The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: July 3rd 1885 ¶ 17 Woodlane ¶ Falmouth. ¶ Dear Sir ¶ ¶ I have received a letter from Baron von Mueller ¶ together with a leaf of the Litsea at first supposed to be an oak, which he asks me to forwar...

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Physical location:

RBG, Kew, Herbarium, with specimen of Litsea guppyi, K000815308 M85.07.03

Plant names

Litsea
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Henry Guppy to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1885-07-03 [M85.07.03]. 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/mentions/selected/M85-07-03-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

July 3rd 1885

17 Woodlane

Falmouth.

Dear Sir

I have received a letter from Baron von Mueller

Letter not found.

together with a leaf of the at first supposed to be an oak, which he asks me to forward to Sir Joseph Hooker and yourself.

I was unwittingly the cause of the misconception by informing Baron Mueller that this tree had true acorns: and as I have received so much kindness at his hands, I am anxious that in making the correction, reference should be made to my having wrongly described the fruit to him.

The herbarium sheet is heavily annotated including a note [by Daniel Oliver?]: Described as a Quercus by F v Mueller, (Vic. Nat. dec/84) [i.e. B84.12.03, pp. 123-4] Mr Guppy having given him leaves only as of an Acorn-bearing tree.

See also M to J. Hooker, 10 December 1884, n. 5; M to J. Hooker, 6 January 1885, n. 4; and M to A. de Candolle, 28 April 1885.

My list of Ferns from the British Museum has not yet arrived, but I am now going to enquire about it, as I expected it some time since.

I am

Yours faithfully

H B Guppy