Collection 24: Australian flowers, 1787-1799 / possibly by William Dawes

First Fleet Collection of journals, correspondence and drawings, ca. 1786-1802, held in the Mitchell and Dixson Libraries.

p. 1: unidentified
p. 2, no. 1: Campanula;  no. 2: unidentified;  no. 3: Anthericum
p. 3, no. 1: Lobelia;  no. 2: Orchid
p. 4: unidentified
p. 5: New genus Decandria Monogynia
p. 6: Epidendrum
p. 7: Brabejum
p. 8: unidentified
p. 9: unidentified
p. 10: Clematis
p. 11: Scoevola
p. 12: Solanum stelligesum
p. 13: Embothrium buxifolium
p. 14: Crinum
p. 15: Pandr. 1 gyn `alive at Lee's'
p. 16, no. 1: unidentified;  no. 2: unidentified
p. 17: Guarea
p. 18, no. 1: unidentified;  no. 2: unidentified 
p. 19: Ceratopetalum
p. 20: Convollaria or Dracoena
p. 21, no.1: Viola;  no. 2: Drosera;  no. 3: Hyris bracteata
p. 22: Mimosa
p. 23: Styphelia
p. 24: Drosera dichotoma
p. 25, no. 1: unidentified;  no. 2: unidentified
p. 26: new genus Monadelphia
p. 27: Melaleuca
p. 28: Epidendrum
p. 29: Mesembryanth
p. 30: Anthericum [with butterfly, caterpillar, insect]
p. 31, no. 1: Fern done at N. Island;  no. 2: Red hibiscus flower;  no. 3: Climbing plant / flower
p. 32: unidentified
p. 33: Spruce tree of New Zealand (titled in ink in unknown hand)

Collection 24: Australian flowers, 1787-1799 / possibly by William Dawes

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