l88 CHAPTER 41, 
of the Thigh Bone (5I inches long) taken 
out, and its place fupplied by a Callus. 
Dr. Richardson died at an advanced 
^ge, about the year 1740. 
BREWER. 
I reludlantly pafs over the names of many 
others, mentioned in the Synopfis^ whofc 
fervices, although they v^ere not writers on 
the fubjeft, might juftly call for refpedlful 
notice : but, not being able to produce any 
fatisfaitory or interefting anecdotes relating 
to them, I muft content myfelf with refer- 
ring the reader to a lift of them, collefted 
with no fmall pains, by the prefent Profef- 
for of Botany at Cambridge^ and publifhed 
in the Preface to his Plantce Cantabrigien^ 
Jes. 
Having however mentioned the name of 
Samuel Brewer, his connexion with Dil- 
LENius will not allow me to refufe a pro- 
per tribute to his memory ; fince his paffion 
for Eng/i/h botany, and his fkill and affi- 
duity, enabled him to afford Angular affift- 
ance to the Profeflbr, particularly in the 
fubjedts for his " Hiftory of Mojfe^ as ia 
