Peter Good

Peter Good (date of birth unknown, died 12 June 1802) was the gardener to Robert Brown during the voyage of HMS "Investigator" under Matthew Flinders.

Good had previously been a foreman at Kew Royal Gardens, during which time he had assisted botanist Christopher Smith in transporting a shipment of English plants to Calcutta. He was worked as a kitchen gardener at Wemyss Castle, Scotland, when Banks offered him the appointment as gardener to Brown.

Good made an extensive seed collection during the voyage, and also collected plant specimens for both his own and Brown's collections. He died during the voyage, and his plant collection was incorporated into Brown's. Brown immensely admired his work ethic, and named the plant genus "Goodia" in his honour. "Banksia goodii" (Good's Banksia) is also named after him.

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