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and, with Paterson, 1777-79. Discovered and drew many 

 Stapelim. Masson, ' Stapelia,' pref. viii. ; Journ. Bot. 1884, 

 145. Stapelia Gordoni Mass. 



Oordon, Alexander (fl. 1793). ' Eeader on Botany in London.' 

 Son of James Gordon, of Mile End. Milne & Gordon, ' Indi- 

 genous Botany,' pref. yi. Jacks. 256. 



Grordon, Alexander (fl. 1836-45). Gardener. Collected in 

 Eocky Mountains and S. Carolina for G. Charlwood. Journ. 

 Bot. 1845, 492, 494. Sweet, Fl. Gard., 2nd. ser. iii., 271. 



Gordon, George (1806-79): b. Lucan, Co. Dublin, 25 Feb., 

 1806 ; d. Kew, 11 Oct., 1879. A.L.S., 1841. At Chiswick 

 from 1828. Assisted Loudon in ' Arboretum.' ' Pinetum,' 

 1858. Herbarium of Conifers at Kew. Pritz. 126 ; Jacks. 

 140 ; E. S. C. ii. 945 (nos. 3-6) ; Gard. Chron. 1879, ii. 569 ; 

 Boase ; Diet. Nat. Biog. xxii. 200. 



Gordon, Rev. George (fl. 1839). Of Birnie, near Elgin. LL.D. 

 ' Collectanea for a Flora of Moray,' 1839. MS. Flora of 

 Moray in Bot. Dept., Mus. Brit. Discovered Pinguicula 

 alpina in 1831. Bng. Bot. 2621, 2747 ; Pritz. 126 ; Jacks. 

 257 ; Top. Bot. 546 ; N. B. G. 498, 508. 



Gordon, James (fl. 1756). M.D. Aberdeen. Taught Alexander 

 Garden. Linn. Corr, i. 378. 



Gordon, James (d. 1780). Nurseryman, of Mile End, 1750- 

 76. Worked for Lord Petre and Dr. Sherard. Correspondent 

 of Linnaeus. Introduced Ulmus americana (1752), &c. Pult. 

 ii. 241 ; Linn. Corr. i. 93, 254 ; Eich. Corr. 390 ; Loudon, 

 ' Arboretum,' 78, 82 ; Phil. Trans, xl. 520. Gordonia Ellis. 



Gordon, William (fl. 1832). Surgeon. Of Welton, near Hull. 

 F.L.S., 1882. ' Analogy between vegetables and animals,' 

 Loudon, Mag. Nat. Hist. iv. 1831-2. E. S. C. ii. 945. 



Gorrie, Archibald (fl. 1800-39). Of Perth. Assoc. Bot. Soc. 

 Edin., 1839. Father of two foUowing. E. S. C. ii. 948. 



Gorrie, David (fl. 1830-54). 'Hereditary properties of cult, 

 plants,' Journ. Agric. viii. 314. ' Illustrations of Scripture 

 trom bot. science,' 1854. Assisted Loudon in ' Manual of 

 Cottage Gardening,' 1830. Pritz. 126; E. S. C. vii. 802; 

 Trans. Bot. Soc Edin. xiv. 298. 



Gorrie, William (1812 ?-81). Gardener. Contributed to Mag. 

 Nat. Hist. 1828. Described Grasses in Morton's Cyclop. 

 Agriculture. E. S. C. ii. 948 ; Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin. xiv. 

 298. 



Gosse, Philip Henry (1810-88) : b. Worcester, 6 April, 1810 ; 

 d. St. Marychurch, Torquay, 23 Aug., 1888 ; bur. Torquay 

 cemetery. A.L.S., 1849; F.E.S., 1856. In Canada, &c., 

 1827-44; in Jamaica, 1844. 'Canadian Naturalist,' 1840. 

 ' Nat. Sojourn in Jamaica,' 1846. ' Wanderings through Kew 

 Conservatories,' 1856. Jacks. 412 ; E. S. C. ii. 952 ; ' Life,' 

 by E. W. Gosse, 1890; Atheneeum, 1 Sept., 1888; Gard. 

 Chron. 1888, iv. 260 ; lUus. Lond. News, 8 Sept., 1888, w. 

 portr.; Graphic, 22 Sept., 1888, w. portr. ; Diet. Nat. Biog. 

 xxii. 258. 



Gotobed, Richard (fl. 1806). Of Eton. F.L.S., 1800. Contrib. 



