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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1871-1881, ff. 12-13. 71.04.19

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Hooker, 1871-04-19. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/71-04-19>, accessed September 11, 2025

1
MS annotation: 'B. G. Melbourne) received 17/6/71'.
19/4/71
I am sad, dear Dr Hooker, to learn that our great friend Prof Miquel, has now also left us. What an assiduous and ingenious man, full of friendliness and learning.
2
Miquel died on 23 January 1871.
Pray send the few fungi to Berkeley. They may still come in time for his essay. I have to describe a second Australian Phallus of the series of those with a reticulated expanding veil.
3
The only Phallus known to have been described by M, P. vitellinus, was described in B70.12.03, p. 122. See M to J. Hooker, 16 June 1871 (in this edition as 70-06-16a).
I have just ordered from Dulau the continuation of your icones, which series I hope will proceed quite as speedily as that of your father.
4
W. Hooker (1836-54). J. Hooker revived the title in 1867.
Pray let me know how you and Bentham are getting on with the "genera",
5
Bentham & Hooker (1862–83).
in order to enable me to judge, when my supplemental Monochlamydeae must be sent for the Flora
6
Bentham (1863–78).
Your regardful
Ferd. von Mueller
7
MS annotation below signature by John Smith (1821-88): 'specimen of fern and letter to [given] to Mr Baker 17/6/71 J.S.'
8
The postscript Is written on a separate page and is associated with this letter because of the sequence in which it is bound in the guardbook. This placement is consistent with the publication of the notes on Hibbertia (see below).
Pachynema cannot (after my careful reexamination) include Huttia, but the latter must with Adrastaea form a section of Hibbertia. I have described a second Huttia from Arnhems Land.
9
APNI (accessed 24 December 2019) does not list a Huttia described by M. However, M placed Huttia as a section of Hibbertia in B71.07.01, p. 123, within which he described as new Hibbertia goyderi, collected by Schultz (i.e. Frederick Schultze) from Port Darwin.
Adrastaea
Hibbertia
Huttia
Monochlamydeae
Pachynema
Phallus