{2 J. H. MAIDEN. 
on his life, anda portrait (tab. 22), will be found in Acta 
Horti Bergiana, Band 3, No. 2 (Wittrock). 
Kippist, Richard (1812—1882). Born at Stoke Newing- 
ton, London, 11th June, 1812; died at Chelsea, London, 
14th January, 1882. Entered the service of the Linnean 
Society in 1830, and in 1842 was chosen Librarian, which 
post he filled till 1881. He did not publish much, but he 
always took an interest in Australian plants and assisted 
Bentham, Mueller, and other workers at such plants with 
his advice. Biographical notices of him will be found in 
Proc. Linn. Soc., 1880-2, p. 64, and “‘ Nature,’’ 19th January, 
1882. See also (1). His works include :—‘‘ On Jansonia, 
a new genus of Leguminose from Western Australia.”’ 
Trans. Linn. Soc., xx., 383. ‘‘ On Acradenia, anew genus 
of Diosme,’’ ib. xxi., 207, and he is commemorated in the 
Australian genus Kippistia, F.v.M. = Minuwria, also in 
Dryandra Kippistiana, Meissn.; Hakea Kippistiana, Meissn. 
Lambert, Aylmer Bourke (1761-1842). Born at Bath, 
2nd February, 1761; died at Kew, 10th January, 1842. 
For biographical details see (1). He was a wealthy and 
cultured patron of botany, who early busied himself in 
collecting Australian herbarium specimens, and raising 
Australian plants. His herbarium was second only in 
importance to that of Sir Joseph Banks, but at his death it 
was broken up, part going to the British Museum and part 
to the Herbier Delessert. He is commemorated in the 
Australian Lambertia, Sm. ; Sccevola Lambertiana, De Vr. 
= S. Keenigii, Vahl.; Hakea Lamberti, Sweet = ? 
Lhotsky, Johann (1800—?) Natus d. 27. m. Junii 1800 
in Lemberg (Galizia, Austria), Pragae, Vindobonae, Berolini 
Parisiis studiorum causa versatus gradum Dr. med. adeptus, 
Vindobone vixit et m. Majo 1830 ad Brasiliam abiit, initio 
ad Bahia, dein m. Majo 1831 navi in prov. Rio de Janeiro 
ad plantas et alias res naturales colligendas. In Rio her- 
