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ology based upon Electricity,' 1847. Jacks. 607 ; E. S. C. v. 

 745-6 ; Athenaeum, 1886, i. 489. 



Solly, Richard Horsman (1778-1858) : b. London, 29 April, 

 1778; d. London, 31 March, 1858. M.A. Oxon ;, P.E.S., 

 1807 ; F.L.S., 1826. Studied vegetable physiology and 

 anatomy. Proc. Eoy. Soc. ix. 549 ; Bot. Eeg. t. 1466 ; 

 E. S. C. V. 746. Sollya Lindl. 



Somerset, Mary {nke Capel), Duchess of Beaufort (1630 ?- 

 1714): b. 1630?; d. Badminton, Gloucestersh., 7 Jan., 1714; 

 bur. Badminton. Previously Lady Beauchamp. Had a 

 botanic garden at Badminton, Eich. Corr. 33 ; Loudon, 

 ' Arboretum,' 61. Plants in Herb. Sloane. Beaufortia'R.'By:. 



Sommerville, Thomas (1783 ?-1810) : d. Edinburgh, 17 March, 

 1810. Superintendent, Bot. Gard., Edinburgh. Mem. 

 Wern. Soc. i. 246. 



Southby, Anthony {olim Gappee) (fl. 1836-49). Of Bridge- 

 water. M.D. Sent catalogue of Somerset and Wilts plants 

 to Watson, N. B. G. 27 ; Top. Bot. ed. 2, 556. E. S. C. v. 

 762. Southby a Spruce. 



Sowerby, Charles Edward (1795-1842) : b. London, 1795 ; d. 

 London, 7 May, 1842. A.L.S., 1827. Third son of Jamea 

 Sowerby. Superintended small edition of Eng. Bot. Contrib. 

 to Eng. Bot. 2446. Pritz. 301; Jacks. 235; Proc. Linn. 

 Soc. i. 149. 



Sowerby, G-eorge Brettingham (1788-1854) : b. Lambeth, 

 1788; d. 26 July, 1854. E.L.S., 1811. Second son of James 

 Sowerby. Conohologist and muscologist. Contrib. to Eng. 

 Bot. (1304, 1710, 1866, 1939). Gent. Mag. 1854, ii. 406; 

 ' Athenfflum,' 1854, 971 ; Allibone. 



Sowerby, James (1757-1822) : b. London, 21 March, 1767 ; d. 

 Lambeth, 25 Oct., 1822. Botanical artist. A.L.S., 1788; 

 E.L.S., 1793. 'Botanical Drawing-book,' 1789. ' Enghsh 

 Botany,' with Smith, ] 790-1814. ' Brit. Eungi,' 1797-1809. 

 ' Exotic Botany,' 1804-6. Eng. Bot. 103, 317. Pritz. 301 ; 

 Jacks. 608 ; E. S. C. v. 765 ; Gent. Mag. 1822, ii. 668 ; Cott. 

 Gard. v. 29. Engr. portr. at Linn. Soc. Soiverbaa Sm. 



Sowerby, James De Carle (1787 ?-1871) : b. Stoke Newington, 

 1787?; d. London, 26 Aug., 1871. F.L.S., 1823. Eldest 

 son of the preceding. Chemist and conohologist. Sec. Eoyal 

 Bot. Soc, 1839-69. Drew figures in Loudon's Encycl. of 

 Plants and Supplement to Eng. Bot. (originals in Bot. Dept., 

 Brit. Mus.). Described some plants in Eng. Bot. Suppl. 

 E. S. C. V. 765 ; viii. 987 ; Proc. Linn. Soc. 1871-2, Ixxix. ; 

 Gard. Chron. 1871, 1260; Journ. Bot. 1871, 319. 



Sowerby, John Edward (d. 1870). Son of Charles Edward 

 Sowerby. Botanical draughtsman. ' British Wild Flowers 

 Illustrated,' 1860. Jacks. 608. 



Speede, G. T. Frederic S. Barlow (fl. 1840-48). ' Indian 

 Handbook of Gardening,' 1840; ed. 2, 1842 (list of plants in 

 Hindustani and English). Jacks. 11. 



Spencer-Churchill, George, 4th Duke of Marlborough 

 (1766-1840) : b. 6 March, 1766 ; d. 6 March, 1840. M.P., 



