1s BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF BRITISH AND IRISH BOTANISTS. 
with Rodney and retired as Rear-admiral of the Blue in 1789. On 
January 18th, 1763, he married Miss Margaret Cook, of Edmonton, 
sixteen years his junior. He lived at Bosmere House, Sutto 
his grandfather, the botanist, and his wife; but I have been as yet 
unable to trace them 
Petiver’s genus, Ue — a North American Composite — 
became Polymnia Uvedalia L., Robert Brown gen 
Uvedalia in Scrophulariacee, which in DeCandolle 8 stan tie 
sek x., p. 368) is merged in Mimulus, one species being somewhat 
gely na med M. Uvedalie; but perhaps a pee rte cles, 
ee also the oan that he planted, and the herbarium he collected, 
may for centuries to come keep alive the memory of Robert Uvedale. 
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF BRITISH AND IRISH 
BOTANISTS. 
By James Brirren, F.L.S., anp G. 8S. Bouterr, F.L.S. 
(Continued from vol, xxviii. p. 376.) 
Thomson, Spencer (fl. 1848-1883). M.D., St. Andrew’s. Of 
Burton-on-Trent. ‘Seed of Phaseolus,’ Ann. & Mag. 1812, 542. 
‘ Wanderings among Wild Flowers,’ 1854: ed. 10, 1866. ‘ Wild 
Flowers path notice, 1858. -‘ Wayside Weeds,’ 1864. Pritz. 
815 ; Jacks. 
omson, Thomas (17738-1852) : b. Crieff, Perthsh., 12th April, 
1778; d. Kilmun, Argylesh., 2nd int, 1852. Father of the 
M ., Edinburgh, i 
: s 
Glasgow, 1818. § Chemistry of . . Vegetables,’ 1888. Jac 
612; R. 8. C. v. aie — Journ. xii. (1852-3), 95; Gent. 
Mag. 1852, ii. 202; Allibon 
Thomson, Thomas (817-188) « b. Glasgow, 4 4th Des. 1817; d. 
London, 18th April, 1878. M.D., Glasg FL. as 
1852. F.RB.S. ali Bengal Army. as f. Bas Calcutta 
Medical Coll. Superintendent, Caleutta Bot. 
‘ Flora Indica’ (with J. D. Hooker), 1855. ‘ Western Himalayas 
and Tibet,’ 1852. Oobsetad 3 in Cabul, Kashmir, &c. Plants at 
Kew, Brit. Mus., &c. Jacks. 612; R. S. C. v. 976; viii. 1030; 
Gard. Chron. iy i, 529; Journ. Bot. 1878, 160; ‘ Nature,’ 
. 15; Proc. Geogr. Soc. xxii. 309. Crayon portr. at Kew. 
Hedyotis Thomsoni Hook. f 
Thomson, William (fl. 1830). M.A. Of Manchester. ‘Relation 
between Strata and Plants,’ Mag. Nat. Hist. 1880, 410. ‘ Bo- 
tanical notes on Llandudno,’ Mem. Lit. Phil. Soc. "Manchester: 
6. 
Thomson, Rev. am Cooper (fl. 1820-1871). Nephew of 
George Praag (ay Missionary in Calabar from 1849 to 1865. 
Afterwards practised Medicine in Liverpool. ‘Ferns from Old 
