two Polames of dry 'Planis, very curioufly Preferved, and coi- 
Icffed at Maryland by my worthy Friejid the Reverend Mr, 
Hugh Jones. 
19. Mr. HENRY P A S M O R E, This Reverend 
Pcrfon was fo kind to tranfmit me forne CoUeBions of Plants 
from the liland of Jamaica, with Promifes of greater fupplies, 
which I doubcnot but he had performed had noc Death pre- 
vented him. 
20. Mr. RICHARD PLANER, Surgeon. This 
ingenious and bcarty Friend made me formerly forne CoUeftions 
Of Plants , Sbells and Infetfs at Monnt Serrado on rhe Coaft of A - 
frica : and in a Voyagc iince he got me other ColleBions firom 
thofe Parts, with fome very curious Infe&s off the Coaft of 
Garthagena. 
21. From Madam MARGARETHA HENDRINA 
van OTTEREN, Widovo to that late moft curious Botanifi 
and Phy fici an Dr. O L D E N L A N D, at the Cape of Good 
Hope, I have lately received the compleat Specimens of feveral 
Plants, very finely Preferved, and many of thern fucli as I 
Jbad not feen before} fo that I am extremeJy obliged to this 
fo generous a Benefa&refs, not only for thefe I have already 
received from her ( and thofe fbrmerJy from her Learncd Huj - 
frand ) but alfo for her kind Prornifes 5 in continuing to fend 
me over whatever Plants that Fertile Promntory produces,with 
fuch Sbells , InfcBs, Reptiles , Fojfils, &c. as are there to be got. 
22. Mr. J O H N R A Y. To this moft celebrated and 
•worthy Author I ftand indebted for many Favours, and parti- 
cularly this laft Stmnter, when I was with him, for fome En- 
glijh Infefts he was pleafed to give me, which I had not bb- 
fore feen. 
23. Mr. ROBERT RUT HER FORD, Surgeon* 
This hearty Perfon and kind Friend gathered me feveral Plants 
in Carolina, ' with lome fnjctls and S hei Is he there obferved, 
He hath alfo a$ I dafired obliged fome curious Perfons that re¬ 
lide there, to hold a confiant Correfpondence\vith me. 
24. Dr. FREDERICK RUYSCH, Aneto* 
?nick and Rotamck ProfeJJbr in Amfterdam. To this moft curi¬ 
ous Pcrfon I am extremeJy obliged for feveral unconunon Rep¬ 
tiles, JnjeBs, &c. which he was pleafed formerly ro favour 
me with; and linee that I have received from him divers£x- 
otick Plants , fome of which I have not before nor iince feen. 
25. Mr. STO G K E R. This kind Pcrfon ( and altoge- 
ther a Strartger ) was pleafed u bring me a Colle Bion of Sbells, 
which he had pickr up in the Bay of Bengale , amongft them 
there were fome very Curious. 
26. Mr. ALEX. S Y M P S O N, Surgeon. This Oen- 
tUman was'fo kind lately ro prefenr me with the Scmplcs of 
fome Plants, very 'well Preferved, which he had obferved 
ibout Galli poli ia Apuli a, ij Dr 
