MR. T. SOUTHWELL ON OLD-TIME NORFOLK BOTANISTS. 381 
contributed an obituary notice to the Linnean Society, of which 
the deceased was a member. Pitchford’s chief work was the 
study of the Carices and Menthce, sufficiently difficult orders, 
and Sir James remarks that he was “ the last of a school 
of botanists in this town among whom the writings and merits 
of Linnaeus were perhaps more early, or at least more 
philosophically studied and appreciated, than in any part of 
Britain.” 
Another and more distinguished contemporary Norfolk 
botanist mentioned by Sir J. E. Smith was James Crowe, 
a Surgeon of Lakenham, who died in 1807. In an appreciative 
memoir Sir James states that to his constant attachment and 
friendship he was indebted for much of the choicest social 
happiness he enjoyed in his residence in Norwich, adding 
that “ to the more difficult parts of British botany he had 
given peculiar attention, especially to the Mosses and Fungi, 
but above all to the Willows, a tribe of plants, which . . . 
before his time had been almost entirely unknown to 
botanists, so confused were their ideas concerning them.”* 
But, above all. Smith expresses his admiration for and 
indebtedness to another supporter of the Linnean system 
Mr. Hugh Rose, the author of the ‘Elements of Botany’ 
(1775). “ I can never forget.” writes Sir James, “the kind 
assistance I received from this worthy man. when, having 
always had a passion for plants, I became desirous, at the 
age of 18. of studying botany as a science.” The Rev. 
Henry Bryant, who enjoyed various Norfolk benefices 
(1721-1799). author of ‘ A particular enquiry into the Cause 
of that disease in Wheat commonly called Brand,’ (8vo. 
1784) is spoken of as a man skilled in mathematics and 
natural science, also his brother Charles Bryant, the author 
of the Flora dicetetica ; both died in the year 1799. Another 
student of Cryptogamic botany was Thomas Jenkinson 
Woodward of Bungay, his chief studies were Fungi and 
Fuci. 
* Solix crowtana is named after him, and he had a Salictlum or experi- 
mental garden for Willows at Lakenham, hut I know not whereabouts it was 
situated. 
