22/1/78.
Be so kind to tell me, dear Mr Ramsay, from whence the plant came, of which you sent a fragment.1 It will facilitate fixing its name, especially in the absense of even young fruit. Any how I cannot leave my arrear-work until after the despatch of the next English mail. I am delighted at the prospects of getting more palms from the north, — let the flowers & fruits in each instance be carefully packed together with the leaves.
When is the Rev Mr Lawes leaving for Melbourne
Regardfully your
Ferd von Mueller
See postscript to E. Ramsay to M, 15 January 1878.
Please cite as “FVM-78-01-22,” 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