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Webb, Rev. Robert Holden (1805 ?-80): b. circ. 1805; d. 

 Essendon, Herts, March, 1880. B.A. Gamb., 1829 ; M.A., 

 1834. Eector of Essendon, 1843. ' Flora Hertfordiensis ' 

 (with Eev. W. H. Coleman), 1849 ; Supplement, 1851. 

 Pritz. 340 ; Jacks. 253 ; E.' S. C. vi. 287 ; viii. 1204 ; Pryor, 

 Fl. Herts, xliv. ; Journ. Bot. 1880, 128. 



Weddell, Hugh Algernon (1819-77) : b. England, 1819 ; d. 

 Poitiers, 22 July, 1877. M.D. In S. America, 1843-8 and 

 1851. ' Chloris Andina,' 1855. ' Hist. Naturelle des Quin- 

 quinas,' Journ. de Pharm. xvi. 1849, 161. ' Balanophoreae,' 

 id., X. 1858-61, 269. ' Monographie des Urtictes,' Archiv. 

 Paris Mus. ix. 1856, 1. Pritz. 341 ; Jacks. 619 ; E. S. C. vi. 

 296 ; viii. 1209 ; Gard. Chron. 1877, ii. 217 ; Journ. Bot. 

 1877, 288 , Trans. Bot. Soc. Ed. xiii. 123 ; ' Notice,' Paris, 

 1856. Algernonia Baillon. Weddellina Tulasne. 



Wedgwood, John (1766-1844) : b. March, 1766 ; d. Seabridge, 

 Staffordsh., 26 Jan., 1844. F.L.S., 1794. Eldest son of 

 Josiah. Originator of Eoyal Hort. Soc. Proc. Linn. Soc. i. 

 245 ; Cott. Gard. ix. 357 ; ' A Group of Enghshmen,' by E. 

 Meteyard, 1871. 



Weighell, William (d. before 1805). Of Sunderland. A.L.S., 

 1799. Had a herbarium. Winch, Bot. Guide, i. vi. 



Weir, John (fl. 1864). Collector to Eoy. Hort. Soc. in Brazil, 

 1861, and in Colombia, 1864. Journ. Hort. ix. (1866) 481. 



Welwitsch, Frederick (1806-72) : b. Mariasaal, Carinthia, 

 25 Feb., 1806; d. London, 20 Oct., 1872 ; bur. Kensal Green. 

 Botanical traveller. M.D. Vienna, 1836. A.L.S., 1858; 

 F.L.S., 1865. Director of Bot. Garden, Lisbon. In Angola, 

 1853-61. In London, 1861-72. ' Sertum angolense,' Trans. 

 Linn. Soc. 1869. Study set of plants at Lisbon ; first set at 

 Brit. Mus. E. S. C. vi. 310 ; viii. 1218 ; Gard. Chron. 1872, 

 1426 ; Journ. Bot. 1873, 1, with portrait ; Proc. Linn. Soc. 

 1872-3, 37. Litho. portr. at Kew. Welwitschia Hook. f. 



Wendy, Thomas (d. 1560). Physician. W. Turner, Libellus ; 

 Jacks. XXX. ; Cooper, Athen. Cantab. 



West, Tuffen (1823-91) : b. Leeds, 1823 ; d. Frensham, Surrey, 

 19 March, 1891. F.L.S., 1861. Botanical draughtsman. 

 Illustrated Smith's ' Synopsis of British Diatomacese,' &c. 

 Journ. Bot. 1891, 224. 



"Westcott, Frederick (d. 1862?). Of Birmingham. A.L.S., 

 1841. Described Gibotium Barometz, Mag. Zool. Bot. v. 

 (1840) 130. ' Floral Cabinet ' (with G. B. Knowles), 1837-8. 

 Contrib. to Phyt. i. 7, 54. Jacks. 472 ; E. S. C. vi. 329. 



Westcott, a. B. (fl. 1838). ' Cat. of Plants in Birmingham 

 Garden,' 1838. Jacks. 511. 



Westmacott, William (fl. 1694). Physician, of Newcastle- 

 under-Lyme, Staffordsh. ' eeoXoPoTavoXoyia sive historia vege- 

 tabiUum sacri,' 1694. Pritz. 844 ; Jacks. 19 ; Eay. Mem. 25. 



Weston, Richard (1732 ?-1806) : b. 1732 ? ; d. Leicester, 20 

 Oct., 1806. ' Universal Botanist and Nurseryman,' 1770-7. 

 ' English Flora,' 1776-80. ' Eeview of Principal Authors on 

 Horticulture and Bot.,' Gent. Mag. 1806, ii. 997, 1100. 



