[Double Flowers from Australia. — Dr. Masters exhibited double flowers of Ranunculus lappaceus and of Eriostemon obovalis, which he had received from Baron Ferd. von Mueller. Both were remarkable as illustrating the occurrence of double flowers in Australia, a circumstance at one time doubted by the late Dr. Seemann; but the occurrence of the double Epacris originally noted by Mr. Hemsley, and of other instances, show that the supposed infrequency of such flowers in a wild state in the southern hemisphere is due rather to imperfect observation than to any absolute deficiency. The Eristemon above-named would from its beauty make a most desirable plant for introduction into our greenhouses.]
Epacris
Eriostemon obovalis
Ranunculus lappaceus
Letter not found. The text given here is from a report of the meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society held on 5 December 1877, Gardeners' chronicle, 8 December 1877, p. 726. The specimens may have been sent personally to Masters, who had a special interest in malformations of the flower (see Masters (1869)). The letter is dated to October as the latest likely date that it could have been sent to have been discussed at the meeting in question.
Please cite as “FVM-77-10-00a,” 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