From Joseph Hooker¹    10 June 1880

June 10 /80

Dear Mueller

Thanks many for your notes on Vol. iii. pt. 1 of the Genera.² The omission of Balanops from Rockingham Bay³ is unfortunate ⁴ — also of anthers of Gyrocarpus under the remarks to Laurineae, but you will find it under the "Genera affinia".⁵ —

"Batis to Halorageae" — where have you indicated this?⁶ I know of no Halorageae with erect ovules & Exalbuminous seeds, or similar Embryo to that of Batis.

Piperacea in N.Z. — & hence Extratropical — observe we say "vix extra tropicos" which is surely enough. No doubt there are a few also in Extratropical Asia, (Japan even) N. America & S. America.

You say "do you now distinguish only one Telopea". — we mention 2.⁷

No I do not like Radlkofers Genera of Sapindaceae⁸ & he seems to have made a species of every collectors specimen.

I am very much puzzled with the Palms. A trip round the coast & to Lord Howes Island to clear them up would be well worth the time & money. The Australians are in a deplorable state of imperfect descriptions. Can you help me to materials for

Areca	Normanbyi
Ptychosperma	Capitis Yorki
"	Cunninghami9
"	Laccospadix
Clinostigma	Mooreanum
Kentia	Belmoreana	♀ fl
"	"	minor fl & frt.

It really is melancholy to find so noble an order so little known in our own Colonies!

Ever sincy yr

J D Hooker

Areca Normanbyi

Balanops

Batis

Clinostigma Mooreanum

Gyrocarpus

Halorageae

Kentia Belmoreana

Kentia minor

Laurineae

Piperacea

Ptychosperma Capitis Yorki

Ptychosperma Cunninghami

Ptychosperma Laccospadix

Sapindaceae

Telopea