The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 9/10/83 ¶ ¶ I am not at all sure, dear Mr Buchanan, ¶ whether I acknowledged either to you or to Dr Hector the receipt of the very acceptable parcel of alpine plants, received some months ago. Extra...

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A644, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. 83.10.09

Plant names

Antennaria
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Haloragis depressa
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Haloragis tetragyna
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Raoulia
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to John Buchanan, 1883-10-09. 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/83-10-09>, accessed September 11, 2025

9/10/83

I am not at all sure, dear Mr Buchanan,

John Buchanan (1819-1898).

whether I acknowledged either to you or to Dr Hector the receipt of the very acceptable parcel of alpine plants, received some months ago. Extra duties for the Calcutta-Exhibition,

International Exhibition, Calcutta, 1883-4.

unusually heavy departmental work and impaired health brought much my correspondence into arrear. So my friends must be charitable with me!

The Haloragis sent as H. tetragyna from Lake Ohau

NZ.

is H. depressa, for which Walpers long before Sir J Hooker was the authority.

Walpers (1842-8), vol. 2, p. 99.

I hope soon to have an opportunity of revising , and the allied genera

See M to J. Buchanan, 22 October 1881 (in this edition as 81-10-22a), and M to J. Buchanan, 30 November 1881.

I must try to get a little leisure, so that I make up in reciprocity a parcel of plants for you.

Regardfully your

Ferd. von Mueller.