From William Hooker to Ferdinand von Mueller [1865]
I say it with great regret & with shame: — but I feel utterly incompetent to name these Alsophilae.1 My own are very unsatisfactory: & either we have too many or two2 few species. I believe they are very variable & it is rare we have more than fragment's of the species.
M to W. Hooker, 21 July 1865 (in this edition as 65-07-21a), refers to Hooker's having returned Alspohila specimens undetermined, and thus appears to be a response to the present document.
MS found with a specimen of Cyathea Leichhardtiana (MEL 714306).
Please cite as “FVM-65-00-00d,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/65-00-00d
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Record number
FVM-65-00-00d
From
William Hooker
To
Ferdinand von Mueller
Date
[1865]
Source of text
RB MSS M2, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.3