Document information

Physical location:

RB MSS M46, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 83.04.11

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

William Woolls to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1883-04-11. 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/1880-9/1883/83-04-11-final.odt>, accessed June 5, 2026

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Though the signature is missing, it is clear from the handwriting, paper and address that the letter was written by Woolls. The text continues to the end of the page; it appears that a second page has been cut off.
Richmond
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NSW.
April 11 /83
My dear Baron,
I am much obliged for you valuable remarks on classification.
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Letter not found.
My object in referring to the matter was to meet any objection that might be made. I do not think that any one here is competent to take up the question.
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Woolls (1885), pp. 11-13 contains a discussion of classification systems, and justified the use of M's system as distinct from that in Bentham (1863-78), followed by Bailey (1883) and Moore (1884). See also Maroske (2006) for the evolution of M's classification system.
I enclose two fragments of plants from the Macquarie.
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Macquarie River, NSW.
I suppose they are Salsola kali &
Zostera nana

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, but it is said that the latter belongs exclusively to the sea-coast or estuaries. Is this really the case?
The Lichen (
Sticta

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An unknown amount of text missing.