B a e k lio u s e fo rm ed a c o n sid e r a b le h e rb a r ium , a n d m a d e c o p io u s M S . n o t e s (n ow in tb c H o o k e r ia n
L ib r a r y ), iv b ieb h e lib e r a lly g a v e w h e r e h e th o u g h t th e y w o u ld h e m o s t u se fu l. A m o n g s t h is p la n ts
a r c m a n y c o lle c te d b y M r . (now S ir W illiam ) M 'A r tlm r , o n e o f th e m o s t a c c om p lish ed a n d z ea lou s
p a tro n s o f sc ie n c e in A u str a lia .
B ai'on C h a r le s v o n H ü g e l, th e c e leb r a ted A u s tr ia n tr a v c lie r , v is it e d th e Sw a n R iv e r co lo n y in
1 8 3 3 , a n d m a d e c o n sid e r a b le c o lle c t io n s , som e o f w h ic h w e r e p u b lish ed b v B e n th am , F e u z l, S c h o tt ,
and E n d lic h e r , iu a work ed ited b y th e la tt e r , an d c om m en c ed iu 1 8 3 7 , b u t n ev e r c om p le ted .
I n 1 8 3 8 , D r . L u d w ig P r e is s ar r iv ed a t Sw a u R iv e r , a n d r esid ed th e r e for four y ea r s, tr a v e llin g
o ft e n w ith M r . D r um m o u d , an d coU eo tin g la r g e ly . H is p la u ts w e r e s o ld in n um b e r ed s e ts , an d a
c om p le t e a c c o u u t o f th em , p u b lish ed b y va r iou s a u th o r s, in tw o o c ta v o v o lum e s , e d ite d b y D r . L ehm a n n
o f H am b u r g , an d c o n ta in in g u pw a rd s o f 2 ,0 0 0 sp e c ie s , in c lu d in g C ry p to g am ioe .
E a r ly in 1 8 3 9 , M r . J am e s D rum m o n d , a r e s id e n t iu th e Sw a n R iv e r , a t H aw th o rn d en , nea r
G u ild fo rd , c om m en c ed p r ep a r in g for sa le in E u r o p e s e ts o f th o p la u t s o f h is d istr ic t, w h ich in c lu d e a
v a st n um b e r o f n o v e ltie s , an d riv a l in in t e r e s t an d im p o r ta n c e th o s e o f an y o th e r p a r t o f th e w o r ld . ■
Mr . D r um m o n d ’s e x e r tio n s w e r e a c t iv e ly c o n tin u e d for u pwards o f fifte en y ea r s, d u r in g w h icb h e
m a d e e x te n s iv e jo u r n e y s a s far as K in g G eo rg e ’s S o u n d iu a so u th - e a s t d ir e c tio n , au d th e M o o r e and
M u r c h iso n r iv e r s to th e n o r thw a rd . S om e a c c o u n ts o f h is jo u r n e y s an d d isc o v e r ie s w ill b e fo u n d
l u t h e ‘ B o ta n ic a l J o u r n a l,’ v o is, ü ., ill., a n d iv ., iu tb e ‘ L o n d o n Jon i-n al o f B o ta n y ,’ v o is, i ., ii., and
iii.y an d in th e ‘ K ew J o u r n a l o f B o ta n y ,’ v o is , i., ü ., iv ., v.
D r . L in d le y ’s a b le ‘ S k e tc h o f th e V e g e ta tio n o f th e Sw a n R iv e r C o lo n y ,' p u b lish ed in 1 8 3 9 , as
a n ap p en d ix to th e ‘ B o ta n ic a l R e g is t e r ,’ is fo u n d ed c h ie fly o n D r um m o n d ’s c o lle c t io n s ; an d i t c o n ta
in s a g o o d a c c o u n t o f m a n y o f t h e fea tu r e s o f th e c lim a te an d o f th e c o lo n y , m a n y e x tr em e ly v a lu ab
le b o ta n ic a l n o t e s o n th e p la n ts , an d figu r e s o f e ig h te e n . D r . L in d le y r e co rd s h is o b lig a tio n s to
C a p ta in M a n g le s , R .N . , and R. M a n g le s , E sq ., an d n o tic e s a p ap e r o n W e s te r n Jkustralia b y D r .
M illig a n , p u b lish e d in th e ‘ M a d ra s J o u r n a l ’ fo r 1 8 3 7 .
M r . J . T . B idw ill, a g e n tlem a n lo n g r e s id e n t b o th in S y d n e y and N ew Z ea lan d , aud p o sse ssed o f a
r em a rk a b le lo v e o f b o ta n y an d k n ow led g e o f A u str a lia n p la n ts, v is ited M o r e to n B a y an d W id e B a y
an d fo rm ed an e x c e lle n t h e rb a r ium , w h icb in c lu d e d m a n y n o v e ltie s , an d w a s tr a n sm itted to S ir W
H o o k e r . M r . B id w ill a c com p a n ied m e in m y e x cu r sio n s a rou n d P o r t J a ck so n , an d im p r e ssed m e
d e ep ly , b o th th e n and afterwards in E n g la n d , w ith th e e x t e n t o f h is k n ow led g e an d fe r tile ta le n t s H e
w as th e d isco v e r e r o f th e A r a u c a rm w h ic h b ea r s h is n am e , an d o f m a n y o th e r rar e an d in t e r e s tin g
A u s tr a lia n au d N ew Z e a la n d p la n ts . H e d ied in 1 8 6 1 , from tb e effe cts o f o v e r -e x e r tio n , w h en c u ttin g
h is w a y th r o u g h th e fo r e sts o f e a s te rn A u s tr a lia , b e tw e en W id e B a y and M o r e to n B a y . H e w as at
t h e t im e en g a g ed in m a rk in g o u t a n ew road, b u t lo s t h is way, and a fte r e ig h t d a y s’ sta r v a tio n was
r e scu ed , b n t o n ly to su c cum b in a cu te p a in to th o in ju r ie s h e h ad r e c eiv ed .
I n 1 8 5 4 , D r . H a r v e y , F .R .S . , P ro fe sso r o f B o ta n y in D u b lin , v is ited A u s tr a lia for th o pu rp ose o f
m v e s t ig a tiu g th e A lg o lo g y o f it s sh o r e s ; h e la n d ed a t K in g G e o r g e ’s S ou n d , w en t ov e r lan d to Sw an
R iv e r a n d Cape R ich e , th e n to M e lb o u rn e , T a sm a n ia , an d S y d n e y , fo rm in g m a g n ific en t e o lle c tio n s o f
A lgoe , m a n y o f w h ich h a v e b e en a lr ead y p u b lish ed in th e ‘ P h y c o lo g ia A u s t r a lic a ,’ in th is work, and
e lsew h e r e . A m o n g s t th e m a n y z ea lo u s c o lle c to r s o f th o A lgæ o f th e coast, n o t e ls ew h e r e m en tio n ed
m th is sk e tch , are G , C lifto n , E sq ., o f F r em a n tle , D r . Cu rd le , o f G e e lo n g , Mr. R aw lin so n , an d Mr.
L a y a rd , o f M e lb o u rn e , an d in 'ra sm an ia , M r s. M 'D o n a ld Sm ith , M r s. W . S . S h a r lan d , an d e sp e c ia lly
th e R ev . J o h n F e r ed a y , o f G e o r g e tow n .
I n 1 8 3 9 - 4 2 , C o u n t S tr z e ie ck i, F .R .S . , th e a c com p lish ed P o lish tra v e lle r , tra v e r sed th e so u th ea
s te rn p a r ts o f A u s tr a lia an d T a sm a n ia , b u t m a d e n o b o ta n ic a l c o lle c t io n s . H is e x c e lle n t work
‘ O n th e P h y s ic a l F e a tu r e s o f N ew S o u th W a le s an d V a n D iem e n ’s L a n d ’ i s fu ll o f va lu ab le in fo
rm a tio n o n a ll b r a n ch e s o f sc ien c e .
T h e r e arc o th e r p r iv a te in d iv id u a ls o f w h o s e p r e c ise jo u r n e y s I h a v e n o r eco rd , b u t w h o co lle c ted
w e ll, an d o ften la r g e ly , a s Ala jo r V ic a r y , o f th e B e n g a l A rm y , wh o s e em s to h a v e b e en a v e ry acu te
a n d in d e fa tig a b le in v e s t ig a to r o f th e N ew S o u th W a le s F lo ra , an d a s e t o f w h o s e p la n t s h e h as
tr a n sm itt e d t o K e w ; A ir. W h it ta k e r , w h o h a s s e n t v a lu a b le c o lle c tio n s from P o r t A d e la id e ; Mr.
G. C low e s, a g e n tlem a n w h o v is ite d N ew S o u th W a le s for h is h e a lth , an d tr a n sm itt e d to K ew v e ry
c o p io u s and fin e sp e c im en s o f N ew S o u th AVales p la u ts . M r . R o b e r tso n a n d M r . F r ed e r ick
A d am so n , b o th s e tt le r s in V ic to r ia , h a v e fo rm ed v e r y e x t e n s iv e au d e x c e lle n t c o lle c tio n s th e r e
b e tw e en th e y e a r s 1 8 4 0 an d 1 8 5 5 , w h ich h a v e all b e en s e n t to S ir AV. H o o k e r .
T h e R e v . R ich a rd H . D a v ie s h a s d isco v e r ed m a u y cu r io u s an d som e n ew p la n ts o n th e e a s t
c o a s t o f T a sm a n ia s in c e th e y e a r 1 8 3 3 , w h ich wer e c om m u n ic a ted to A ir. A r ch e r .
D r . J o s ep h A lillig a n , o f H o b a r to u (now S e c r e ta r y to th e R o y a l S o c ie ty o f H o b a r to n ), h a s, sin c e
th e y e a r 1 8 3 4 , v is it e d m a n y par ts o f T a sm a n ia , au d m a d e sev e ra l m o s t in te r e s tin g d isco v e r ie s,
e sp e c ia lly o n it s lo f t ie s t m o u n ta in s an d e a s t c o a st.
Air. Ch a r le s S tu a r t h a s b e en em p lo y ed in T a sm a n ia in c o lle c tin g , a t v a r io u s t im e s , ch ie fly , I
b e liev e , for Air. G u n n , ev e r s in c e th e y ea r 1 8 4 2 . A la n y o f h is d isc o v e r ie s h a v e b e en p u b lish ed b y
D r . A lu e lle r , an d are in c lu d ed in th is work.
D r . T h om a s S c o t t co lle c ted in T a sm a u ia , an d tr a n sm it te d sp e c im e n s to S ir W . H o o k e r a b ou t
1 8 3 5 .
M r . A . O ld fie ld (now, I b e liev e , in AVestern A u stra lia ) h a s c a r e fu lly in v e s tig a t e d th e F lo r a
o f sev e ra l p a r ts o f T a sm an ia , an d e sp e c ia lly o f th e H u o n R iv e r , an d h a s a lso a sc en d ed som e o f it s
lo ftie s t m o u n ta in s. H is n am e w ill b e r ep e a ted ly fo u n d in th e T a sm a n ia n F lo ra , bo th a s a z ea lou s
c o lle c to r an d a s a car e fu l an d a cu te obse rver .
I t r em a in s o n ly to m e n tio n m y fr ien d W illiam A r ch e r , E sq ., F .L .S . , o f C h e sh u n t, w h o , a fte r a
r e sid en c e o f u pwards o f t e n yeai-s in T a sm a n ia , d u r in g w h ich h e s ed u lo u s ly in v e s tig a ted th e b o ta n y
o f th e d is tr ic t su r rou n d in g h is p rop e r ty , r e tu rn ed to E n g la n d in 1 8 5 7 , w ith an e x c e lle n t h e rb a rium ,
cop iou s n o te s, a n a ly s e s , an d d raw in g s, and a fu n d o f ac cu ra te in fo rm a tio n o n th e v e g e ta tio n o f h is
n a tiv e isla n d , w h ich h a v e b e en u n r e se rv ed ly p la c ed a t m y d isp o sa l. I am in d e ed v e r y laa-gely
in d eb ted to th is g e n tlem a n , n o t o n ly fo r m a n y o f tb e p la n ts d e sc r ib ed , and m u ch o f th e in fo rm a t
io n th a t I h a \’e em b o d ied iu th is work, b u t for th e a c tiv e in t e r e s t h e h a s s h om i d u r in g it s w h o le
pro g r e ss, au d for th e lib e r a l co n tr ib u tio n o f th e th ir ty ad d itio n a l p la te s ,* all o f w h ich are dev o ted
to th e Orch id eæ , an d c h ie fly m a d e from h is ow n d raw in g s an d an a ly se s.
A s th e s e p a g e s wer e b e in g prepared, I h a v e r e c e iv ed from D r . A lu e lle r an in te r e s tin g b o ta n ica l
a c c o u n t o f th e P a r am a tta d istr ic t, d rawn o u t b y AA’ . AA'oolls, E sq ., a z ea lo u s A u str a lia n b o ta n ist.
T h is b r ie f n o t ic e w ou ld b e n e ith e r c om p le te n o r sa tis fa c to r y d id it c o n ta in n o a llu s io n to th e
im p o r ta n t se rv ic e s r en d e r ed to th e b o ta n y o f A u s tr a lia b y a few o f it s m o s t em in e n t s ta te sm e n
au d s e ttle r s , o f w h om I \vould sp e c ia lly a llu d e to th e la te S ir J o h n F r a n k lin , to S ir W . D e n n is o n ,
S ir G e o r g e G r ey , an d S ir H e n r y B a rk ly , a s Go v e rn o r s, mI io h a v e sp e c ia lly in te r e s te d th em s e lv e s
* The grout of her Majesty’s Treasury towards this work is wholly laid out in the payment of the illustrations,
and provided for only 170 of these. The remainder were defrayed out o f a sum of £ 1 0 0 , liberally placed at my
disposal by Air. Archer, to be expended on the work.