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RB MSS M9, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 90.11.25

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Robert Fitzgerald to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1890-11-25. 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/1890-6/1890/90-11-25-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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MS annotation by M: 'Answ 30/11/90'. Letter not found.
Hunters Hill
Sydney,
25th Novr 90
Dear Baron
I am very much obliged for the plants of
Thelymitra aristata

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. I have not been hitherto fortunate in flowering ground orchids but may do better this time. In any case I have a great deal of material before I have to give T. aristata.
Last year I sent you specimens of
Tecoma Australis

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and one from Howe Island.
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Lord Howe Island. The specimens are MEL 2256081 and ML 2255520 respectively.
You wished to compare their capsules. I tried to get seed from the Howe Island form but it would not produce any with its own pollen. It has however seeded with pollen from T. Australis and I now send capsules from both forms.
The
Nephelium

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of which I sent flowers grows in a very out of the way place a long distance from Sydney but if possible I shall obtain a capsule and let you have it The flowers certainly do not seem to me to agree with any of the descriptions in the "Flora".
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Bentham (1863-78), vol. 1, pp. 464-8.
I hope soon to be able to send you another number of the Orchids
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The last part of Fitzgerald (1888-94) by Fitzgerald himself was vol. 2, pt. 4 (March 1888). The final part (vol. 2, pt. 5) was issued posthumously in 1894.
And remain Dear Baron
Yours truly
Robt D Fitzgerald