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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF

Carr, Amos (1829?-84): b. Frant, Kent, 1829?; d. Sheffield, 29 Ap., 1884. Postman and bootmaker, of Sheffield. Knew local plants well. 'West Yorkshire,' 359; Naturalist, 1884, 71.

Carroll, Isaac (1828-80): b. 1828; d. Aghada, co. Cork, 17 Sept., 1880. Visited Lapland, 1864, and Iceland. Studied Gryptogamia. Contributed to 'Cybele Hibernica,' 1866. Herbarium and MS. Flora of Cork at Queen's Coll., Cork. General herbarium, lichens, &c., in Brit. Mus. Journ. Bot. 1881, 128; R. S. C. i. 801; vii. 339.

Carroll, William (fl. 1848-67). Botanist in Kennedy's exploring expedition from Sydney, 1848. Narrative in Macgillvray's 'Voyage of Rattlesnake,' ii. 117 (1852). Collected afterwards in Australia. Woolls, 46; R. S. C. vii. 339. Carronia F. v. M.

Casborne, Mrs. (née Lofft), (d. 1884): d. Pakenham, 1884. Of Pakenham, Suff. 'Herbarium' (1819-50), in 25 vols., at Troston Hall, Suff. Hind's Fl. Suff., 489.

Castle, R. (fl. 1840). 'Description of a species of Rose new to the British Flora,' Proc. Sci. Soc. Lond. 1840, ii. 36. R. S. C. i. 821.

Castle, Thomas (c. 1804-38): b. Kent, c. 1804; d. Brighton?, 1838. M.D. Camb.; F.L.S., 1827. Practised in Bermond-sey. 'Systematic and Physiological Botany,' 1829. 'British Flora Medica,' with B. H, Barton, 1837. Pritz. 58; Jacks. 531; Dict. Nat. Biog. ix. 275.

Catesby, Mark (1679 or 1680-1749): b. Sudbury, Suff., 1679 or 1680; d. London, 23 Dec, 1749. F.R.S., 1733. Of Hoxton and Fulham. In Virginia, 1712-19; In Carolina Georgia, Florida, Bahamas, &c., 1722-26. 'Natural History of Carolina,' 1730-48, illustrated by himself, ed. ii. 1748; iii. 1771. 'Hortus Europaeus-Americanus,' 1767. Plants in Hb. Sherard, Oxford, and Hb. Sloane. Pult. ii. 219; Rees; Pritz. 58; Jacks. 110, 362; Baillon, i. 655; Eich. Corr. 401; Linn. Corr. ii. 440; Nich. Anec. i. 371; Gent. Mag. 1749, xx. 30, 572; Loudon, 'Arboretum,' 68, 81; Diet. Nat. Biog. ix. 281; Drake, Diet. Americ. Biog. 170. Catesbæa Gronovius.

Cathcart, James W. (1802-51): b. Edinburgh, 19 Feb., 1802; d. Lausanne, 8 July, 1851. Of Bengal Civil Service. Went to Calcutta, 1822. Collected at Darjeeling and Cape. 'Illustrations to Himalayan Plants,' 1885; pref. by .J. D. Hooker. Indian plants at Edinburgh and Kew. Had a large coll. of drawings made of Indian plants, now at Kew. Bot. Mag. 4596. Cathcartia Hook. f.

Catlow, Agnes (1807?-89): b. 1807?; d. Addlestone, Surrey, 10 May, 1889. ' Popular Field Botany,' 1847. 'Popular Garden Botany,' 1855. Pritz. 58; Jacks, 42, 235.

Chambers, John (fl. 1800). M.D. Of East Dereham, Norf. 'Pocket Herbal,' 1800.

Chambers, Richard (1784-1858): b. London, 1784; d. Balderton, Notts, 20 Dec, 1858. F.L.S., 1822. Of Cecil Court,