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RBG Kew, Kew Correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1891-1896, f. 61. 94.06.18a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1894-06-18 [94.06.18a]. 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/1890-6/1894/94-06-18a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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Date stamped Royal Gardens Kew 24. JUL. 94.
18/6/94.
What a "quid pro quo" dear Dr Dyer with the Eurycles!
2
See M to W. Thiselton-Dyer, 18 December 1891 (in this edition as 91-12-18a).
I must write again to the Magistrate of Thursday Island,
3
John Douglas.
begging for further searches after the rare
Eurycles alba

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, as I called it in the "Census"
4
B89.12.03, p. 196.
on accord of its broad leaves, altho I am well aware the leaves would not suffice as reason for the generic transfer, because
Allium ursinum

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which I collected fully 50 years ago in the Dukedom of Schleswig has also broad leaves in that genus.
Without wishing to be intrusive, may I suggest that the
Calostemma album

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be figured in your "icones plantarum"? So perhaps also the apparently extremely rare Xanthorrhoea Pumilio. Neither of the two I have ever seen.
5
There is a red pencil line against this paragraph.
Calostemma album

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was illustrated 'at the suggestion of Sir F. v Mueller' in Oliver (1891-5), vol. 24, plate 2371, using a specimen collected by Robert Brown and described by him in R. Brown (1810), p. 298. Xanthorrhoea pumilio was not illustrated.
Best thanks for sending the finishing part of the 6th vol. of the Flora of British India.
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J. Hooker (1875-97); the final part of vol. 6 was published in April 1894 (TL2).
I thanked Sir Joseph also
7
See M to J. Hooker, 18 June 1894.
The
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were "my first love". Mr Clarke treated them thoroughly for India;
8
C. B. Clarke (1894).
and that must have involved very trying exertions through a long time.
With continued friendship
your
Ferd von Mueller.