To Edward Ramsay   20 December 1872

Melbourne bot. Garden

20/12/72

 

The water plant sent by you, dear Mr Ramsay, is Utricularia flexuosa Vahl. The fungus mentioned by you is a Phallus of the section with netted veil. I have the species from the Richmond River and intend to say something about it in the next number of the fragmenta.1 I am glad you will send the plants to California. I will render payment when the shipment is to be made.

With best regards

Ferd. von Mueller.

 

Any fungi will be welcome for my collection. They are less studied than any other series of Australian plants

 

Phallus

Utricularia flexuosa

 
1
M did not mention the Phallus in B73.03.02 or B73.04.02, the next parts of the Fragmenta issued after the date of this letter. No mention of Phallus in any later part of the Fragmenta is known.

Please cite as “FVM-72-12-20,” 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 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/72-12-20