BY J. H. MAIDEN, F.L.S. I3,- 



BACKHOUSE, JAMES (1794- 1869). 



An admirable observer, who botanised in most of the 

 AustraHan colonies, 1838-41. and spent much time in 

 Tasmania. He belonged to the Society of Friends, and 

 was a philanthropist engaged on a religious mission. 

 See (5). 



BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858). 



The " Prince of Australian Botanists." I have dealt 

 with him briefly at (5), and much fuller in my '' Life of 

 Sir Joseph Banks." He botanised much in Tasmania,, 

 and will for ever be identified with her flora. 



CALEY, GEORGE (? 1775-1829). 



He was in Tasmania in 1805, and in New South\ 

 Wales, 1800-1810. He was a protege of Sir Joseph 

 Banks. See (5). also my " Life of Sir Joseph Banks." 



DAVIES, RICHARD H. ( ). 



"' The Rev. (sic) Richard H. Davies has discovered' 

 many curious and some new plants on the East Goast_ 

 of Tasmania since the year 1833, which were communi- 

 cated to Mr. Archer." 



Richard Davies was brotlier of Archdeacon Davies.. 

 He contributed papers to the Royal Society, Tasmania,, 

 on the Natural History of the Mutton Birds, on the 

 Aborigines of Van Dienien's Land, and the Rapacity of' 

 Tasmanian fish. 



The following plant, Phebalium Daviesi, Hook. f.-= 

 P. glandulosum. Hook. var. (?) Daviesi was collected by 

 R. H. Davies, Esq., Herb. Archer, on the East Coast,, 

 near St. Helen's Bay. See Hooker, " Fl. Tas.," ii., 358. 



EWnXG, REV. T. J. ( ). 



Of Hobart. He wrote papers on Statistics and 

 Zoology (birds and insects) in the "■ Tasmanian Journal,"' 

 Vols. i. and ii., and " Papers and Proceedings " of this. 

 Society, Vol. iii. 



