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1801-5. — Dr. Kobt, Brown, one of the greatest botanists of 

 the age, accompanied Capt. Flinders on his voyage, and laid 

 the foundation of a thoroughly scientific knowledge of Austi-alian 

 botany. In speaking of Dr. Brown, Hooker's words are that 

 he " united a thorough knowledge of the botany of his day, with 

 excellent powers of observation, consummate sagacity, an unerr- 

 ing memory, and indefatigable zeal and industry," as a collector 

 and investigator. Ho had, further, the advantage of being 

 accompanied by a botanic draftsman, Ferdinand Bauer, who 

 proved no less distinguished as a microscopic observer than as 

 an artist ; and he had a gardener, Peter Good, to assist in 

 collecting and preserving the specimens. Collections were made 

 at King George's Sound, and along the coast, through Bass 

 Straits to Port Jackson. Brown and Bauer stayed in N.S. Wales 

 and explored the Blue Mountains and other localities. They 

 left for England in the "Investigator," where they arrived in 

 1805, with a most complete and valuable collection. The plants 

 were published by Dr. Brown in his " Prodromus Florae Novse 

 Hollandiffi " in 1810, and in the Appendix to " Capt. Fhnders' 

 Voyage " in 1814. The following plants are named after the 

 persons mentioned in this paragraph : — Brunonia, Sm., a genus 

 of Goodenuvieae, after Dr. Brown ; JJanera, Banks, a genus of 

 Saxifrageaj, after F. Bauer; (rrerilh'ti (ioodii, R. l^r., after P. 

 Good ; and Flinder.sid, R. Br., a genus of Meliaceae — of particular 

 interest to Queenslanders from containing such useful woods, as 

 the light yellow-wood, crow's ash. Cairns hickory and others 

 which commemorates Capt. Flinders. 



1802. — David Burton, who was sent out by Sir Joseph 

 Banks, collected plant specimens in N. S. Wales. Burtonia, 

 R. Br., a genus of Leguminos*, was named after this collector. 



1817 to 1829. — Of the early collectors and writers on 

 Australian plants, next in rank to Robt. Brown, must be dlaced 

 the enthusiastic botanist, Allan Cunningham. In 1817 he 

 accompanied Lieut. Oxley on his expedition to explore the 

 Lachlan and Macquarie rivers. On this journey he secured 

 about 450 species of plants, many of which were obtained on 

 the Blue Mountains. After this he was engaged as botanist 

 to Captain P. P. King's surveying voyage, and was enabled tO' 



