Bastow, Richard Austin (1840-1920)

Architectural draughtsman, had a flair for cryptogamic botany and claimed that his illustrated "Victorian Hepaticae" (Vic. Nat., Sept., 1914) was the pioneer paper in this field for the State.

"Mr. P. Bibby of the National Herbarium, South Yarra, is at present revising our knowledge of these neglected but very fascinating and often highly odorous plants." Willis !

Source: Willis, J.H. (1949) Botanical pioneers in Victoria-II. Victorian Naturalist 66:103-109