12 INDEX TO THE 



De Geer, Cown^ Chaeles (1720-1778). Eminent entomologist ; 

 having assisted liolander 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 Linne. 



D^MiDOEF, Prince Gregoeey (fl. 1750-60). In a letter dated 

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

 plants sent to Linne for naming, with permission to retain 

 duplicates. Amongst these came Steller's from Kamtschatka, 

 Gerber's from Astrachan and the E-iver 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. Karamyschew regretted that all were 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 Gessner in 1763, as collected by Dick and Euslin in 

 the Ehaetian Alps. 



Dillenius, Johann Jakob (1087-1747). " Many from the garden 

 at Oxford." 



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

 Fragaria, named. 



Ehehabt, Feiedeich (1736-1795). Many specimens named by 

 him, especially amongst the cryptogams. 



Ekebeeg, Gael (Jxjstaf (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 Collinson ; these two were Linne's most constant 

 Euglish correspondents ; Ellis sent American plants and 

 specimens of CoraUina. 



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



Eabeicius, Johan Cheistian (1745-1808). After studying two 

 years 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 Linne. 



Eageaeus, Jonas Theodoe (1729-1797). Studied at Lund and 

 Uppsala ; afterwards custodian of Baron C. Alstromer's 

 collections at Alingsas. 



Ealck (or Ealk), Johan Pehe (1733-1774). Sent plants from 

 Eussia, also from Gotland. 



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

 travels in the South of Europe. 



Eoesskahl, Johan Cheistian (1725-1756), brother of the 

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

 Einland. 



EoESSKAL, Pehe (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 ' Elora segyptiaco-arabica/ 

 Havniae, 1775. 



