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He travelled in Norway, and sent many plants, both to Sir 

 W, J, Hooker and H. C. Watson, whose herbarium is now at 

 Kew. He added Phascum Floerkeanum to the British flora, 

 collected in 1840 on the coast near Marsden. His most active 

 collecting time was between 1830 and 1840. 



John Storey, of Newcastle, died 1859, was secretary to the 

 Tyneside Club from 1849 to 1857. He intended to have 

 written a new flora of the two counties, an undertaking which 

 after his death was transferred to Dr. G. R. Tate and myself. 

 His herbarium after his death became the property of the 

 Blyth Mechanics' Institute, and unfortunately was destroyed 

 when my house was burnt down in May, 1864. He sent, 

 however, specimens of most of the interesting plants he found 

 to H. C. Watson, and these are now at Kew. He did not 

 begin to collect till after the date of Winch's " Flora." He 

 checked for Mr. Watson a catalogue of plants that grow 

 round Newcastle for use in " Topographical Botany." He 

 also sent plants to the distributions of the Botanical Society 

 of London. His most interesting find was Ballota ruderalis 

 near Hartley. 



John Thompson, born 1778, died 1866, of Crowhall Mill, 

 and afterwards of Newcastle, collected actively between 1830 

 and i860. His name is often cited as an authority for 

 localities in Winch's " Flora." His best discoveries were 

 Carex irriqua on Muckle Moss and Hieracium prenanthoides 

 by the Allen near Staward Peel. 



William Richardson, born 1797, died 1879, was a saddler 

 of Alnwick. He was for many years an active member of the 

 Botanical Exchange Club. He added Psanima baltica to the 

 British flora in 187 1 (Ross links, near Belford, was its locality) 

 and added Rosa micrantha and syslyla to the Northumbrian 

 flora. He had a nephew who was a promising botanist, who 

 died at an early age. 



Dr. George Ralph Tate, born 1835, died 1874, my 

 colleague in the preparation of the " New Flora," was a native 

 of Alnwick. He was by profession a surgeon in the army, 



