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1844 to 1846.— The years of Capt. Charles Sturt's 

 Expedition into the interior brought to our knowledge a large 

 number of inland plants, which were described and published 

 by Dr. R. Brown in an appendix to Capt. Sturt's narrative of 

 the expedition. The desert rose, GosKHpinm Stnrtii, F.v.M., 

 bears the name of this great explorer. 



These were also the years of Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt's 

 expeditions. The botanic collections and notes of this unfor- 

 tunate explorer have proved of great value in working up the 

 Australian flora. Baron Mueller has dedicated a genus of 

 Menispermaceffi to Leichhardt ; but to the Queenslander his 

 name is associated more familiarly with Sdrrocephalus cordatus, 

 the Leichhardt Tree, and Avith the Queensland beech, GmeJina 

 LeichhnnUii, F.v.M. 



1847 to 1857. — -Augustus Oldfield collected a large number 

 of specimens of Tasmanian and "West Australian plants, the 

 whole of which he presented to the Kew Herbarium. Eremophila 

 Ohlfieldii, F. v. M., is named after him. 



1848. — J. S. Roe's journey into the south-western interior 

 w^as productive of an excellent collection of herbarium specimens, 

 obtained from Cape Riche to Bremer Range, and south of the 

 Russell Range, all of which specimens were determined by Sir 

 William Hooker. The tea-tree Leptospenaum Hoei, Benth, bears 

 his name. 



This was also the year that E. B. Kennedy started on his 

 expedition to explore the Cape York Peninsula. To this party 

 W. Carron was attached as botanist ; many fresh plants were 

 brought to our knowledge by his exertions, and not least amongst 

 them was the first Australian "Pitcher Plant," which was 

 named by Baron Mueller XepentJu's Kenm>(h/i, in honor of the 

 leader. Both before and after this W. Carron was a collector of 

 botanic specimens, and several plants bear his name — Bauhinia 

 Carroni, F.v.M., will be enough to quote. 



For many years prior to 1851 (when he died), J. T. Bidwill 

 was an enthusiastic collector of plants, particularly about Wide 

 and Moreton bays. The noble Bunya Pine is one of his dis- 

 coveries, and bears his name, Araucaria BididJU, Hook. 



