152 BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 
Sestini, in 1779, described a portion of ancient Bithynia 
and the Peninsula of Cyziqua ; in 1781, 82, and 87, he ex- 
plored almost all Turkey, and advanced almost as far as 
Bussorah. 
In 1784, Michaux, who was, at a subsequent period, to — 
bring to France the materials for a North America Flora, — — 
went to Aleppo, under the protection of Lemonnier, and vi- 
sited several provinces of Turkey and Persia, including 
Ghilan. ur 
Sibthorp, in 1786, 87, and 1794, botanized twice on —— 
Mount Olympus, following the coast of Asia Minor, andex-  - 
ploring the islands, principally that of Cyprus. a 
About that time, Labillardière made an excursion m 
Syria. a 
In 1792, Olivier and Bruguière were sent to Turkey and — 
Persia, on a scientific mission by the Provisional Executive — 
Council, in which Mouge and Roland presided, and they - 
passed six years there. E 
Latterly, when the love of Natural Science has become 
more and more diffused, many travellers have explored the 
East in various directions, and enriched our herbaria with | 
the plants they have collected. Among these are Dumont 
d'Urville, Bélanger, Botta, Bové, Dubois, Ravergie, Coque- 
bert de Montbret, and especially Aucher Eloy, all natives ab 
France ; besides Webb, Rüppel, Schimper, Fleischer, Kotschy — 
and Ehrenberg. The expedition commanded by Col. Chesney, _ 
and sent to explore the Tigris, with a view to opening new 
channels for British commerce, has not been fruitless in the 
matter of botany.. 
In the Caucasian countries alone, the Germans and. 
Russians, who accompanied the military expeditions, ren- 
dered invaluable services to our favourite branch of Na 
History ; it may suffice merely to mention the names of Bie- 
berstein, Szovitz, C. A. Meyer, and Hohenacker. A sketch 
of their labours may be seen in the Essay by M. Trautvetter, 
entitled Grundriss einer Geschichte der Botanik in Bezug of 
