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Thunberg and Sparrmann; from Vi7-ginia by Gronov ; from 

 Pensylvania And Canada by Kalm; from Jamaica by Doftor Brown f., 

 in whose honour he called a plant Browncca and purchased his whole 

 coUeftion; from Mexico by Mutis; from the other parts of South- 

 Avierica by Miller; from St. Eustatius by De Geer, for whom 

 they had been collefted by Rolander; and even from the fifth part 

 of the world, or the new discovered countries in the South Sea, by 

 the celebrated Forsters, who with the immortal Cooke first landed 

 in those regions. 



The celebrity of his name was in this respect of the utmost efficacy 

 to Linn .'eu s, and frequently caused him the most rapturous joy. Among 

 others he received a great quantity of beautiful African seeds, through 

 one of the most singular adventures. Donati, a young Italian na- 

 turalist, travelled through Egypt and the Levant^ at the expence of 

 the King of Sardinia, at Alexandria he got acquainted with a hand- 

 some young lady, the daughter of a Frenchman, and fell in love with 

 her. The lady's brother begged to be permitted to travel with him, 

 Donati granted his request, that he might obtain the hand of his 

 sister. But his intended brother-in-law made him his dupe, robbed 

 him of all his money and natural curiosities, and fled to France. But 

 not finding himself safe enough in that kingdom, on account of the 

 vicinity of the Sardinian dominions, he embarked again for Constanti- 

 nople. Often had he heard Donati mention the name of the great 

 Swedish naturalist, — he therefore sent Linn^us from Marseilles dW 

 the coUedions he had stolen; Donati suflTered shipwreck, and died 

 July 11, 1763, in the thirty -first year of his age. 



There 



