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Natural History Museum, London, Botany Library, Berkeley correspondence, vol. 9. 75.04.15

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Miles Berkeley, 1875-04-15. 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//letters/1870-9/1875/75-04-15-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne
15/4/75
At last, rev. and venerable friend, I have succeeded after almost endless writings to obtain from one of the localities of the Horse-hair fungus fruiting specimens through the persevering circumspectness of Mrs Mary Hogdkinson, residing on the Richmond River in New South Wales. It seems to be a true
Agaricus

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or belongs perhaps to one of the genera by modern writers separated. This fungus is now known from East Gipps-land,
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Vic.
where it grows on the Branches of
Aster argophyllus

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(Taylor), near Sydney (Ramsay), Richmond River (Mrs Hodgkinson), Rockingham's Bay
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Qld.
(Lieut. Armit). I have not dissected it, as there are only the few pilei, all now transmitted, which I did not like to break up, they being so small. If therefore this species should be new and not belong to
Agaricus

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in the sense of recent writers, then — pray — do not mention the name, under which I would propose to render it known with our united authority.
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The name M proposed to Berkeley has not been found. The species concerned may be the one named by M as Marasmius equi-crinis in B80.02.02, p. 90, citing specimens from Hodgkinson (Richmond River) and Taylor (East Gippsland).
I shall be glad to have your opinion on this remarkable plant
With deep regards
always your
Ferd. von Mueller