60 J. H. MAIDEN, 
RECORDS OF AUSTRALIAN BOTANISTS— 
(a) GENERAL, (b) NEW SOUTH WALES. 
By J. H. MAIDEN, 
Government Botanist and Director of the Botanic 
Gardens, Sydney. 
[With Plates X. - XIV.] 
(Read before the Royal Society of N. S. Wales, July 1, 1908.} 
I HAVE used the term ‘‘Australian botanist’’ in a some- 
what wide sense, having included collectors of note whether 
they described their finds or not, notable horticulturists, 
aud botanists who have described Australian plants whether 
they visited this land or not. I have included no living 
man, sofarasl am aware. Some notes on South Australian 
botanists will be found in (5), and I am taking steps to 
publish my notes on the botanists of other Australian 
States in their respective States. It will bé seen how 
imperfect is the record of some who have worked amongst 
us and who have not been removed by the hand of death 
very long. Records of departed botanists form a branch 
of Australian history of practical value to working botanists. 
They afford a guide to their published works and indicate 
where their observations were made. 
The list of species named after the various botanists and 
collectors are valuable (as I have often found) for tracing 
important botanical details, particulars of journeys, bio- 
graphical notes and other useful information. My assistant, 
Miss A. M. Jenner, has obtained these by searching the 
Seven volumes of the Flora Australiensis, from beginning 
to end. 
In the ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ of 7th July, 1906, was 
a leading article advocating a National Portrait Gallery, 
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