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Dampier, William. See (5), p. 13. See also Banks' Journ. 

 (Hooker) xlvi. 



Figures of the Western Australian plants collected by Dampier 

 and the oldest Australian plants in existence are reproduced from 

 Dampier's work in the " Western Mail " (Perth) Christmas Number, 

 1898. 



There is a paper, " Remarks on Plants collected by the Voyager 

 Dampier," by Prof. Lawson, in Journ. Bot. xi., 348. 



Decaisne, J. 



The Flore des Serres, tome xxiii., contains a portrait, a 

 biographical notice by Planchon, also " discours " by M. M. Fremy, 

 Ph. Van Tieghem, Bouley, P. Duchartre, Barral, Lavallee, Henri 

 de Parville, P. P. Deperain, C. E. Bertrand. The whole extends to 

 37 pages and includes (pp. 16-20) a valuable list of Decaisne's works. 



De Mole, Miss Fanny Elizabeth (1835-1866). See (2), p. 174. 



Born in England 1st March, 1835, died at Burnside, South 

 Austraha, 26th December, 1866. Carne to Australia for the benefit 

 of her health, arriving in Adelaide in the ship " Albemarle " in 

 February, 1856. Owing to the state of her health she could not go 

 far in the search for specimens, and accordingly most of the plants 

 depicted in her work were collected at Burnside. The object of the 

 book was to raise funds for the enlargement of St. Bartholomew's 

 Church, Norwood, S.A., her brother-in-law, the late Rev. J. S. 

 Jackson, M.A., being Rector at that time. 



I am indebted to Mr. G. E. De Mole, of Fullarton, S.A., for 

 the above particulars concerning his sister. 



Desfontaines, R. L. 



See " Notice historique sur la vie et les travaux de M. Ees- 

 fontaines," par M. De Candolle. From the " Bibliotheque Univer- 

 selle," Geneva, Feb., 1834. 8vo., pp. 32. Contains a valuable list 

 of his works. 



Dietrich, Amalie (1822-1891). See (6). p. 376. 



I am indebted to Mr. Ernst Betche for the following details of 

 this remarkable woman ; he extracted them from " Charitas Bis- 

 choff ; Lebensbild, Amalie Dietrich." pubhshed in BerUn, 1909. 



Amahe Dietrich was born in 1822 in Siebenlehn, a small moun- 

 tain village in Saxony ; her father, Gottlieb Nellen, was a saddler, 

 and she was the youngest child of five. Three of the other children 

 died quite young, and she had only one brother living. Her 

 brother learnt the trade of his father, went as a travelhng journey- 

 man when he was about 18 years old. as it was the custom with 

 artisans at that time, and married in Bucharest, Roumania, his 

 master's daughter. 



