The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: July 17th [189]3 ¶ Dear Baron ¶ ¶ I have a single fragmentary specimen of what may prove a new Rhodomyrtus but before publishing it as such would like to compare it with your R. cymiflora therefore w...

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Physical location:

Letter press copy book 2, p. 491, Queensland Herbarium, Brisbane. 93.07.17

Plant names

Rhodomyrtus
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Preferred Citation:

Frederick Bailey to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1893-07-17. 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/1890-6/1893/93-07-17-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

July 17th [189]3

editorial addition.

Dear Baron

I have a single fragmentary specimen of what may prove a new but before publishing it as such would like to compare it with your R. cymiflora therefore would you kindly lend or give me a specimen for the purpose?

The specimens received by Bailey from M on 25 July 1893 may have been M 's response to this request ( see M to F. Bailey, July 1893 (in this edition as 93.07.00c)). No species named by Bailey is listed in Bailey (1913), p. 207.

I am the more anxious to work up these fragmentary materials that the supplementary volume to the Flora

A reference to the proposed supplement to Bentham (1863-78) that M had promised to provide after Bailey proposed doing it himself, see F. Bailey to M, March 1893 (in this edition as 93-03-00b), and F. Bailey to M, 14 June 1893. The Gardener's chronicle, 5 August 1893, p. 160 reported the supplement as 'forthcoming' but it was not complete by the time of M's death. See also Clements (1998) and Lucas (2003), pp. 272–4.

should be made as complete as possible —

Yours very truly

F. M. Bailey