Bot Garden 3/91/70
The account of the Tweed,2 written by your worthy father,3 dear Mr Guilfoyle, interested me much. Barklya syringifolia was not previously found within the boundaries of N. S. Wales, so I have noted the new spot with your fathers name for the supplemental volume of the Flora.4 Send plenty seed of it to English Nurserymen
That I was induced to refer the Walking stick palm to Kentia (as Kentia monostachya) will be known to you.
Could some of the Brushland on the River Tweed yet be purchased and at what price, and suppose I wanted some, would you do me the favor of selecting it for me.
The Do[...]ya5 I will carefully compare and let you know the result. Would not such a Gentleman as Mr Bray,6 if he was asked, collect readily the plants near him, seaweeds included.
I would myself have sent you a fragment of the Strangea, but my few specimens are sent on loan to Bentham.
I quite envey you for the opportunity of rambling on the Tweed.
With best regards to your father & yourself
Ferd. von Mueller.
Barklya syringifolia
Dombeya
Kentia monostachya
Strangea
9 over 8.
Tweed River, NSW.
Michael Guilfoyle; see Sydney morning herald, 24 December 1869, p. 3. See also M to W. Guilfoyle, 23 August 1870.
M expected Bentham to supplement Bentham (1863-78) with a final volume including accounts of species described since the work began and additional significant distribution data for already included species, but this Bentham declined to do (see Lucas (2003), pp. 272-4).
MS damaged. Dombeya? See M to W. Guilfoyle, 23 August 1870.
In his article, Michael Guilfoyle mentions 'Mr James Bray… Government Land Commissioner'. He also mentions 'Mr Joshua Bray, J. P.' living on the 'north arm' (of the Tweed River, now known as the Rous River), at Kynnumboon which is about 35 km from the coast. In the context of collecting 'seaweeds', M is probably refering to James Bray, who has not been unambiguously further identified.
Please cite as “FVM-70-09-03,” 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