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Armstrong, J.— " The establishment of Port Essington was 

 founded in the year 1838 by Sir Gordon Bremer. Mr. McGillivray was 

 stationed at it for some time during the expedition of Captain Black- 

 wood, and Mr. J. Armstrong, a collector sent by Kew Gardens, resided 

 there for several years and made important collections, a considerable 

 portion of which are in Sir W. Hooker's Herbarium." {p). 



He was at Raffles Bay at least as late as August, 1846. See 

 De Vriese's " Goodeniovieas," p. 138. 



The following species commemorate him : — 



Eugenia Armstronqii, Benth. ; Goodenia Armstronqiana, De Vr. ; 

 Euphorbia Armstrongii, Boiss ; PhyUanthus Armstrongii, Benth. ; 

 Cyperus Armstrongii, Benth. 



ScHULTZ, M, of Port Darwin, made large collections of Northern 

 Territory plants, which were forwarded by Dr. E. Schomburgk to Kew. 



The following plants were named in his honor : — 



Antidesma SchuUzii, Benth. ; Croton Schidtzii, Benth. ; Euphorbia 

 Schultzii, Benth. ; Arundinella SchuUzii, Benth. ; Ectrosia SchuUzii, 

 Benth. ; Eragrostis SchuUzii, Benth. ; Eriachne SchuUziana, F. v. M. ; 

 E. stipacea, F. v. M., var. Schidtziana ; Eriocaulon SchuUzii, Benth. ; 

 Fimhristylis SchuUzii, Boeckel. ; Leptocarpus SchuUzii, Benth. 



Schidtz's specimens were numbered, and were described in vols. 

 VI. and VII. of the " Flora Australiensis." 



Addendum. — See p. 189. Capt. E. A. Delisser made explorations 

 in July, 1861, and June, 1865, from Fowler's Bay to Western Aus- 

 tralia. Sec Eraser's "Western Australian Yeai' Book for 1902-4," p. 

 76. See also " Report on Great Australian Bight." (S.A. Paper, No, 

 137 of 1867.) 



Eremophila Delisseri, F. v. M. = Pholidia Delisserii, F. v. M., was 

 named after him. 



(p) Hooker, " Introd. Essay to Flora of Tasmania." 



