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Physical location:

ML MSS B202, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. 82.11.16a

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Frederick Bailey, 1882-11-16 [82.11.16a]. 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/1880-9/1882/82-11-16a-final.odt>, accessed May 15, 2026

16/11/82.
The plants, just received from you, dear Mr Bailey, are:
III.
Melochia pyramidata

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, L.
V.
Capparis spinosa L.
var. nummularia D.C.
IV.
Capparis, without fl. & fr.
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flowers and fruit.
VI.
Distichostemon phyllopterus

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, FvM
II.
Polycarpaea spirostylis

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, FvM. New locality?
I.
Fimbristylis

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This requires critical examination. I have some more specimens of allied congeners laid aside, and will soon attend to them all.
Where is Northcote? on what River?
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Northcote homestead, on the NSW side of the Macintyre River which forms the boundary between NSW and Qld?
Do you know, what Hill's
Iris Robinsoniana

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from Mt Bellenden Ker is, as mentioned some years ago in his Report to Government. I cannot think that his plant could be identical with the plant from Howes Island.
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i.e. Lord Howe Island.
Did he bring any living plants; if so did they ever flower? It must surely be a conspicuous plant, about which I am still completely in the dark, as he never gave me a specimen of it.
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller.
I took Mr Gregory & his Lady to the Liedertafel Concert last Monday Evening.
Could you ask Hill for a specimen of his Iris, if he kept his dry plants?
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Note added by M in pencil.