the duty of chaplain," (his grave is at La Perouse, Botany 

 Bay near Sydney); Prevost, the uncle, botanical draughts- 



) the staff are very copious, ami include: 

 Vol. i, Botany, pp. 129-30. " Memoir for the direction of 

 the gardener in the duties he has to perform on his voyage 

 round the world. By M. Thouin, first gardener to the 

 Botanic Garden" (in Paris), pp. 156-181. See also "Cata- 

 logue of books provided for the voyage " p. 189, Chapters 

 iv-v, Easter Island ; v, Sandwich Islands. 



Vol. n, contains pp. 529 and index. Chapter xxiii-v deals 

 with Navigators' Islands; Chap, xxvi, Friendly Islands. 

 Norfolk Island. Arrival at Botany Bay. 



There is also a folio of "Charts and Plates to la Perouse's 

 Voyage." These are G9 in number and are very interest- 

 ing, but the only botanical ones are Nos. 6 and 8, male and 

 female Lianes of Chili ; 7 and 9 larger views of the same. 

 There are a number of charts and plants valuable to the 

 student of the South Sea Islands. 



We now come to the Australian expeditions proper. 



1. 1791-4. "Recherche" and "Esperance,'' commanded 

 by Bruny D'Entrecasteaux. 



This expedition was of considerable importance from a 

 geographical point of view, as the maps of Tasmania and 

 Western Australia abundantly testify. But it is chiefly 

 memorable to Australian botanists from being the means 

 which enabled the genial Labillardiere to produce his 

 classical "Novae Hollandise Plantarum Specimen," while 

 the adventure of ' Naturaliste ' Riche near Esperance in 

 Western Australia, nearly resulted in tragedy, and he 

 became one of the forerunners of many worthies who have 

 sacrificed, or nearly sacrificed, their lives for the advance- 

 ment of science in Australia. 



