454: PRINCIPLES OF BOTANY, ETC. 
monstrator of botany, got, after his father died, the 
botanical professorship, and died November 1, 1783. 
He had great botanical knowledge, but did not equal 
his father {. | 
Peter Jonas Bergius, Professor of Natural History 
-at Stockholm, celebrated for his investigations of 
the Cape and of Surinam f. 
Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin, Professor of Botany at 
Petersburg, a nephew of the former, born in 1753. 
He has given very accurate descriptions of sea 
plants *. 
Samuel George Gmelin, travelled through several 
parts of Russia for the purposes of natural history. 
He died in prison at the ‘Cham of the Chaitakkes, 

Peter Simon Pallas, born at Berlin, went to Peters- 
burg, and travelled at the expence of her Imperial 
Majesty Catherine IL through the Asiatic provinces 
of Russia. The result of these travels this great 
philosopher has communicated to the world, likewise 
Palatinatu circa Ratisbonam nascuntur icones, nativis coloribus 
express2e. Volk. I.--IV. Ratisb. 1762. 410. with 330 coloured 
plates. The fourth volume contains the systematic description 
of them all. 
‘ -+Carla Linné Supplementum plantarum. Brunsw. 1781. 8vo. 
t P. Jon. Bergii Plante capenses. Holm. AOU 8vo. with 
5 plates, 
* Sam. Gottl. Gmelin Historia fucorum. Petrop. 1768. 4to. 
with 33 copper-plates. 
|| Samuel George Gmelin Reisen durch Russland, (Travels 
through Russia), Vol. I-III. Petersburg, 17701789. Ato, 
with 18 plates. 
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