98 J. H. MAIDEN. 
mitted to Kew very copious and fine specimens of New 
South Wales plants.’”’ (8). We havea few of his specimens 
in the National Herbarium, Sydney. I know nothing further 
about him. 
Collie, Robert (1839-1892). Born on the banks of the 
Dee, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Was ordained into the 
Presbyterian Ministry in 1866. He arrived in New South 
Wales in 1876, and was in charge of the church at Newtown, 
Sydney, until his death, which occurred on 18th April, 1892. 
He took a great interest in N. 8S. Wales botany and wrote 
a paper on “The influence of bush fires on the distribution 
of species.’’ (These Proceedings, xxi., 103, 1887). He 
bequeathed his herbarium and botanical library, together 
with a terra-cotta plaque of himself, to the Linnean Society 
of New South Wales. He was a Fellow of the Linnean 
Society of London for some years. Seea list of specimens 
of plants collected by him at King George’s Sound and 
named by Woolls, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., xiv, 317 and 
xv, 295; see also xvii, 668 (1892); also these Proceedings 
xxvi, 14 (1892). |For portrait see Plate 11.| 
Considen, Denis (——-——-).__ He was assistant-surgeon 
to the Colony, under White, at its inception. He was one 
of the few British officers who investigated the natural 
history of the place. He writes to Banks, under date, 
Port Jackson, 18th November, 1788,’ sending various zoo- 
logical specimens. He also sends herbarium specimens, 
Grass-tree gum, and speaking of the “large Peppermint 
tree,’”’ (Eucalyptus) says, ‘‘if there is any credit in apply- 
ing these and many other simples to the benefit of the poor 
wretches here, I certainly claim it, being the first who 
discovered and recommended them.’’ In commemoration 
of this pioneer work with Eucalyptus I have dedicated 
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