From Edward Ramsay to Ferdinand von Mueller   15 Jan 1878

AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM SYDNEY.

Jan. 15 /1878

The Baron Ferd Von Mueller

My dear Baron Mueller

Very many thanks for yr kind letter,1 which I will reply to in full in a few days I have written about the Palm2 I send a man up there about 4 mo3 ago but he has not sent me any yet, there are two Corypha like Palms at Dalyrymples Gap4 but only one has red fruit

I will call on the Commodore about New Guinea —

With many kind regards believe me

yours very truly

E. P. Ramsay

P.S.

Will you kindly send me the name of the Enclosed plant if not too [buisy]

EPR

Corypha

Ramsay's reference to 'the Commodore' suggests that he is replying to M to E. Ramsay, 8 January 1878.

See M to E. Ramsay, 3 January 1878.

months.

Near Rockingham Bay, Qld.

MS found with a specimen of 'Dicot. Indet' (MEL 2270643). MS annotation by M: 'Answ 22/1/78'. See M to E. Ramsay, 22 January 1878.

Please cite as “FVM-78-01-15,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/78-01-15