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Burnett, Gilbert Thomas (1800-1835) : b. 15th April, 1800; d. 



27th July, 1835. Prof. Bot., King's College, London, 1831, and 

 at Chelsea, 1835. F.L.S., 1832. « Outlines of Botany,' 1835. 

 Pritz. 49 ; Jacks. 38, 495 ; Semple, 186 ; B. S. C. i. 735 ; Mag. 

 Gard. iv. (n.s. ii.) 29; Diet. Nat. Biog. vii. 412. Burwttut 

 Lindl. 



Burnett, James (fl. 1836). M.A. 'Magazine of Botany and 



Gardening,' 1835-7. 

 Burnett, M. A. (fl. 1840-50). Sister of Gilbert Thomas Burnett. 



' Plant* Utiliores,' 1842-50, drawn and coloured by M. A. B., 



the text mainly by G. T. B. Pritz. 49 ; Jacks. 192 ; Diet. Nat. 



Biog. vii. 412. 



Burton, David (d. before 1807): d. Australia, before 1807. 

 Gardener. Sent by Sir J. Banks to Port Jackson. Salisbury, 



Parad. Lond. f. 73. Burtonict Salisb. = Hibbertia. Burtonia 



B. Br. in Aiton. 



Busk, George (1807-1886) : b. 1807 ; d. London, 10th August, 

 1886. Surgeon, B.N. F.L.S.,1846; Sec, 1857-1868. F.B.S., 

 1850. Pres. B.C. S., 1871. 'Volvox Globator,' with Williamson, 

 1853. Zoologist and Anthropologist. Proc. Linn. Soc. 1886-7, 

 86 ; B. S. C. i. 742. Oil-portr. at Linn. Soc. by Miss E. M. Busk. 



Bute, John, Earl of [see Stuart, John] . 



Butt, J. M. (fl. 1825). Clerk. M.A. Vicar of East Garston, 

 Berks. Belation of the following. Smith Lett. i. 440 ; ' Bo- 

 tanical Primer,' 1825; Pritz. 50; Jacks. 87. 



Butt, Thomas. Clerk. Of Areley, Salop. F.L.S., 1797. Sent 

 Gnaphalium margaritacetm from Wyre Forest to Smith. Smith 



Lett. i. 435-441. 

 Buxton, Richard (1786-1865): b. Sedgley Hall Farm, Prestwich, 

 Manchester, 15th January, 1786; d. Ancoats, Manchester, 2nd 

 January, 1865. Shoemaker and newsman. ■ Botanical Guide 

 to ... . Manchester,' 1849. Pritz. 50; Jacks. 256 ; Autobiog. 

 in 'Guide'; Cash, 94; Journ. Bot. iii. 71; Diet. Nat. Biog. 

 viii. 106. 



Caius, John, alias Key (1510-1573) : b. Norwich, 6th October, 

 1510; d. London, 29th July, 1573; bur. in Chapel of Cams 

 College, Camb. M.A., Cantab., 1535. M.D., Padua, 1541 ; of 

 Cambridge, 1558. Pupil of Vesalius. F.B.C.P., 1547 ; Pres., 

 1555-60. Physician to Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth. 

 Founder of Caius College, Camb. Communicated histories of 

 rare plants to Gesner. ' De Stirpium,' 1570. Pritz. 50 ; Jacks. 

 26; Munk, i. 37; Cooper, Athen. Cantab, i. 312; Diet. Nat. 

 Biog. viii. 221. Life by Aikin. Three portr. at Caius Coll.; 

 mez. portr. by J. Faber; woodcut in his 'Works,' 1556; and 



one in the • Heroologia.' 

 Calcoensis, Henricus (fl. 1493). Benedictine Prior. Scotch? 



' Synopsis Herbaria,' MS. Pult. i. 24. 



Caldeleugh, Alexander (fl. 1823). F.L.S., 1823. F.B.S. Col- 

 lected in Chili. Friend of D. Don. Caldcluvia D. Don. 



Caldwell, Andrew (1733-1808) : b. Dublin ?, 19th December, 



