From Ferdinand von Mueller to Oliver Richardson   14 Oct 1866

Melbourne bot. Garden

14/10/66.

Sir

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a package of interesting plants so thoughtfully secured by Mr M Kinlay1 during his expedition through the north of Arhhems Land, which will enable me to add many data to our knowledge of the geographical distribution of the tropical species, and also afford me an opportunity to throw additional light on the useful productions of your northern territory.

Conveying my best thanks to you & Mr McKinlay I remain, Sir, your very obedient

Ferd. Mueller,

M. D.

The Undersecretary

Adelaide &c &c &c

i.e. McKinlay. M did not publish a dedicated article on McKinlay's collection but published or listed some species in various fascicles of Fragmenta, e.g. B66.10.01, B68.02.03, B72.03.01.

Please cite as “FVM-66-10-14,” 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/66-10-14