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pital in 1762; one ofthe Vice-Presidents of the Royal Society ; 

 Fellow of the College of Physicians, and one of the Elects in 

 1784. He was knighted in 1786. In the course of that year 

 he began to decline in health and his death occurred May 

 10th, 1787. 



There is an engraving of him an oval, by Ryder, 1791, 

 after a painting by L. Abbot. 



His chief writings relating to Horticulture are, 



1. Critical Remarks on the Rev. Mr. Pickering's Paper con- 

 cerning the Seeds of Mushrooms. This appeared in the 

 Philosophical Transactions, v. xlii.p. 599. and v.xliiip. 61. 



2- Account of thc»-remains of the Garden formerly belonging 

 to the Tradescants at Lambeth. Phil- Trans' xlri 160. 



3. Account of the Garden at Fulham formerly belonging to 

 Dr. Henry Compton, Bishop of London, Phil Trans, 

 xlvii. 241- 



1746- The Gentleman's Gardener's Director of Plants, Flow- 

 ers, and Trees; with a gai'den Kalenderj London, 

 8vo. The fifth Edition is an enlarged one bearing 

 date 17G5. By DAVID STEPHENSON, M. A- 

 author of " a new Mechanical Practice of Physic". 



Miller and Weston mention " the Gentleman Gardener 

 instructed" 12mo. by this Author, 1746' 8th. Edition, 

 1769' Are these different works? 



1747' The Complete Florist. London 8vO' Anonymous. 

 It consis's of 100 engravings of Flowers, coloured 

 and plaiu' 



