History of Systematic Botany in Australasia. Proceedings of a symposium held at the University of Melbourne, 25-27 May 1988. Publ. 1990. illustr. V,326 p. 4to. hard cover.

From the contents: Australian herbaria/ Australian botanists and collectors (Botanical contributions overlooked: the role and recognition of collectors, horticulturists, explorers and others in the early documentation of the Australian flora/ Early impressions of the vegetation of the Sydney region: exploration and plant use by the First Fleet Officers/ William Baeuerlen - a 'circumspect and zealous'collector/ etc.)/ New Guinea botany (Explorers, institutions and outsidei nfluences: botany north of Thursday/ Mary Strong Clemens: a botanical collector in New Guinea (1935-1941)/ New Zealand botany (The botanical collections of John Buchanan F.L.S./ A comparison of the approach to taxonomic botany by T.F.Cheeseman and L.Cockayne)/ Algae (The lean legacy of freshwater phycology in Victoria)/ Bryophytes (Type specimens of bryophytes in Australian herbaria)/ Fungi/ Cultivated plants/Botanical art/ Bibliography.- Good second hand copy.