adding to the flower paintings. However, the adding of these animals and insects were more for the artistic effect rather than the realistic illustration. Though the scientific value of Ellis’ botanical Paintings is limited, they are as the excellent record of history of some Queensland's flora drawn by an artist who was in search of the aesthetic expression and picturesque beauty. Royal Worcester Rowan was commissioned to do a series of paintings to be used as designs on Royal Worcester tea sets. A collection of this porcelain is held at the National Trust of Australia property Saumarez Homestead. A collection of the original drawings is held at the Museum of Royal Worcester. Selected list of medals awarded Ellis Rowan International Exhibition Melbourne, 1873 Sydney International Exhibition, 1879 Special Merit, Ellis Rowan, Macedon. Flower Painting, International Exhibition, Sydney, 1879 International Colonial and Export Exhibition, Amsterdam, 1883 Calcutta International Exhibition, 1833-1884 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886 Melbourne International Exhibition (1880), ‘Vitam Excolvere per Artem’ London International Exhibition, Crystal Palace, 1884 Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888 World Columbian Exposition in Commemoration of the Four Hundredth Anniversary of the Landing of Columbus, 1892-1893 Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography Bibliography A Flower Hunter in Queensland and New Zealand (London, John Murray, 1898) [With Alice Lounsberry] A guide to the wild flowers (New York, F.A. Stokes, 1899) [With Alice Lounsberry] A guide to the trees (New York, F.A. Stokes, 1899) [With Alice Lounsberry] Southern wild flowers and trees (New York, F.A. Stokes, 1901) Bill Baillie, his life and adventures (Melbourne, Whitcombe and Tombs, 1908) [With Herbert P. Dickins] Australian wild-flowers : a popular introduction to the wild-flowers of Australia, with notes on their characteristics and the localities where they may be found. (Melbourne, Robertson and Mullens, 1944) Source: Worldcat.org Memorials Portrait Her portrait by Sir John Longstaff, paid for by public subscription, was unveiled in 1929. It was the first national portrait of an Australian woman. Rowan Street A street in the Canberra suburb of Cook is named in her honour. Ellis Rowan Building The first building in the Australian National Botanic Gardens was named in her honour. See also List of Australian botanical illustrators References Sources The National Library of Australia. The Flower Hunter: Ellis Rowan Australian Women Biography Entry Australian National Botanic Gardens Biography Bright Sparcs Biographical Entry Further reading External links 1848 births 1922 deaths Australian illustrators Australian naturalists Flower artists Australian