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Physical location:

Box 1791/15, Williamson Papers, La Trobe Australian collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne. 96.04.15

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Herbert Williamson, 1896-04-15. 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/1890-6/1896/96-04-15-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

Dictated
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MS written by G. Luehmann and signed by M.
Melbourne 15-4-96
(At a very late hour)
In answer to Your letter just received
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Letter not found.
dear Mr. Williamson let me say that probably
Galium geminifolium

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and
Asperula geminifolia

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are states of one plant. You may see in my "Key"
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B88.11.02, p. 62.
that the only differences consist in Asperula having a tube to its corolla, Galium not. This holds good with the numerous European species and probably also with those of other parts of the globe except those of Australia where, as You may have noticed
Asperula oligantha

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has the male flowers in the tube while with the female it is wanting.
Asperula geminifolia

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and
Galium geminifolium

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are comparative rare plants, I had never any good oportunity to watch in free nature their position to each other, this perhaps You might be able to do, to clear up the subject.
You are right I have been very buissy in the department for many months past, particular in the rural direction and thus the naming of plants had in many instances to stand over. So far as I can see at present I shall have more leisure for such purpose after the next month. The 9th enlarged edition of the "Select Plants"
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B95.08.04.
appeared several months ago at the Government printing office where it can be obtained at cost prize for some few shillings. The bringing out of this new issue was partley the cause of some of the other part of work here with me comming in to arrear
Regardfully Your
Ferd. von Mueller
Thanks for promis of
Sebaea

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