138 SOME OF WORLD'S BOTANISTS. 



Adanson, Michel, a French naturalist of Scotch 

 dseent, was born at Aix, April 7, 1727 ; died at Paris, 

 August 3, 1806. Made a fine collection in Senegal, 

 where he studied for five years. He assisted in open- 

 ing the way for the introduction of the system of de 

 Jussieu. The baobab tree is named Adansonia in his 

 honor, as he was the first to give a scientific descrip- 

 tion of it. 



Baeeblieb, Jaqxjes. Bom at Paris, 1606; died 

 September 17, 1673. A French botanist. He wrote 

 "Plantae per Galliam, Hispaniam, et Italiam obser- 

 vatae, etc." 



Baerebe, Pieere. Bom at Perpignan about 1690; 

 died there November 1, 1755. He studied medicine 

 and botany; traveled in French Guiana, and on his 

 return was Professor of Botany at Perpignan. He 

 wrote several works on the natural history and geog- 

 raphy of Guiana. 



Bentley, Eobeet. Bom at Hitehin, Hertford- 

 shire, England, March 25, 1821 ; died December, 1893. 

 An English botanist. His works include "Medicinal 

 Plants," "Manual of Botany," etc. 



BoccoNE, Paola ; later, Sylvio. Born at Palermo, 

 Sicily, April 24, 1633 ; died near there December 22, 

 1794. A noted Sicilian botanist ; Professor of Botany 

 at Padua, and later a Cistercian monk. 



Boceonia Cordata — Plumed Poppy. 



BoNNiEE, Gaston. Member of the Academy of 

 Sciences and Professor of Botany at the Sorbonne, 



