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Physical location:

RB MSS M49, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 81.09.00

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

John McKibbin to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1881-09. 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//letters/1880-9/1881/81-09-00-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

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MS found with a specimen of Thelymitra mackibbinii (MEL 677570), accompanied by a draft description by M. MS annotation by M: 'Answ 30/9/81'. Letter not found.
Victoria Parade
Maryborough
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Vic.
Dear Sir
I am delighted to find I have got something at least rare if not new, and I hasten to send all I have yet obtained as they are scarce, besides I have not got any good tubers to them, for all were got nearly the same place on the upper part of elevated quartz-gravel hills — near to where I got 3 other kinds — which I now send — but only able to get the tuber of one (the yellow) I only got the enclosed specimens as yet but may get more elsewhere — This season's tubers were quite immature nearly fluid so I lost them in taking up as the ground is very hard and imbedded with quartz stones.
In conclusion I beg of you not to suppose it was want of courtesy in me not to address you with your well deserved honors. I was not certain & therefore put too little rather than too much
Hoping you may be able to describe the specimens by what I send
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See also J. McKibbin to M, 11 October 1881.
I am Dear Sir
Your obt servnt
J. N. McKibbin
Baron Von Mueller K.C.M.G. M&PhD F.R.S.
Melbourne
P.S.
The Thelymitra are found generally in the same locality as the T. longifolia — the
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Diuris?
&c but No 2 — & A3 — A4 & A5 are not seen by me any other place as yet.
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