To George Bentham   1 December 1870

Melbourne bot Garden

1/12/70.

 

It may interest you to know, dear Mr Bentham, that a true Ilex has been found in N.E. Australia, allied to Ilex Wightiana. I called it I. pedunculosa.1 A new genus of Araliaceae has also just turned up, belonging to the true Araliac[eous] section. I named it Motherwellia.2 After much anxieties in the Department, which indeed still continue, I have managed (though under real distractions) to finish a new number of the Fragmenta. It contains among other curious things a monostachyous Chloris.3

Trusting you are well

I remain your regardful

Ferd von Mueller.

 

The copies of the 5th volume4 did safely arrive.

I have settled the boundaries of many Haemodoraceae also more accurately then was known before.

 

Araliaceae

Chloris

Haemodoraceae

Ilex pedunculosa

Ilex Wightiana

Motherwellia

 
1
Described as I. peduncularis in B70.12.03, p. 105.
2
M erected Motherwellia (M. haplosciadea) in B70.12.03, p. 107.
3
Chloris unispicea, B70.12.03, p. 118.
4
Bentham (1863-78), vol. 5.

Please cite as “FVM-70-12-01,” 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 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/70-12-01