the battle of Palo Alto (May 8, 1846), which now reside in the Library of Congress. Berlandier's extensive knowledge of the region of south Texas and Tamaulipas, garnered from his field explorations to collect botanical specimens, was invaluable to General Arista. After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the fighting in February 1848, Berlandier was asked in 1850 to take part in the International Boundary Commission to define the border between Mexico and the United States. During the Mexican War he was placed in charge of the hospitals in Matamoros and served as an interpreter. In 1851 Berlandier drowned in the San Fernando River near Matamoros. Publications Berlandier, Jean-Louis. "Grossulariaciae," (an article on the gooseberry), published in the "Mémoires of the Society of Natural History of Geneva"; 1824. included in Auguste Pyrame DeCandolle's "Prodromus", a book on the plants of the world, 1826. Berlandier, Jean-Louis and Chovell, Rafael. "Diario de viaje de la Comisión de Límites." 1850. Berlandier, Jean-Louis (translated by Sheila M. Ohlendorf et al.) "Journey to Mexico during the Years 1826 to 1834. (in two volumes)." Texas State Historical Association, Austin, Texas, 1980. Berlandier, Jean-Louis (translated by Frank Mares) "Itinerario: Campaña de Palo Alto y Resaca de Guerrero." Yale University:Western America Collection MS S-310, 1846. Berlandier, Jean-Louis "Journal of Jean Louis Berlandier during 1846–1847, Including the Time When He Was Driven from Matamoros by the Americans." Thomas Phillips Collection, MS 15512 (Berlandier), Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Copy on file at the Arnulfo L. Oliveira Library, University of Texas at Brownsville. Manuscripts Berlandier's manuscripts contain the only existing records of some languages of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, including Mamulique and Garza. Berlandier, Jean L.; & Chowell, Rafael (1828–1829). [Vocabularies of languages of south Texas and the lower Rio Grande]. (Additional manuscripts, no. 38720, in the British Library, London.) Berlandier, Jean L.; & Chowell, Rafael (1850). Luis Berlandier and Rafael Chovell. Diario de viage de la Commission de Limites. Mexico. Associated eponyms References Further reading Geiser SW (1937). Naturalists of the Frontier. Dallas, Texas: Southern Methodist University Press. (Second edition, 1948). Haecker, Charles M.; Mauck, Jeffery G. (1997). On the Prairie of Palo Alto. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. Morton, Ohland (1948). Terán and Texas: A Chapter in Texas Mexican Relations. Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association. External links Jean Louis Berlandier Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. 1851 deaths