The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Meredith ¶ Nov. 13th ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I forward with this 7 specimens. No 1 appears to me somewhat similar to Dillwynia Ericifolia. ¶ (2) Burchardia Umbellata?...

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RB MSS M12, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 84.11.13a

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Burchardia Umbellata
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Calyciflorae
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Chamaescilla
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Diachlamydeae
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Dillwynia Ericifolia
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Diuris
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Epacrideae
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Epigyne
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Preferred Citation:

Sidney Johnson to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1884-11-13 [84.11.13a]. 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/1880-9/1884/84-11-13a-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

The year date is an estimate. Other letters from Johnson are dated between October 1882 and 14 November 1883. The reference to in the present letter suggests that it was written after the one of 17 October 1883; Johnson's botany also seems more sophisticated than in earlier letters in the sequence. Since it is unlikely that Johnson would have written on successive days in November 1883 without referring to the fact, it seems that the present letter was not written on 13 November 1883 and dates from a later year. The ink is of a different colour from that in all the other letters. While 1884 becomes the earliest possible year, MEL records show that Johnson continued to send specimens to M until at least 1892.

Meredith

Vic.

Nov. 13th

Sir,

I forward with this 7 specimens. No 1 appears to me somewhat similar to .

(2) ?

(3) (species unknown)

Would you kindly send the names.

I am preparing for the ensuing exam. (Botany) at Xmas, but find it rather uphill work by myself.

I am rather at a loss to know the division & Subclass of some of the Australian orders. May I trouble you to look over the following orders & see if I have grouped them correctly —

Order	Sub-class —	Division
Epacrideae Search for Epacrideae in This website Australian Plant Name Index	Diachlamydeae Search for Diachlamydeae in This website Australian Plant Name Index 3 Dichlamydeae?	Gamopetalae
Myrtaceae Search for Myrtaceae in This website VicFlora Australian Plant Name Index	"	Calyciflorae Search for Calyciflorae in This website Australian Plant Name Index
Proteaceae Search for Proteaceae in This website VicFlora Australian Plant Name Index	not known 4 Written in pencil.
Orchidaceae Search for Orchidaceae in This website VicFlora Australian Plant Name Index	Petaloideae Search for Petaloideae in This website Australian Plant Name Index	Epigyne Search for Epigyne in This website Australian Plant Name Index 5 epigynous (= with inferior ovary)? ' Epigyne Search for Epigyne in This website Australian Plant Name Index ' is a term confined to zoology in the anatomy of spiders. Lindley (1830), p. xxvii, had 'epigynous Exogens' as a subdivision of the class he called Exogens.
Rutaceae Search for Rutaceae in This website VicFlora Australian Plant Name Index	Diachl.	Calycifl.

With many thanks for former answers

I remain

Your obedient servant

Sidney Johnson

seeding if any required —

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