Alaska (Zwei botanisch-wissenschaftliche Berichte vom Dr. Heinrich Mertens . . . in Linnaea 4, 1829, in English in Hook. Bot. Misc. 3, 1833). In another letter MERTENS describes the Bering Strait region (Linnaea 5, 1830).
        1827.   Postels, Alexander F., geologist, accompanied LÜTKE on the corvette Senjavin and collected a few specimens of plants in Alaska. Collections in Leningrad.
        1827.   Kastalsky, G., naturalist, accompanied Capt. STANJUKOVITCH on the sloop Moller, which accompanied the corvette Senjavin under the command of Capt. LÜTKE on the voyage round the world 1826-1829. KASTALSKY thus collected in the same places as MERTENS. Collections in Leningrad.
        1827.   Chlebnikoff, Kirill, Commissioner of the Russsian-American Company, collected a few plants at St. Paul I., Sitka and Kodiak. Collections in Leningrad, duplicates in Nat. Herb., Washington and other museums.
        1829.   Peters, Christian, physician, accompanied Capt. HAGEMEISTER on a trip round the world on the ship Krotky. Collected at Sitka. Collections in Leningrad.
        1830-42.   Blaschke, E. Leontjevitch, surgeon in the service of the Russian-American Company, collected single specimens during these years at Sitka and Kodiak. Collections at Leningrad.
        1834.   Wrangell, Ferdinand Petrovitch von, director of the Russian-American Company, collected single specimens at Sitka and on the Aleutian Islands. Collections in Leningrad.
        1840-1849.   Vossnesensky, Ilja G., taxidermist at the Zoological Museum in Petersburg, arrived at Sitka May 1, 1840 on board the Russian-American Company’s ship Nikolai, returned after a trip to California in 1842 to Alaska and collected on the Shumagin Is, the Aleutian Is and at Kotzehue Sd. In July 1849 Sitka was again visited. Small collections in Leningrad.
        1848-50.   Seemann, Berthold, of Hannover, naturalist, and Pullen, W. J. S., lieutenant in the British Navy, accompanied Capt. KELLETT on the ship Herald, sent out in search of Sir John Franklin. In 1848 the Herald visited St. Michael and stayed Sept. 14-29 at Chamisso I. In 1849 the Herald again visited Chamisso I. July 15-19 and then proceeded to Wainwright Inlet, where she arrived July 24. Here PULLEN left the ship and explored the coast eastwards to the mouth of Mackenzie R., where he arrived Aug. 30. The Herald returned to Kotzebue Sd, which she left Sept. 26 for warmer waters. In 1850 the