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liis knowledge of the botany of his time. 
He brought from the Eaft feveral which 
had not been cultivated in Britain before. 
Among thefe, the Hypericum olympicum (St. 
John's Wort of Olympus) is a well-known, 
plant, introduced by this learned traveller. 
Ray, Morison, and Plukenet, all ac- 
knowledge their obligations for curious 
plants received from him. 
After Sir C^d?r^^ Wheler entered into 
the church, he publiflied An Account of 
" the Churches and Places of Affembly 
** of the Primitive Chriftians ; from the 
Churches of Tyre^ 'Jerufalem^ and CqU" 
Jlantinople^ defcribed by 'Eufebius^ and 
ocular Obfervations of feveral very an- 
tient Edifices yet extant in thofe Parts : 
with a feafonable Application.'* Lond. 
1689. 
The Rev. Granville Wheler, of Otter^ 
den Place^ Kenf^ and red;or of Leak^ in Not- 
tingham/hire^ who died in 1770, was the 
third fon of Sir George Wheler, and be- 
came his heir. He diftinguifhed himfelf as 
a gentleman of fcience, and a polite fcholar. 
He was the friend and patron of Mr. Stephen 
3 Gray ; 
