under an eternal obligation to him, he says[1] the work "is entirely and exclusively mine, with the assistance indeed, but not the co-operation of Baron von Mueller." For biographical references to this eminent man see Nature, xxx, 539-43; Proc. Royal Society, xxxviii, i—v; Asa Gray's "Bentham" in Proc. Amer. Acad, of Arts and Sci., xx, 527 (1884), reprinted in Sargent's "Scientific papers of Asa Gray" (1889); Dyer's Eulogium in Proc. Linn. Soc. (1887-8) p. 71; Britten and Boulger, p. 14. But especially see the "Life of Bentham" by B. Daydon Jackson in the "English Men of Science" Series (1906); this contains a valuable bibliography of his works. Benthamiana are enumerated in the Cat. of Kew Library, (Bulletin, Additional Series, iii, 1899) pp. 42, 43. [See Plate 10 copied from Journ. Bot. vol. xxii.]
The following Australian species commemorate him:—Colobanthus Benthamianus, Fenzl. = C subulatus, Hook, f.; Olax Benthamiana, Miq.; Acacia Benthami, Meissn, = ?; Daviesia Benthamii, Meissn. = D. incrassata, Sm.; Pultenæa Benthamii, F.v.M.; Spadostyles Benthamii, Endl. = Pultenæa humilis, Benth.; Weinmannia Benthami, F.v.M.; Scævola Benthamia, De Vr. = S. striata, R. Br.; Microtis Benthamiana, Reichb. = ? Thelymitra Benthamiana, Reichb. = ?
Brogden, James, (————). Eighty-four New Holland plants by this collector were on sale in London. (Hooker's Journ. Bot. ix, 190 [1857]).
Brown, Robert (1773—1858). Botanicorum facile princeps (Humboldt). The founder of Australian systematic botany. Born at Montrose, Scotland, 21st December, 1773, died in London, 10th June, 1858. Educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen. Joined the army as a surgeon, 1795 and corresponded with Sir Joseph Banks on botanical matters. The latter appointed him naturalist to Flinders'
- ↑ Journ. Linn. Soc, xx, 304 (1884).
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