14 INDEX TO THE 



DAnLBERG, Colonel Carl Gustaf (fl. 1754-75). A Swede residing 

 in Siirinain ; during a visit to his native country in 1754, 

 lie invited llohinder, then a promising pupil at Uppsala, to 

 return with liitn. Plants were sent to Linne from i)ahlberg, 

 including those which came tlirough the King (Gustaf III.)i 

 whicli were the last upon whicii Linne was able to do 

 any botanic work ; many were i)ublished in the ' fSupple- 

 mentum.' 



Dalberg, Nils (1736-1820), a brother of the last, though he 

 spelled his name differently ; a student at Uppsala, became 

 eminent as a medical man, and enthusiastic naturalist. 



Dalmax, Johan Frbdrik (1726-1809), Sent some plants from 

 Indiii, the result of a voyage thither in 1748. 



De Geer, Cou)i< Charles (1720-1778). Eminent entomologist ; 

 having assisted Rolander with funds for his South American 

 journey, the latter on his return gave all his plants to 

 De Geer, " who made me a present of every one of them." 

 Not a single plant seems to have been given direct to Linno, 



Demidoff, Prince Gregorey (fl. 1750-60). In a letter dated 

 15th May, 1750, he spoke of his collection of more than 800 

 plants sent to Linnc for naming, with permission to retain 

 duplicates. Amongst these came Steller's from Kamtschatka, 

 Gerber's from Astrachan and the Eiver Don, and Lerche's 

 from Persia. The following March he thanked Linnc for his 

 work, and said that the Moscow plants were of his own 

 gathering. Karamyschew regretted that all were not allowed 

 to remain in Linne's possession (Am. Acad. vii. 447). 



Dick, Jacobus (A. 1775), of Spiez, near Thun, Switzerland; a 

 pupil of Haller, and friend of Jacquin. JJis herbarium was 

 bought by Sir Josepli Banks. Cf. Jacq. Hort. Vindob. iii. 

 12; Ep. ad Haller, v. 141; 2S4-291. Journ. Bot. (1902) 

 389; (1904) 357-358; (1909) 272-273. This name is 

 attached to a few plants in the herbarium, sent by Gessner in 

 1763, as collected by Dick and Fueslin in the Rliaetian Alps. 



DiLLENius, JoHANN Jakob (1687-1747). " Manv from the garden 

 at Oxford." 



DoN'ATi, Vitaliaxo (1717-1762). Said to have sent Forsskfil's 

 Arabian plants to Linne, but the dates disprove this. 



Duchesne, Antoine Nicholas (1747-1827). Specimens of 

 Frar/aria, named. 



Du E.OI, .JoHA^'N PiiiLipp (1741-1785). Plants from Bruns- 

 wick, Hortus Harbeccensis ; Plarbke, near Helmstedt ; he 

 was author of 'Die harbkeschische Baumzucht.' Braunschw. 

 1771-2 ; Ed. II. by J. F. Pott, if,. 1791-1800. 



Ehrhart, Friedrich (1736-1795). Many specimens named by 

 him, especially amongst the cryptogams. 



Ekeberg, Carl Gustaf (1716-1784); Captain of an Indiaman, 

 who brouglit ])lants to Linne from tropical Asia. 



Ellis, John (1711-1776), a London merchant and friend of 

 Peter CoUinson ; these two were Linne's most constant 



