190 CHAPTER 41. 
rare, or unknown to him before, and fent 
them to DiLLENius, to determine the fpe-^ 
cies, and fix the names. I have feen a ca- 
talogue of more than two hundred plants, 
many of which were ill afcertained before, 
all fent at one time, with the references to 
the Synopjis affixed by Dillenius. This 
journey appears to have been defigned to 
promote the '-'Appendix to the Synopjis'' 
In 1728, Mr. Brev/sr w^ent into York- 
JJjire^ and refided, I believe, the remainder 
of his days at Bradford , in that county, ia 
the neighbourhood of Dr. Richardson, 
by whofe beneficence he was affifted in 
various ways. After his retirement into 
Torkfiire, he meditated, and nearly finifhed, 
a work which was to have borne the title of 
The Botanical Guide/' but it never ap- 
peared. I cannot determine the time of 
his deceafe, but am affured he w^as living in 
the year 1742. 
HARRISON. 
At a fomewhat later period, we find the 
name of Thomas Harrison, a tradefmaji 
at Manchejlery who fornifeed Dillenius 
3 with 
