RECORDS OF AUSTRALIAN BOTANISTS. 93 
sent by Bidwill from Wide Bay in 1851. The genus 
Bidwillia, Herbert, commemorates him, also the following 
Species :— 
Brachychiton Bidwilli, Hook. = Sterculia Bidwilli, Hook.; 
Cupania Bidwilli, Benth.; Hyptiandra bidwillr, Hook. f.; Sacco- 
petalum Bidwillt, Benth.; Acacia Bidwilli, Benth.; Tephrosia 
Bidwilli, Benth.; Helichrysum Bidwillu, Benth.; Loranthus Bid- 
willii, Benth.; Myrtus bidwillw, Benth.; Jasminum Lidwillu, Vis. 
= J. lineare, R.Br.; Cryptocarya Bidwillii, Meissn.=1; Araucaria 
Bidwilli, Hook. 
Brackenridge, J.D: (———-——). He was a member of 
the “‘Scientific Corps’’ of Commodore Charles Wilkes’ 
- United States’ Exploring Expedition (1838 —1842), which 
visited New South Wales in 1839. He collected mostly in 
the Sydney and Hunter River districts, and the specimens 
collected by the expedition were described in Asa Gray’s 
work on the botany of the Expedition (New York, 1857). 
“The ferns and allied orders were worked up by Mr. Bracken. 
ridge. With the exception of a few presentation copies of Mr. 
Brackenridge’s portion of this work which happened to have been 
sent off to Europe, the whole stock was burnt in the fire which 
destroyed the storehouse, so that it has now become extremely 
rare,” (Seemann, F7, Vitrensis, vil). 
Brackenridge was attached to the U.S. Ship “‘Vincennes”’ 
as ‘‘Assistant Botanist,’’ apparently serving the whole of 
the cruise. William Rich ‘‘ joined the ‘‘ Peacock ’’ at Callao 
and the Vincennes at San Francisco,’ as ‘* Botanist,’’ and 
Brackenridge was probably subordinate to him. They 
worked together. Mr. Brackenridge is sometimes also 
called ‘* Horticulturist.’’ The genus Brackenridgea, Gray, 
(Ochnacez) figured, from Fiji (there is also an Australian 
species) commemorates him. See (2). 
Burton, David (——-— 1792). Governor Phillip' says he 
was brought up as a gardener, and was sent out in the 
! Hist, Rec., i. (2) 599. 
