John Sims

“ Brown not finding it to accord with any esta-
blished genus, has considered it as distinct from any,
and given it the name of Burchellia in honour of Mr.
Burchell, a very enterprising traveller in Southern Africa,
who has favoured the public with an interesting account
of his travels in that country. And, certainly, persons
who, in spite of deprivations and difficulties, spend a large
portion of their valuable time in such hazardous under-
takings, for the promotion of science, merit this only re-
ward
ward of the botanist ”