3 Elizabeth Street
Hobart Town1
Nov 23 /76
My dear Baron —
I am much puzzled — though I dare say I ought not to be — by the enclosed plant — of which I find abundance on a wettish piece of waste land just outside the town. It is very "Erigeroid" in appearance — but I cannot establish its identity. Will you kindly do so for me?
Many thanks for the description of Isolepis gaudichaudiana. I wish our Museum Library was richer in Botanical works, — then perhaps I should not have to trouble you so often.
Our friend Father Woods2 has left the Island for Queensland — or rather was to have left it some weeks ago, but he has been very dangerously ill at Launceston. I hear now he is better, & so I suppose he has left. He will be a great loss to us here.
We have missed getting a good Herbarium — W. Archer's. It was sent to England — & Dr Hooker advised us we could have it for £60. However the Government has refused the money, & the Society3 cannot afford to buy it, it will be sold in England.4 I am very sorry for this, as it was so purely Tasmanian.
I remain
Yrs very truly
W. W. Spicer
Isolepis gaudichaudiana
Please cite as “FVM-76-11-23,” 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