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Peter Good Peter Good (date of birth unknown, died 12 June 1803) was the gardener assistant to botanist Robert Brown on the voyage of HMS ''Investigator'' under Matthew Flinders,〔''From the Ends of the Earth'', Christian Lamb, Christian Lamb, 2004, ISBN 1-903071-08-9 (p 40 )〕 during which the coast of Australia was charted, and various plants collected. ==Biography== Good had worked as a foreman at Kew Royal Gardens, during which time he had assisted botanist Christopher Smith in transporting a shipment of English plants to Calcutta.〔''The Letters of Sir Joseph Banks'', Neil Chambers (ed), World Scientific, 2000, ISBN 1-86094-204-0 (p 369 )〕 He was working as a kitchen gardener at Wemyss Castle, Scotland, when Joseph Banks offered him the appointment as gardener to Brown, at a salary of £105 a year.〔''The Life of Matthew Flinders'', Miriam Estensen, Allen & Unwin, 2003, ISBN 1-74114-152-4 (p 147 )〕
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