The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 11/3/87. ¶ ¶ Herewith, dear Mr Carruthers, I send specimens of two Papuan palms, which Mr Ridley may wish to examine and (if new) to describe. They are both from Capt Everills Expedition. ¶ OnBonito,...

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Carruthers, 1887-03-11 [87.03.11b]. 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/1880-9/1887/87-03-11b-final.odt>, accessed June 18, 2026

11/3/87.

Herewith, dear Mr Carruthers, I send specimens of two Papuan palms, which Mr Ridley may wish to examine and (if new) to describe. They are both from Capt Everills Expedition.

On Bonito, to the Fly River, Papua.

Regardfully

your

Ferd von Mueller

Will send the names of many of Mr Forbes's plants.

Henry Forbes. M was describing the dicotyledonous species fro m his New Guinea collections, an arrangement agreed with the British Museum (Natural History) ; see W. Carruthers to M, 1 March 1886.