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ASCAMUS Pedee (1723-1803), a pupil of Linue, who devoted 



himself to zoology and luineralogv ; his iiaine is ineutioued 



as a contributor to the Centuria secunda (Am. Acad. 



iv. 330). 

 Back, Auuaham (1713-1795), Liniic'« most intimate friend, from 



wliom he received occasional gifts of plants. 

 B.ELTKU, SvEN (1713-1760), Chaplain to a Eussian embassy; sent 



a few plants from llussia. 

 Banks, ^Ir .Iosepii (1743-1820); sent specimens of BanJcsin. 

 Bakxedes, Miguel (d. 1771). Spanish plants. Alstromer, Hall- 



niiin, and LoHmg were personally acquainted with him. 

 Baererk, Pierre (1711-1755). European plants, chietiy from 



France. 



Bartram, John (1699-1777), "King's botanist in America"- a 



few plants from the North United States; some through 



Dr. Alex. Garden. 

 Bassi, FerbIxVAnjdo (1710 ?-1 774), Prefect of the Bologna garden, 



whence lie sent plants. Lasegue (Mus, hot. Deless! 359) 



states that Bassi and V. Donati sent Porsskdl's Arabian 



plants to Lmue, on what authority I know not, but as 



Donati died in 1762 and Forsskal in" 1768, there is' proof of 



a blunder. 

 Baster, Job (1711-1775). A collection of plants from Java 



more than 300 in all. ' 



Bergen, Carl August ton (1704-1759), professor at Franlifurt- 



on-the-Oder. 

 Bergius, Peter Jonas (1730-1790), a pupil of Linnc, settled at 



Stockholm as an eminent physician ; collected plants in Got- 

 land ; best known for his volume ' Descriptiones plnntarum 



ex Capite Bonae Spei,' 1767. 

 Berlin, Anders (1746-1773). European plants, and .ome from 



Guinea, where he died. 

 BioRLiN, M.; sent a specimen of Glohidaria from Xatolia. 

 Bjelke, Baron Sten Carl (1709-1753). Visited Eussia in 1774. 



whence he sent MS. catalogues of plants from Russian 



collectors, and plants also. 

 Bladh, Pehr Johan (1746-1816). Resident for some years at 



Canton; some Chinese and Cape plants in the herbarium 



possibly came through Thunberg. 

 Blom,^Carl Magnus (1737-1815); cf. • Bref och skrifv.' I. iii. 



270. Hydrangea arborescens. 

 Beaad, Christopher Henrik (1721-1781); supercargo in the 



Swedish East India Company's service, who brought home 



plants from Surat and other Asiatic ports. 

 Brander (afterwards Skjoldebrand), Erjk- (1720-1814). 



Swedisli consul at Algiers from 1753 to 1765; sent insects 



and a few plants from North Africa. 

 Bretne, JoHANN Phjlmpp (1680-1764). ilis contributions are 

 mentioned in the ' Hortus Upsaliensis.' 



