The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 4/7/84. ¶ ¶ There is always difficulty with the naming of the ¶ Xerotes ¶ species, dear Mr Tepper, when you do not have flowers of both sexes and ripe fruits. ¶ 1323 a garden escape, South African ...

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RB MSS M198, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 84.07.04

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Acacia longifolia
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Asclepiadeae
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Aster microphyllus
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Calandrinia
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Chenopodium murale
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Heliotropium curassarium
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Lactuca saligna
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1884-07-04. 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/84-07-04>, accessed September 11, 2025

MS annotation by Tepper: 'Reply etc. with Sedan plants 13.9.84'. Letter not found.

4/7/84.

Mit dem Bennennen der Arten hat es immer Schwierigkeit, lieber Herr Tepper, wenn man nicht Blüthen beider Geschlechter u reife Früchte hat.

1323 ein Garten Flüchtling, südafrikanische Asclepiadea.

1320 , Willdenow (var.)

1318 (No. 29) vielleicht neu, Blüthe u Früchte fehlen.

1321 Vent. (var)

Die corallenartige Flechte = .

1153 (N 14) ( ) Bentham hält dies für eine eingeführte südamerik. Art, was ich bezweifeln möchte

1322 L

1325 Heliotropium Curassarium L.

1332 Cladonia

1326 L.

Mit bestem Grusse

Ihr

Ferd. von Mueller.

1327 (ohne Frucht)

1329 Ohne Blüthe u Fr.

Die Samen von Central Austra. gehören einer Asclepiadea an.

Die Samen … an. is written on the flap of an envelope and attached opposite the first page of MS. The flap is stamped: 'Norwood MY […].'

4/7/84.

There is always difficulty with the naming of the species, dear Mr Tepper, when you do not have flowers of both sexes and ripe fruits.

1323 a garden escape, South African Asclepiadea.

1320 Willdenow (var.)

1318 (No. 29) possibly new, flowers and fruit are lacking.

1321 Vent. (var)

The coral-like lichen .

1153 (N 14) ( ) Bentham regarded this as an introduced South American species, which I would like to doubt.

Under the entry for calyptrata, Bentham (1863-78), vol. 1, p. 175 notes: 'C. caulescens, ... a common Peruvian weed, has established itself in waste places about Adelaide and other parts of South Australia'.

1322 L

1325 L.

1332 Cladonia

1326 L.

With best greetings

Your Ferd. von Mueller.

1327 (without fruit)

1329 without flowers and fruit.

The seeds from Central Australia belong to an Asclepiadea.