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under an eternal obligation to him, he says* the work “‘ is 
entirely and exclusively mine, with the assistance indeed, 
but not the co-operation of Baron von Mueller.’”’ For 
biographical references to this eminent man see Nature, 
Xxx, 539-43; Proc. Royal Society, XXXVIII, i—v; Asa 
Gray’s ‘‘Bentham”’ in Proc. Amer. Acad. of Arts and Sci., 
xx, 527 (1884), reprinted in Sargent’s ‘‘ Scientific papers of 
Asa Gray ’”’ (1889); Dyer’s Eulogium in Proc. Linn. Soc. 
(1887-8) p. 71; Britten and Boulger, p.14. But especially 
see the “‘Life of Bentham’”’ by B. Daydon Jackson in the 
‘*Hinglish Men of Science”’ Series (1906); this contains a 
valuable bibliography of his works. Benthamiana are 
enumerated in the Cat. of Kew Library, (Bulletin, 
Additional Series, iii, 1899) pp. 42,43. [See Plate 10 copied 
from Journ. Bot. vol. xxii. | 
The following Australian species commemorate him :— 
Colobanthus Benthamianus, Fenzl.=C. subulatus, Hook. f.; 
Olax Benthamiana, Mig.; Acacia Benthami, Meissn, =?; Daviesia 
Benthamiu, Meissn. = D. incrassata, Sm.; Pultenea Benthamii, 
F.v.M.; Spadostyles Bentham, Endl. = Pultencwa humilis, Benth.; 
Weinmannia Benthami, F.v.M.; Scevola Benthamia, De Vr.=S. 
striata, R. Br.; Microtes Benthamiana, Reichb. = ? Thelymatra 
Benthamiana, Reichb. =? 
Brogden, James, ( ——). WHighty-four New Holland 
plants by this collector were onsale in London. (Hooker’s 
Journ. Bot. 1x, 190 [1857]). 
Brown, Robert (1773 —1858). Botanicorum facile prin- 
ceps (Humboldt). The founder of Australian systematic 
botany. Bornat Montrose, Scotland, 21st December, 1773, 
died in London, 10th June, 1858. Hducated at Marischal 
College, Aberdeen. Joined the army asa surgeon, 1795 
and corresponded with Sir Joseph Banks on botanical 
matters. The latter appointed him naturalist to Flinders’ 
* Journ. Linn. Soc., Xx, 304 (1884). 
E—July 1, 1908. 
