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English correspoudeiits ; Ellis sent American plants and 

 specimens of CoraUina. 



EscALLON, — . (fl. 1777). Plants sent through Miitis. 



Fabricius, Johan Christian (1745-1808). After studying two 

 j'ears at Uppsala, became Professor at Copenhagen and after- 

 wards at Kiel ; eminent as an entomologist, see Linne's 

 remark quoted under Zoega. A few plants sent to Linnd. 



Eagrabds, Jonas Tiieodor (1729-1797). Studied at Lund and 

 Uppsala; afterwards custodian of Baron C. Alstriimer's 

 collections at Aliiigsas. 



Ealck (or Talk), Joiian Pehr (1733-1734). Sent plants from 

 Russia, also from Gotland. 



Ferber, Johan Jakob (1743-1790). Specimens sent during his 

 travels in the South of Europe. 



Feuillee, Louis Econches (1660-1732), French explorer : 

 cf. Physalis, sheet 12. 



FoRSSKAHL, Johan Christian (1725-1756), brother of the 

 following, in spite of the varied spelling ; sent plants from 

 Finland. 



ForsskaL, Pehr (1735-1768). Plants from Germany ; after- 

 wards made collections of plants and animals in Egvpt and 

 Arabia, published by C. Niebubr, the sole survivor of the 

 expedition. Zoega wrote the text of ' Flora a3gyptiaco-arabica,' 

 Havniae, 1775. 



FoRSTER, JoHANN Georg Adam (1754-1794), son of the next 

 named ; accompanied bis father on Cook's second circum- 

 navigation ; afterwards Professor at Wilna. 



FoRSTER, JoHANN Eeinhold (1729-1798). Naturalist on board 

 the ' Resolution,' with George Forster and A. Sparrman. 

 Sundry plants were supplied to Linne from the Southern 

 hemisphere. 



FoTHERGiLL, JoHN (1712-1780). Corresponded with Linne, and 

 sent him both plants and animals. 



FuESLiN (fl. 1770). Collected with J. Dick. 



Gabriel, Fmtev \_Bayon de Latourdaignes ?] (fl. 1757-1768). 

 Plants sent from Aix in Provence ; the collector was a 

 Capuchin friar : cf. Cotta, J., C. Gerber et M. Godefroy ; 

 Une lettre inedite de Linne au frere Gabriel, apothicaire des 

 Capacins d'Aix. 



Gahn, Henrik (1747-1816). Specimens sent from England, 

 where he Mas offered the chance of taking part in a voyage 

 of exploration ; his decision to decline the proposition seems 

 to have annoyed Linne. 



Garden, Alexander (1730-181 G). Plants, etc., from Carolina, 

 principally through Collinsnn and John Ellis. 



Gerard. Louis (1733-1819). Provencal plants. 



Gerber, Traugott (fl. 1739-1741), Prefect of the Moscow 

 Medical Garden ; drew up lists of plants observed near the 

 rivers Volga and Don, which lists were sent by Baron Bjelke 

 to Linne, and some of the plants by Prince Demidoff. 



