12 IKDEX 1"0 THE 



Di5 Geer, CoMn< Charles (1720-1778). Eminent entomologist ; 

 having assisted 1-iolander with funds tor his South American 

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

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

 Not a single plant seems to have been given direct to Linne. 



DfiMiDorr, Prhice Grkgohey (d. 1750-60). In a letter dated 

 loth May, 1750, he spoke of his collection of more than 80O 

 plants sent to Linne for naming, with permission to retain 

 duplicates. Amongst these came Steller's from Karatschatka, 

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

 from Persia. The following March he thanked Linne for his 

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

 gathering. Ivaramyschew regretted that all \\ere not allowed 

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



Dick. This name is attached to a few plants in the herbarium,, 

 sent by Gessuer in 1763, as collected by Dick and I'uslin in 

 the Khjetian xVlps. 



DiLLENius, JoKANN Jakob (l(i87-1747). " Manv from the garden 

 at Oxford." 



Duchesne, Axtoine jS'icholas (1747-1827). Specimens of 

 FrcKjaria, named. 



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

 him, especially amongst the ci'vptogams. 



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

 who brought plants to Linne from tropical Asia. 



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

 Peter CoUinson ; these two were Linne's most constant 

 English correspondents ; Ellis sent American plants and 

 specimens of CorcdUna. 



EscALLOX, — . (H. 1777). Plants sent through Mutis. 



Eabricius, Johan Christiax (1745-1808). After studying two 

 years at L^ppsala, 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 Linne. 



Fagraeus, Jonas Theodor (1729-1797). Studied at Lund and 

 Uppsala ; afters ards custodian of ■ Baron C. Alstromer'a 

 collections at Alingsas. 



Ealck (or Talk), Johan Pehr (1733-1774). Sent plants from 

 Russia, also from Gotland. 



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

 travels in the South of Europe. 



ForsskXhl, Johan Christian (1725-1750), brother of the 

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

 Finland. 



FoRSSKAL, Pehr (1736-1768). Plants from Germany; after- 

 wards made collections of plants and animals in Egypt and 

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

 expedition. Zoega wrote the text of ' Flora a^gyptiaco-arabica,'' 

 Havnia), 1775. 



