The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: To Baron Sir. F. Von. Mueller ¶ Melbourne ¶ My Lord ¶ ¶ By same post I send a packet of land-plants, and a small bag of seeds. I trust the latter will prove to be germinable. I find it difficult to g...

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Physical location:

RB MSS M53, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 95.01.03

Plant names

Pimelea
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Pultenaea densifolia
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Preferred Citation:

Jessie Hussey to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1895-01-03. 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/1890-6/1895/95-01-03-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

MS found with a specimen of husseyana (MEL 55871). MS annotations by M: ‘ n. sp.’ and 'Answ 5/1/95'. Letter not found. Other specimens at MEL carry M’s specimen label Husseyana, and this specimen folder includes a draft description in M’s hand headed ' Husseyana '. Though M exhibited a specimen under this name at the Field Naturalists’ Club of Victoria (see Victorian naturalist, vol. 11 (1894), p. 122) and Tate included it as a new species in Tate (1895), p. 81, M never published a formal description; Ewart did so in 1921 (see Ewart (1921), pp. 230-1).

To Baron Sir. F. Von. Mueller

Melbourne

My Lord

By same post I send a packet of land-plants, and a small bag of seeds. I trust the latter will prove to be germinable. I find it difficult to get well matured seeds of some of the wild flowers, the pods open so quickly after the fruit is ripe —

In reply to your question

Letter not found; see, however, J. Hussey to M, 2 December 1894.

as to whether " " is restricted to precisely the same locality as the apparently new — it is as far as I know, but my knowledge is not very extensive yet, though I have visited several other localities recently and watched carefully for it without seeing it — Today I saw this plant with branches about 3 feet long, but these were creeping and straggly, the average height of the standing branches is not more than about 18 inches — The (No 321)

See J. Hussey to M, 20 February 1895.

grows quite closely with this Pultenaea, and I have not yet seen it in any other locality — the surface of the soil is firm, fine sand, with (I think) a limestone subsoil —

A quantity of limestone is raised from this locality. There are a variety of other Pimeleas growing with this one. I will send two or three specimens in the parcel — I hope to send more algae very soon —

Wishing you the Compliments of the Season

I am yours respectfully

Jessie. L. Hussey

Port Elliot

SA.

3/1/95