Plants of New South Wales

Sir Ferdinand von Mller (18251896) was a botanist renowned for his research on the native plants of Australia. After emigrating from Germany in 1847 he was appointed Government Botanist of Victoria in 1853 and subsequently Director of the Royal Botanic Garden Melbourne which post he held until 1873. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1861 and was knighted in 1879 for his services to Australian botany. This volume first published in 1885 contains Mller''s botanical survey of the plants found in the Australian state of New South Wales. Including an introduction by prominent Australian botanist William Woolls (18141893) the survey divides the flora into scientific orders with short descriptions of genera and species. Both native and introduced plants are included in the survey. This volume offers valuable insights into the composition of Australian flora at the time of publication.