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Chapel Allerton, Yorkshire. The most important sollestion of 
cultivated plants is, however, that from the Royal Gardens, Kew, 
which contains the types of the numerous species described by 
sc librarians Solander and Dryander (helped in the second 
edition by Brown) in Aiton’s Hortus Kewensis; the MS. original 
de Jussieu from the Paris arden. 
-Among the more noteworthy of the Indian collectors are William 
Roxburgh; eae anan (Hamilton) (who sent-plants to Banks in 1794 
and 1798) ; J. G. Koenig, who sent plants in 1776, and peg end 
to Banks Rae horbavium a. nd MSS.; James Robertson, who collected 
in Bombay, Madras, China, and Johanna Island in 1772-76. The 
most important Chinese collection is that made by Sir George 
Staunton during Lord Wadaviney’s embassy to China in 1793. 
peat = ated with his collection, which also contains specimens sent 
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made during Cook’s second voyage (1772-75) ; also plants eat 
ding Cook’ s third voyage (1776-80) by David Nelson, who also 
collected in Australia and Timor; William mio also collected 
during these voyages in the same countries. The specimens col- 
lected by Christopher Smith and James Wiles during Bligh’s voyage 
to Otaheite (1791-93) were also sent to Banks. 
From the Cape there .. besides the very important Soe 
of Francis magia (1741-1805), who also sent plants to Banks fro 
the Canaries and Azores, from the West Indies, and from North 
America na Canada; about 1000 specimens from Oldenbu urg, col- 
lected in 1772; and others from James Niven (1774 ?-1826), David 
Nelson (d. 1789), and Andreas Auge (/l. 1794). Among the collectors 
in tropical Africa may be mentioned William gee ( (fl. 1790), who 
collected at Cape oe! Leer? Smeathman (jl. 1750-87), who sent 
— from Mad Siueed Leone ; and pica a Smith 
The bo -South- 
(fl. 1753-84), with an accompanying volume of crude 
Was acquired by Banks from the Bute library in 1794. Other sicly 
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