curate descriptions of the genera and species, with the names properly accented. Norwich, 1790, 8vo. The principal part of his work is highly valuable, and full of solid information. See note at p. xl. REV. HENRY BRYANT, brother to Mr. Charles Bryant, whom he survived, was, about 1764, one of the ministers of the principal parish in Norwich; he also had the living of Heydon, from whence he afterwards removed to Colby. He took up the study of botany to amuse his mind, after the death of a beloved wife He was also well skilled in the mathematics, and died at Colby in this county, at an advanced age, in 1799—See biographical memoirs of several Norwich botanists, by J. E. Smith, M. D., F. R. S., P. L. S., in the Linn. Trans., VOL. VII, p. 295; and for a memoir of sir James Smith, see p. 1143 of this work. WILLIAM JACKSON HOOKER, LL. D., F. R. A., and L. S. the present Regius Professor of Botany in the university of Glasgow, is a native of Norwich. His father, Mr. Joseph Hooker, a most respectable manufacturer in this city, was fond of horticulture, and possessed a rich collection of succulent and other exotics. Dr. Hooker spent some of his earlier years in the study of agriculture, with the late Robert Paul, esq., of Starston hall; but the death of his relation, the accomplished William Jackson, esq, of Exeter, enabled him to devote himself to his favourite pursuit-natural history. His attention was originally directed, in conjunction with his brother, the late Mr. Joseph Hooker, to the study of entomology, and they made considerable collections of British insects. Dr. Hooker also devoted some time to the study of ornithology. His predilection for botany arose subsequently, and his fortunate discovery of the very rare and singular moss, Buxbaumia aphylla, almost at the commencement of his career, together with the advantage of possessing the acquaintance of sir James Edward Smith, and Dawson Turner, esq., of Yarmouth, led him ultimately to confine his attention almost exclusively to botany. Dr. Hooker has been among the most ardent and indefatigable investigators of the botanical productions of these kingdoms, and his name, as an enterprising traveller, is distinguished by his voyage to Iceland. Of the natural productions of that island he made an extremely rich collection, which, however, was unfortunately lost by the conflagration of the ship in which he was returning to England. He printed "Recollections of Iceland," at first for private circulation only, and subsequently in an enlarged form, for the public. He subsequently pub lished "A Monograph on the Genus Jungermannia," in folio and quarto; "Muscologia Britannica," 8vo.; Flora Scotica," 8vo., &c. He edited Curtis's "Flora Londinensis," folio, and is now the editor of the "Botanical Magazine." Dr. Hooker is unquestionably one of the first botanists of the age, and even among them he stands preeminently distinguished, by uniting to the character of a profound naturalist, that of a first-rate artist. His works not only display the extent of his scientific erudition, but they are adorned by the productions of his own pencil, which has never been excelled for freedom, taste, and fidelity. JOHN LINDLEY, esq., F. R. S., L. S., G. S., the recentlyappointed Professor of Botany in the London university, is the son e of Mr. John Lindley, late of Catton, nurseryman. His first botanical work, which was printed at Norwich, is a translation of M. Richard's Essay on the Structure of Fruits and Seeds;" and he has subsequently published "A Monograph on Roses," and a corrected and enlarged edition of Donn's "Hortus Cantabrigiensis." Mr. Lindley is also garden-assistant-secretary to the Horticultural Society. JOHN CURTIS, one of the first engravers of natural history at present in existence, and an excellent entomologist, is also a Norwich man. He was employed as a writing clerk in this city till the year 1811, when he was engaged to reside with a naturalist in the neighbourhood of Norwich, and was employed principally to draw subjects of natural history. While there, he was placed with Mr. Edwards, of Bungay, by whom he was taught to engrave. On his return, he executed the plates to Kirby and Spence's "Introduction to Entomology." In that situation he remained till about the year 1817, when he removed to London. There he has ever since resided, fully (and to science most usefully) employed in conducting “British Entomology," and in engraving for various scientific works. Mr. Curtis is most certainly not only an excellent and truly scientific naturalist, but an incomparable artist. HENRY DENNY, late curator of the Norwich museum, and now holding a situation in the Leeds Philosophical and Literary society, is a native of this city, and author of "An Essay on the British Species of the Genera Pselaphus,” of Herbst, and “Scydmænus," of Latreille. Norwich, 1825. ROBERT WIGHAM, a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, an indefatigable scientific practical botanist and entomologist, to whom we are obliged for the annexed Lists of Plants and Insects, is now a resident in this city, whero he also practises electricity and galvanism with great effect." NORFOLK PLANTS, WITH REFERENCES TO THE FIGURES IN SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY. FIRST CLASS. Chara hispida, 463, Prickly Chara-Horning SECOND CLASS. Veronica scutellata, 782, Marsh Speed-well-Felthorpe bogs and Horning Veronica tryphyllos, 26, Fingered Speedwell-Barton Bendish, neur Swaffham, and Cockley Cley Veronica verna, 25, Vernal Speedwell—Bakinghill and Harleston Pinguicula vulgaris, 70, Common Butterwort-Felthorpe bogs Utricularia minor, 254, Lesser Hooded Milfoil-St. Faith's Newton bogs, and St. Faith's wood Mr. S. BRIGGS, of Norwich, who died in 1797, was the last member of a society of Herbalists, who laudably passed many of their leisure hours in the study and ga. thering of plants, and were the first to cultivate and propagate the rhubarb plant in this country, which they effected so successfully, as to rival in colour, flavour, and medicinal virtue, the roots of the Russia and Turkey kind. THIRD CLASS. Valeriana rubra 1531, Red Valerian-on a wall in Bishop's-street Cladinm Mariscus, 950, Prickly Bog-rush-St. Faith's Newton bogs, and Horning Crocus vernus, 344, Spring Crocus-near Mendham Long Lane, by Harleston Panicum verticillatum, 874, Rough Panickgrass-in a field near St. Giles's Gates Panicum viride, 875, Green Panickgrass—near Norwich, and Barton Bendish Bromus arvensis, 1984, Field Brome-grass-at Earsham, Norfolk Bromus erectus, 471, Upright Perennial Brome-grass-at Holkham Agrostis Shica-venti, 951, Silky Bent-grass-St. Faith's Digitaria sanguinale, 849, Cock's-foot Finger-grass--Sandy Fields, between Brandon and Moundeford Polypogon littoralis, 1704, Short-crowned Beard-grass-Salt-marshes, near Cley Aira canescens, 1190, Grey Hair-grass-on Yarmouth Denes, near the South Battery Milium lendigerum, 1107, Panick Millet-grass-corn fields at Gillingham Glyceria rigida, 1371, Hard Meadow-grass-on walls about Norwich, frequent Poa bulbosa, 1071, Bulbous Meadow-grass-on Yarmouth Denes Schoenus compressus, 791, Compressed Bog-rush-St. Faith's bogs, and near Ditchingham bath Scirpus pauciflorus, 1122, Chocolate-headed Club-rush-Poringland heath, and Ellingham fen Eriophorum vaginatum, 873, Hare's-tail Rush-Bawsey Bottom, near Phleum Boehmeri, 459, Canary Cat's-tail Grass-near Swaffham Bromus pinnatus, 730, Spiked Heath Brome-grass-Earsham, neur Scripus triqueter, 1694, Triangular Club-rush-sides of Acle Dam Holosteum umbellatum, 27, Umbelliferous Jagged Chickweed-on the city walls, ut St. Augustine's, and walls in St. Faith's-lane FOURTH CLASS. Dipsacus pilosus, 877, Small Teasel-near Loddon, and Norwich Scabiosa columbaria, 1311, Small Scabious-about Norwich, frequent Asperula cynanchica, 33, Small Woodruff-Swaffham heath Galium anglicum, 384, Wall Ladies' Bedstraw-on the walls of Binham church, and Thetford Centunculus minimus, 531, Small Chaff-weed-Horsford heath, South Wooton heath, near Lynn, and Filby heath, near the water Potamogeton heterophyllum, 1285, Various-leaved Pond-weed Rappia maritima, 136, Sea Ruppia-Ditches on the marshes at Yarmoath Tillæa muscosa, 116, Mossy Tillæa-Yarmouth Denes, near the Whale's Jaw-bones, Mousehold heath, Stratton Strawless, and near Horsford FIFTH CLASS. Anchusa semperverens, 45, Evergreen Alkanet-about Norwich and Haddiscoe Cynoglossum sylvaticum, 1642, Green-leaved Hound's-tongue-near St. Benedict's Gates Menyanthes nymphoides, 217, Fringed Buck-bean-Wisbech river, towards Downham Hottonia palustris, 364, Marsh Water-violet-common in Norfolk Anagallis cærulea, 1823, Blue Pimpernel-St. Stephen's Road, near Mrs. Mackie's nursery Convolvulus Soldanella, 314, Sea Bind-weed-Yarmouth Denes Campanula patula, 42, Spreading Bell-flower-near Holt, in the way to Binham Campanula rapunculus, 283, Ramphion Bell-flower-Buckenham Castle Hill, and near Norwich Verbascum pulverulentum, 487, Yellow Hoary Mullein-plentiful about Norwich, Castleacre, and Hillington Atropa Belladonna, 592, Deadly Night-shade—near Thorpe, by Norwich Thesium linophyllum, 247, Bastard Toad-flax - Limekiln-hill at Shouldham Herniaria glabra, 206, Smooth Rupture-wort--Caldecote, near Swaffham heath Chenopodium olidum, 1034, Stinking Goose-foot-Yarmouth Denes, and near Magdalen Gates Salsola Kali, 634, Prickly Salt-wort- Yarmouth Denes Salsola fruticosa, 635, Shrubby Salt-wort-at Wells, Cley, and at Brancaster, near the public-house Cuscuta Epithimum, 55, Lesser Dodder-St. Faith's Newton, Stratton Strawless, Felthorpe, and other heaths in Norfolk Gentiana Pneumonanthe, 20, Marsh Gentian - Stratton Strawless, Horsford, and Felthorp heaths Eryngium maritimum, 718, Sea Eryngo-Yarmouth Denes, and several places on the Norfolk coast Bupleurum rotundifolium, 99, Round-leaved Thorow-wax--corn-fields at Marham Bupleurum tenuissimum, 478, Slender Thorow-wax-salt-water ditches at Lynn, Cley, and Yarmouth Caucalis daucoides, 197, Small Bur-parsley-corn-fields at Marham Selinum palustre, 229, Marsh Milk-parsley-at Wroxham, Horning, and near Ludham. The Larva of Papilio Machaon, (the swallow-tail butterfly) feeds on this plant at those places Oenanthe pimpinelloides, 347, Parsley Water Drop-wort-at Horning, and near Yarmouth Cicuta virosa, 479, Water Cow-bane—at Lakenham, near Norwich, and near Yarmouth Sambucus Ebulus, 475, Dwarf Elder-near Brundel, and in Tuck's wood, Lakenham Statice reticulata, 328, Matted Sea-lavender about Wells, Cley, Drosera rotundifolia, S67, Round-leaved Sun-dew Drosera anglica, 869, Great Sun-dew-all at Felthorpe heath, near SIXTH CLASS. Narcissus poeticus, 275, Poetic Narcissus-near Woodbastwick Frittillaria Meleagris, 622, Common Fritillary-near Harleston, in a field called Seven Acres Tulipa sylvestris, 163, Wild Tulip—old chalk pits, near Norwich at Ornithogalum nutans, 1997, Drooping Star of Bethlehem-in a field on Thorpe road, near the Rosary Hyacinthus racemosus, 1931, Starch Hyacinth-on the city walls at St. Augustine's Narthesium ossifragum, 535, Lancashire Asphodel--Dersingham moor Convalaria majalis, 1035, Lily of the Valley-near the Rosary on Thorpe road Acorus Calamus, 356, Common Sweet Flag-on the sides of the river Yare, near Norwich Frankenia lævis, 205, Smooth Sea-heath-on Yarmouth Denes, near the Ferry Peplis Portula, 1211, Water Purslane-St. Faith's Newton and Felthorpe Rumex pulcher, 1576, Fiddle Dock-at Horning, frequent in Norfolk Rumex sanguineus, 1533, Bloody-veined Dock-at Costessey, near Norwich EIGHTH CLASS. Vaccinium Oxycoccus, 319, Cranberry-Dersingham moor, Wretham, Horning, and near Bawsey Daphne Laureola, 119, Spurge-leaved Mezereon,- Lakenham, (near the church) and several places in Norfolk Polygonum minus, 1043, Small Creeping Persicaria-on Costessey common near Norwich, and Filby heath Paris quadrifolia, 7, Common Herb Paris-Costessey, Rackheath wood, and near Bawburgh NINTH CLASS. Butomus umbellatus, 651, Flowering Rush - ditches of Norfolk, common TENTH CLASS. Monotropa Hypopithys, 69, Yellow Bird's-nest -- Shottisham and Stoke Holy Cross Chrysosplenium alternifolium, 54, Alternate-leaved Golden Saxifrage -Poringland heath, near Norwich Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage— Poringlaud heath Saxifraga trydactylites, 501, Rue-leaved Saxifrage-common on walls about Norwich Scleranthus perennis, 352, Perennial Knarvel-ncar Snettisham and Kelling |