) ▁was ▁a ▁botan ist ▁who ▁made ▁a ▁major ▁contribution ▁to ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁fl ora , ▁especially ▁the ▁genus ▁Eu cal y pt us . ▁This ▁botan ist ▁is ▁denoted ▁by ▁the ▁author ▁abbre viation ▁Ma iden ▁when ▁cit ing ▁a ▁botan ical ▁name . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Ma iden ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁St ▁John ' s ▁Wood ▁in ▁north west ▁London . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁science ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁ill ▁health ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁complete ▁the ▁course . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁treatment ▁he ▁was ▁ad vised ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁long ▁sea ▁voyage , ▁and ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁he ▁sa iled ▁for ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁Ma iden ▁was ▁appointed ▁first ▁cur ator ▁of ▁the ▁Techn ological ▁Museum ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁remaining ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁much ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁native ▁plants , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁days ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Rev . ▁William ▁W ool ls ▁in ▁his ▁botan ical ▁studies . ▁After ▁his ▁first ▁collection ▁of ▁plants ▁were ▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁fire ▁at ▁the ▁Garden ▁Palace ▁near ▁Sydney ▁Botan ic ▁Gard ens ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁he ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁new ▁collection , ▁which ▁was ▁hous ed ▁in ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁exhibition ▁hall ▁in ▁the ▁Out er ▁Domain , ▁behind ▁Sydney ▁Hospital . ▁This ▁collection ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁book , ▁Use ful ▁Native ▁Pl ants