The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Hobart ¶ Feb. 9th/91. ¶ Dear Baron ¶ ¶ Herewith all the flowering sprigs of Rubus gunnianus I could obtain on Mt. Wellington yesterday The corolla is in every instance white. Many of the flowers bore...

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RB MSS M17, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 91.02.09

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Rubus gunnianus
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Preferred Citation:

Leonard Rodway to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1891-02-09. 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/1890-6/1891/91-02-09-final.odt>, accessed June 5, 2026

MS found with a specimen of (MEL 237200). MS annotation by M: 'Answ 13/2/91'. Letter not found.

Hobart

Feb. 9th/91.

Dear Baron

Herewith all the flowering sprigs of I could obtain on Mt. Wellington yesterday The corolla is in every instance white. Many of the flowers bore no stamens & then the carpels were tolerably numerous usually about 10.

In those flowers that bore stamens the carpels present were usually from 2 to 4 & in nearly every instance abortive.

Yours Faithfully

L Rodway

P.S. Nearly all the specimens I send are stameniferous, but three or four are female only.

LR.

PPS. I also enclose proof of your treatise on

B91.06.03, in which M described rodwayi; see notes to M to J. Agnew, November 1890 (in this edition as 90-11-00c).

& am urging on the copy.