]> an Arctic explorer. R.Br. described plants from the expedition in an appendix to "A voyage of discovery : made under the orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's ships Isabella and Alexander, for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay, and inquiring into the probability of a north-west passage (1819)" led by John Ross. [collector note: K] Botany Ross, John Ross, John John Ross Ross Sir John Ross 1777 1856