Explores the impact of indigenous people upon the European discovery of Australian plants, spanning the period from the expansion of world exploration in the seventeenth century to the beginning of systematic scientific studies in the late nineteenth century.

The bulk of this book is a detailed description of the interaction between particular plant collectors and Aboriginal people through the nineteenth century. There are chapters on the work of George Caley, Allan Cunningham, Von Mueller and the resident plant collectors in WA, SA and Tasmania.

Early Explorers &
Aboriginal Guides
Settlers &
Australian Plants
Making Plant Names
George Caley in New South Wales
Alan Cunningham &
the Mapping of Australia
Resident Plant Collectors &
Aboriginal People
Leichhardt &
the Riddle of Inland Australia
Von Mueller &
Australian Botany
Inland Explorers &
Aboriginal Knowledge
The Study of Aboriginal Plant Use
General Index.