. BY J. H. MAIDEN, F.L.S. 17 



For a 'brief biography of him see (7). See also "■ Ann. 

 Nat. Hist.," i., loi (1838). also "The Botany of the 

 Antarctic Voyage," [by J. Hooker (a review) .i^rRichea 

 pandanai folia] (" Tasm. Journal Sc," iii.), Launceston,. 

 1846. See also the list of his papers in the " Tas. Journ. 

 and Proc. Roy. Soc. Tas." in Morton's Register, 1887. 



Harvey dedicated the 5th Volume of his " Phycologia 

 Australica " to him in the following terms : — 



"To Ronald Campbell Gunn, Esq., F.R.S., F.L-S., of Laun- 

 ceston, Tasmania, who, with his accustomed liberality, placed 

 at the author's disposal the whole of his rich collections of 

 Tasmanian algae, this concluding volume of the ' Phycologia 

 Australica " is gratefully and respectfully inscribed by his 

 friend, W. H. Harvey." 



In the Preface to Vol. 5, Harvey also says : — 



" Ronald C. Gunn, Esq., F.R.S., whose name is indelibly 

 associated with the botany of Tasmania, has largely assisted 

 me in this work. From him came the earliest collections of 

 Australian algae, which, through the kindness of Sir W. J. 

 Hooker, fell under mj notice. Many new species are of his 

 discovery; to him is also due the re-discovery of Claudea 

 elegans; and to him 1 am not only indebted for the freest use 

 of his personal collections, but for multitudes of duplicate 

 specimens;" and figured Nitophyllum Gunnianum, Harv., in his 

 " Phycologia Australica." 



He is commemorated by the genus Guiinia, and also 

 by the following species : — 



Boronia Gunnii, Hook. — rrBoronia pinuata, Sm. var. 

 Gunnii; Cryptandra Gunnii, Hook. f.::r=Spyridium Gunnii, 

 Benth. ; Lasiopetalum Gunnii, Steetz.— z-L. dasyphyllum, 

 Sieb. ; Ranunculus Gunnianus, Hook. ; Stackhousia 

 Gunnianus, Schlecht. ; and Stackhousia Gunnii, Hook., 

 f., both=S. monogyna, Labill. ; Tetratheca Gunnii, 

 Hook. f.-^T. pilosa, Labill. va;r. ( ?) procumbens ; Acacia 

 Gunnii, Benth.::r=A. vomeriformis, A. Cunn. ; Desmodium 

 Gunnii, Hook, f.— rD. varians, Endl. var. Gunnii ; Halo- 

 ragis Gunnii, Hook. f.:=:H. teucriodes, A. Gray ; Psor- 

 alea Gunnii, Hook, f.— ^P. adscendens, F. v. M. ; Pulte- 

 naea Gunnii, Benth. ; Rubus Gunnianus, Hook. ; Aplo- 

 pappus Gunnii, Hook. f.=Erigeron pappochroma, Labill. 

 var. Gunnii ; Asperula Gunnii, Hook. f. ; Emphysopus 

 Gunnii, Hook, f.— =Lagenophora emphysopus. Hook. f. ; 

 Erechtites Gunnii, Hook. f.=:E. quadridentata, D.C. var. 

 Gunnii ; Erigeron Gunnii, Hook. f.-r:E. pappodhroma, 

 Labill. var. Gunnii ; Eucalyptus Gunnii, Hook. f. ; 



