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*Seemann. Dr. Bcrthold Seemann, an eminent botanist and voyager > 
“ Botany of the expedition of the surveying ship Herald.” 
Sibth. Dr. Sibthorp, an English botanist and traveller in Greece ; 
author of “ Flora Graeca.” 
Sieber. — Sicber, a celebrated German botanical traveller and 
collector in various parts of the world. 
*Sim. H. Sim, a nurseryman and celebrated grower of Ferns at 
Foot’s Cray, Kent. 
Sloan. Sir Hans Sloane, a traveller in the West Indies ; author 
of “ History of Jamaica,” and founder of the British Museum. 
*Sm. Sir James Edward Smith, a celebrated British botanist and 
writer on botany in various journals ; first President of the 
Linnaean Society, and purchaser of the “ Linnaean Herbarium.” 
*Soiverby. E. Sou-erby, a British botanist ; author of a work on 
British Ferns. 
Spenn. — Spenner, a German botanist. 
Split. F. L. Splitgerber, a Dutch botanist; “An enumeration of 
the Ferns of Surinam.” 
Spreng. C. Sprengel, Professor of Botany, Halle ; “ Syst.,” a syste- 
matic enumeration of plants according to the Linnaean 
arrangement. 
Spring. — Spring, a German botanist and writer on Lycopodiacea\ 
*StansJield. ■ — Stansfield, a nurseryman at Todmorden, Yorkshire, 
celebrated as a discoverer and cultivator of numerous varieties 
of British species of Ferns. 
Sw. Olaf Swartz, a Swedish botanist and traveller in Jamaica ; 
“ Synopsis Filicum,” an enumeration and description of all 
known Ferns since 1806. 
Thunb. P. Tliunberg, a Dutch traveller and botanist in Japan 
and Cape of Good Hope ; “ FI. Jap.,” the Flora of Japan, 
1784. 
*Thwaites. G. J . Tlncaites, Director Botanic Garden, Ceylon ; 
author of “ Flora of Ceylon.” 
Tuclcerman. E. Tuckerman, a United States botanist. 
Vahl. Mart. Vahl, a German botanist. 
*Van Houte. L. Van Hoate, a celebrated Belgian nurseryman ; 
author of periodical botanical works. 
*Veitch. James Veitch & Son, nurserymen, London, celebrated 
importers and cultivators of rare Ferns. 
Vent. E. P. Ventenat, a French botanist. 
Vogler. — Vogler, a German botanist. 
Wall. Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, Director Botanic Garden, Calcutta. 
MSS. catalogue of the plants contained in the “ Wallichiau 
Herbarium ” at the Linnaean Societv. 
