The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: [Algae from Geographe Bay ¶ collected by Mrs Irvine, brought to Lund at the beginning of summer 1889]. ¶ [form of Laurencia heteroclada?] ¶ [form of ¶ Rhodomela ¶ ?] ¶ [Algae sent by H. A. Spalding ...

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Preferred Citation:

Jacob Agardh to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1890-05-04. 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/90-05-04>, accessed September 11, 2025

Lund, Schweden 4 Maj 1890

Hochgeehrter Herr Baron!

Vor etwa 6 Wochen sandte ich Ihnen eine neue Bearbeitung der Sargassen von Australien, welche, als ein Specialwerk für Australische Algen, ich hoffe Ihnen richtig zugekommen seyn wird. Heute sende ich Ihnen eine kleine, aber ausgesuchte Samlung von Seltenheiten (in besond. Packet); die ich in den mir letztens zugesandten Algen-Samlungen angetroffen habe. Es sind besonders Algen aus der Champion-bay von Spalding , und Dr Elliot , aus Geographe bay von Mrs Irvine gesammelt, so wie eine möglichst vollständige Samlung der mir zugesandten Neu Zealand Algen, die ich genauer zu untersuchen Gelegenheit gefunden habe. Sie werden sich vielleicht erinnern dass jene Samlung von Spalding, als zwischen papierblätter ganz zusammen geklebte Algenmassen enthaltend, beynahe als verdorbenes Material bezeichnet wurden; aber mit aufopferung der mehr gemeinen Sachen (Plocamium etc) habe ich mehrere neue Algenformen darunter gefunden, von denen ich heute Exemplare, und sogar gut praeparirte, sende. Es scheint dass die Localität (Champion bay) an neue und interessante Algen besonders reich wäre. Auch die Localität von Mrs Irvine (Theil von Geographe bay) mögte vielleicht, wenn genauer durchgesucht, noch andere Seltenheiten geben. Unter den Ihnen jetzt zugesandten Exemplaren werden Sie finden die wahrscheinlich äusserst seltene , welche von Lamouroux schon beschrieben, so viel ich weiss nachher nie wiedergefunden wurde. Es war leider davon nur ein einziges exemplar, welches ich wenig theilen wollte. Auch die wahrscheinlich sehr seltene fand sich in gute Exemplare unter den Algen von Spalding. Sie wurde in Nereis australis von Harvey beschrieben, aber nachher, wie es scheint, nicht wieder gefunden, wurde sie in Phycol. australis kaum erwähnt, wenn nicht als eine breite Form von L. spectabilis ; obgleich ganz gewiss eine verschiedene pflanze. Eine neue andere Lenormandia, welche wie eine aussieht ( L. hypoglossum ), eine neue Vidalia ( V. intermedia ) eine neue Curdiea ( C. Irvineae ), die alte , aber mit Kapsel frucht, welche eine besond. Gattung bezeichnet, eine neue Polyzonia aus N. Zealand. Ich mögte gern wissen dass diese Sendung Ihnen richtig zugekommen sey. Ich erinnere mir nicht ob ich Ihnen provisional Verzeichnisse der letzten oben genannten Samlungen zugeschickt habe. Demnach folgen solche heute mit.

Von den letztens zusammen gebrachten Doubl.

Doubletten.

habe ich eine neue kleine distribution von Algae Muellerianae an Kew, Dublin, Bornet in Paris, und andern vertheilt.

Mit den besten Wunschen zeichnet Ihr ergebenster

J G Agardh.

Algae ex Geographe-bay, a Mrs Irvine collectae, sub prima aestate 1889 Lundam advectae

[Algae from Geographe Bay

WA.

collected by Mrs Irvine, brought to Lund at the beginning of summer 1889].

Caulerpa	Cactoides
	Brownii
	Sonderi
	Hypnoides
Cystophora		racemosa
		Grevillei
		monilifera

Cladosteph.

cladostephus?

verticillatus australis

Plocamium	procerum
	Mertensii
	nidificum
	angustum
	coccineum forma.

sessilis

Curdiea Irvinea nov. sp.

, Agardh (1894-1903), continuo I, p. 135.

Nitophyllum (fragm.)

J. Ag.

Geledium patens not in AlgaeBase (accessed 27 July 2018).

e forma?

[form of ?]

	Forsteri
	luxurians

forma?

[form of Rhodomela?]

Sarcomenia Delesserioides

nov. sp.

, Agardh (1873-90), part 6, p. 66. (See the bibliographical comment in n. 2, T. Ware to M, 12 June 1874 (in this edition as 74-06-12a).)

Algae ex Champion bay a H A Spalding missae

[Algae sent by H. A. Spalding from Champion Bay

WA.

]

Cladophora sp.

Halyseris

Haliseris?

sp. (H. Muelleri?)

—	isophyllum
—	biforme

nidificum

linearis

membranacea

—

angusta

nov. sp.

The name had been used previously by Harvey (1848), p. 19.

nov. sp.

was published in Agardh (1873-90), part 6, pp. 69–71.

Algae ex Champion bay a Dr Elliott missae

[Algae sent from Champion Bay by Dr Elliott

Charles Elliott.

pyriferum

Rhodophyllis sp.

—

nidificum

sp?

Mastophora

sp. nov.?

Algae ex Ulverston Tasmaniae a Dr W. Spencer 1889 missae

[Algae sent from Ulverston,

i.e. Ulverstone.

Tasmania, by Dr W. Spencer in 1889].

fragm.

—

costatum

J.Ag.

Amphiroa (fragm. disrupt.)

Algae ex Streaky bay a Dowling 1889 missae .

[Algae sent from Streaky Bay

SA.

by Dowling 1889]

—

biforme

	retorta
	monilifera

agardhii?

Conf.

sp.

	var. flexuosum
	nidificum
	Preissianum

Harv.

fragm.

Algae ex Nova Zelandia (Cap Saunders) missae

[Algae sent from New Zealand (Cape Saunders)].

—	urvilliana

J Ag

	distenta J Ag
	torulosa

—

linza

Codium tomentos.

tomentosum?

auct.

Caulerpa fragm.

scoparia

Calophylus

Callophyllis?

Calliblepharoides

sp.

flexuosum

Gracilaria sp.

J.Ag

—

Chauvinia

Polyzonia sp. nov.

Polysiphonia sp.

	angulata
	fissa Suhr?

Algae from the aestuary of Johnston River a S Johnson 1889. missae, vix determinandae.

[Algae from the estuary of the Johnston River, sent by S. Johnson

Steven Johnson. The collections in MEL are from the Johnstone River, Qld.

1889, scarcely determinable.]

Cladophora sp. Cl. fastigiata (?)

(Cl. catenatae prox.)

[close to Cl. catenata]

? fragm.

Chondarieae?

Laurencia sp. (nana)

[(dwarf])

Hypnea sp. (nana)

[dwarf])

Gigartina sp. (nana)

[dwarf])

Lund, Sweden, 4 May 1890

Highly esteemed Baron!

About six weeks ago I sent you a new revision of the Sargassum of Australia,

Agardh (1889).

which, as a special work for Australian algae, I hope will have reached you safely.

M received the volume on 8 May 1890; see M to J. Agardh, 9 May 1890 (in this edition as 90-05-09a).

Today I am sending you a small, but select collection of rarities (in special parcel); that I have found in the algal collections sent to me recently. There are particularly algae collected from Champion Bay by Spalding and Dr Elliot ,

Charles Elliott.

from Geographe Bay by Mrs Irvine , as well as a collection as complete as possible of New Zealand algae sent to me that I have found opportunity to examine more closely. You will perhaps remember that the collection from Spalding was described as containing masses of algae completely stuck together between sheets of paper, and as nearly spoiled material;

cf. M to J. Agardh, 4 July 1889.

but by sacrificing the more common things (Plocamium etc) I have found several new forms of algae among them, of which I am sending specimens today, and even well prepared. It seems that the locality (Champion Bay) would be particularly rich in new and interesting Algae. Also the locality of Mrs Irvine (part of Geographe Bay) might perhaps, if more closely searched, give still other rarities. Among those now sent to you, you will find the probably extremely rare , which was described already by Lamouroux, and as far as I know never found again afterwards. Unfortunately there was only a single specimen that I intended to divide a little. Also the probably very rare was found in good specimens among the algae of Spalding. It was described by Harvey in Nereis australis,

Harvey (1848), p. 19.

but afterwards, as it seems not found again, it was hardly mentioned in Phycol. australis,

Harvey (1858-63), vol. 5, p. xvi.

if not as a broad form of L. spectabilis; although quite certainly a different plant. Another new Lenormandia that looks like a (L. hypoglossum), a new Vidalia (V. intermedia), a new Curdiea (C. Irvineae), the old , but with capsule fruit that indicates a special genus, a new Polyzonia from New Zealand. I would like to know that this consignment has come to you safely.

There is no acknowledgement of the safe arrival of this parcel in any of the known letters from M to J. Agardh.

I do not remember if I have sent you the provisional lists of the last collections mentioned above.

See J. Agardh to M, 29 September 1889 (in this edition as 89-09-29a), for an earlier transmission of the lists of identifications of these collections, but arranged in slightly different order.

Therefore they follow today as well.

Of the duplicates recently brought together, I have [made] a small distribution of Algae Muellerianae to Kew, Dublin, Bornet in Paris and distributed others.

With best wishes signs you most devoted

J. G. Agardh.

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