Nov.. 1908.] THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 109 



He was educated at the University of Leipzig, taking up 

 chiefly botany and languages. On leaving the University he was 

 appointed to a botanical post in the Royal Gardens at Dresden, 

 and was chosen botanist for an expedition to Spain, but, the 

 original plan having been abandoned, he left Germany and came 

 to Victoria in 1849. 



From 1854 to 1867 he was employed in the Melbourne 

 Botanic Gardens under Mueller. He was secretary to Mueller 

 and also his principal plantsman (Mr. Ferguson succeeded him). 

 He possessed considerable botanical knowledge, and formed a 

 large herbarium, which unfortunately came to grief after his death. 



Early in 1868 he went to Adelaide, where he carried on a busi- 

 ness as florist and nurseryman in Rundle-street until his death. 



He was author of " The Amateur Gardener," greatly enlarged, 

 of the fruit, flower, and vegetable garden, with plates. It reached 

 a 4th edition (Adelaide, 1886, p. 210). He also translated 

 various pamphlets on viticulture and botany from the French 

 and Spanish. In Adelaide he was secretary of the Vinegrowers' 

 Association and one of the founders of the Gardeners' Association, 

 still in existence. 



He is commemorated by Aster Heynei, F. v. M. = Olearia 

 xerophila, F. v. M. ; and Cyperv.s Heynei^ Boeckel = C. ornatus, 

 R. Br. 



I am much indebted for biographical details to his children, 

 Miss Laura and Mr. Carl F. Heyne. 



HowiTT, Alfred William (1830 1908). 



Explorer, ethnologist, petrologist, geologist, botanist (Euca- 

 lyptus), and eminent in each pursuit. 



An admirable obituary notice from the pen of Prof. W. 

 Baldwin Spencer will be found in this journal (with portrait) 

 for April, 1908 (xxiv., 181). See also Nature^ 2nd April, 1908, 



p. 515- 



An earlier biographical notice will be found in 7- 



He is commemorated by the genus Hovnttia, and in the species 



Marsilea Hoivittiana,, A. Br., Rapanea (Mymine) Hoivitliana, 



Eucalyptus Hotvittiana, F. v. M. 



Latrobe, Charles Joseph (1801-1875). 



Born in London, 20th March, 1801 ; died in London 2nd 

 December, 1875. 



Arrived on 30th September, 1839, as Superintendent of Port 

 Phillip, and left Melbourne in May, 1859. 



For biographical notices see 7. 



It is only just to enumerate this gentleman in a list of Victorian 

 botanists. He founded the Melbourne Botanic Gardens, 

 selecting the site and educating public opinion on the subject. 

 He took the warmest interest in the early development of the 



