Ferdinand von Mueller

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MS found in the Kew Herbarium with the specimen of Verticordia roei.

2/11/93.

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Date stamped: Royal Gardens Kew 11 Dec 93.

Herewith, dear Dr. Dyer, I send you a specimen of

Verticordia Roei

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Verticordia Roei

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which you may not have as a distinct sp. in the Kew Herbarium. Bentham referred it to V. insignis, with which it may have been mixed in the Vienne Herbarium, but V Roei belongs to the inland-flowing river-system, whereas V. insignis pertains to the water-systems of the coastal side of the ranges. My huge collections allow now to elaborate such critical concerns. V. compta is = V. insignis.

I am proceeding fairly with the suppl. vol.,

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The planned but never issued supplement to Bentham (1863 –78).

but it is a task requiring much research, to fix the geographic limits of all the species For Mr Bailey I feel much.

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See M to W. Thiselton-Dyer, 4 August 1893, and M to W. Thiselton-Dyer, 3 November 1893.

I advised him to obtain through the influence of his Brisbane friends a small pension or a recompensation, and to make like Drummond saleable collections, the rarer QL.

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Qld.

pl. being in few European collections, the Government doubtless allowing him a free pass on the railways. I advised him also

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Letter not found.

to give lectures under remuneration at QL (Brisbane) educational establishments. He applied for Mr Moore's position, but he is nearly as old, and the Goverm has not the slightest wish to remove Mr Moore from his creation, and he is very popular in Sydney.

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Charles Moore, the Director of the Sydney Botanic Garden, was 73 years old at this time. He did not retire from his position until May 1896.

The Q L Government kept Baileys son

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John Frederick Bailey (1866-1938).

in the herbarium.