnd. In addition to the botanical 

 notes, this third Itinerary gives much information concerning the 

 Birds and Fishes, especially on the sea- coast of Pembrokeshire. 

 These Itineraries have been published for the Ray Society under 

 the title, Mojwrials of John Bay, edited by Edwin Lankester, 

 London, 1846, 8vo (see the Welsh portions at pp. 127-130, and 

 106-178). Some of the results of these tours, so far as Wales is 

 concerned, are also embodied in Ray's Fasciculus Stirpiiim Britan- 

 nicarum, "posteditum plantarum Angliae Catalogum observatarum " 

 (Lond., 1688, pp. 27, 12mo), which, inter alia, describes several 

 rare mountainous or alpine plants from Wales ; Ray's best known 

 work, however, is his Synopsis Methodica Stirpiiun Britannic arum 

 (Lond., 1690, pp. 317, 8vo), which was a remodelled and improved 

 edition of his " Catalogus Plantarum Angh^e " (Cambridge, 1670, 

 pp. 103, 12mo), both of which also bear traces of his Welsh investi- 

 gations. A second edition of the Synopsis was issued in 1696, and 

 among those whose assistance is acknowledged by the author we 

 find Edward Llwyd (1660-1709), the great Welsh archaologist and 

 naturalist. Llwyd travelled much in Wales and elsewhere for the 

 purpose of collecting specimens in natural history for the Ash- 

 molean Museum, being also, in 1693, employed by Dr. Gibson to 

 collect materials in Wales for a new edition of Camden's Britannia, 

 which was published in 1695, and for which he contributed a list 

 of Welsh plants.* Lhuyd also contributed materials for a large 

 number of books, brought out by other writers, on questions of 

 natural history (see Diet, of National Biography, s. v. Llwyd). The 

 third edition of Ray's Synopsis was brought out in 1724 by Dr. 

 Dillenius, who two years later, in 1726, undertook a botanical tour 

 in the company of Samuel Brew^er, who at all events went on to 

 North Wales, including Anglesey. Brewer remained in Bangor for 

 more than a twelvemonth, botanizing with the Rev. W. Green and 

 W. Jones, and sending dried plants to Dillenius, particularly mosses, 

 thus clearing up many doubtful points. A species of rock rose, a 

 native of North Wales, discovered by him, bears the name of Heli- 

 anthemiim Breweri. A transcript by Solander of his MS. "Botanical 

 Journey through Wales" is preserved in the Botanical Department 

 of the British Museum. 



Among others who also botanized in Wales, or deserve to be 

 classed as Welsh botanists at this early period, we may mention 

 the following : — 



William Salesbury, who was born early in the 16th century, and 

 is best known as the translator of the New Testament into Welsh, 

 has been shown, from internal evidence, to be the author of a Welsh 

 work on botany, which, however, exists only in a transcript made 



* In Gougb's edition of Camden's Britannia (1789) there is appended to 

 the history of each county a list of rare plants found within its area, the part 

 dealing with Wales being at pp. 465-598 of vol. ii. 



