BY J. H. MAIDEN, F.L.S. 23: 



He is commemorated by the following species: — 



Eucryphia Milligani, Hook. f.:=rE. Billiardieri, Spacli. 

 var. Milligani ; Helichrysum Milligani, Hook. f. ; Cy- 

 stanthe Milligani, Hook. f.^?:Pilitis Milligani, Hook. f.= 

 Richea Milligani, F. v. M. ; Dracophyllum Milligani, 

 Hook. f. ; Hakea Millagin, Meissn.:=H. epiglottis,. 

 Labill. ; Orites Milligani, Meissn. ; Dendrobium Milli- 

 gani, F. V. M.— rD. striolatum, Reichb. ; Pimelea Milli- 

 gani, Meissn. 



MUELLER. FERDINAND von (1825-1896). 



Mueller contributed largely to the botany of Tas- 

 mania, but he was an Australian botanist, by no means 

 confining his energies to one State. An account of his 

 work will therefore be found in (5). 



NELSON, DAVID ( ^-1789). 



Was a Kew gardener, and became Collector on 

 CjDok's Third Voyage (1776-80), H.M.S.S. " Resolu- 

 tion " and " Discovery." 



Captain Clerke writes to Banks: — "Your man Nel- 

 son is one of the quietest fellows in nature ; he seems 

 very attentive, and, I hope, will answer your purpose 

 very well. . . . He has made a trip up the country here 

 with Gore," 



H.M.S. " Discovery," Cape of Good" Hope, 23rd 

 November, 1776.* 



From a letter at p. 406 it is evident that Banks paid 

 Nelson's expenses. 



Cook visited Adventure Bay, Southern Tasmania, 

 in January, 1777, and a considerable collection of plants 

 ■ was made by Nelson and Mr. William Anderson, sur- 

 geon of the " Resolution ;" these plants are now in the 

 British Museum. He here collected twigs of a plant 

 which were taken to Europe, and described by L'Heri- 

 tier as Eucalyptus. 



He was afterwards botanical collector in H.M.S. 

 ."Bounty," 1787, under Captain Bligh, when that ship 



Hist. Rec. of N.S.W., i. (I.), 405. 



