John Roslyn Garnet

John Roslyn (Ros) Garnet (1906–1998) was an Australian biochemist and naturalist with a strong interest in nature conservation.

Life[edit]

Garnet began his career in the Commonwealth Health Department Laboratory at Port Pirie, where he worked from 1928 to 1930. However, for most of his career (1930 – 1971) he was based at the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories in Parkville, Melbourne. Garnet was active in the conservation movement and was a founder of the Victorian National Parks Association in 1952, as well as serving as its Honorary Secretary for 21 years. He had a particular interest in Wilsons Promontory National Park.^[1]^[2]

Garnet, J. Ros. (1965). The Vegetation of Wyperfeld National Park (North-West Victoria). A survey of its Vegetation and Plant Communities, together with a Check-list of the Vascular Flora as at December 1964.. Field Naturalists’ Club of Victoria.
Garnet, J. Ros. (1966). Spider, Insect and Man. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories: Parkville.
Garnet, J. Ros. (Editor). (1968). Venomous Australian Animals Dangerous to Man. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories: Parkville.
Garnet, J. Ros. (1970). Wilson's Promontory. OUP: London.
Garnet, J. Ros. (1971). The Wildflowers of Wilson's Promontory National Park. Lothian Books: Melbourne.
Garnet, J. Ros.; & Conabere, Elizabeth. (1987). Wildflowers of South-Eastern Australia. Greenhouse Publications: Melbourne.

The standard author abbreviation Garnet is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[3]

^ McCarthy, GJ (16 September 2004). "Garnet, John Roslyn (Ros)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
^ Garnet, J. Ros; et al. (May 2009). "A History of Wilsons Promontory" (PDF). Victorian National Parks Association. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
^ International Plant Names Index. Garnet.

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