Suggestions for an extended elucidation of the plants of Tasmania

von Mueller, Ferdinand (1881) Suggestions for an extended elucidation of the plants of Tasmania. Papers & Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of Tasmania . pp. 22-24.

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The rich and beautiful vegetation of Tasmania has had bestowed on its special investigation the talent of a leading phytographer of this age, Sir Joseph Hooker; and no other island of the same dimension can boast of the possession of two such superb volumes on its vegetation as the Flora Tasmanica, issued at the expense of the Admiralty with some support of the Local Government.

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Additional Information:	In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
ID Code:	15510
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