Easter 1881.1
The Eremophila, sent by you, dear Prof Tate, is a tomentose form of the true E. viridiflora,2 but that again verges very closely to E. Brownii. What you sent as doubtfully as Anthobolus = Comesperma scoparium, Steetz. The Hakea = H. multilineata, Meissner.
3. Usnea
1. Parmelia
You shall have the exact name of all the lichens after careful examination3
I find just now from the examination of an original specimen of the West Austr. Tillaea intricata, that it was wrongly combined with T. recurva;4 so the latter name must be adopted.
Did I tell you that Najas major had been added to your flora of S.A.
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller
I have now a new number of the fragmenta passing through the press, which will give you some more data also on S.A. plants. Thus the name Acacia pravifolia has to be restored, as the original A. sublanata is quite different5 &c
Acacia pravifolia
Acacia sublanata
Anthobolus
Comesperma scoparium
Eremophila Brownii
Eremophila viridiflora
Hakea multilineata
Najas major
Parmelia
Tillaea intricata
Tillaea recurva
Usnea
In 1881, Easter fell on 17 April.
Given, without description, as E. viridifolia in Tate (1880), p. 79. M had used it as a variety name: MEL 82358 is labelled by M as Eremophila Brownii var viridiflora, and there is a specimen of the variety at Kew, K961392, also with a label by M, and with one of Bentham's Flora australiensis labels, recognising it as a variety named by M; see Bentham (1863-78), vol. 5, p. 28. See also M to R. Tate, 3 February 1881.
Usnea and Parmelia are lichens.
See Bentham (1863-78), vol. 2, p. 452.
B81.08.03, p. 117.
Please cite as “FVM-81-04-17b,” 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