Some time ago I obtained through Mr. Fitzgerald1 fruiting specimens of Dacrydium Fitzgeraldi, which showed the fruiting characters to be those of Pherosphaera, the size and shape of the fruits being all much like those of P. Hookeriana. Whether Pherosphaera is to be maintained as a genus, or whether it should merge as a section into Dacrydium, depends much on the latitude any one wishes to allow to generic limits in Coniferae, and I am quite willing also to transfer D. Fitzgeraldi to Pherosphaera.2
Coniferae
Dacrydium Fitzgeraldi
Pherosphaera Hookeriana
Robert Fitzgerald.
Gardeners' chronicle, 15 October 1881, p. 503 (B81.10.02), had re-published from Gartenflora, vol. 30, pp. 241-2 (B81.13.01), a note by M on Dacrydium. J. Hooker (1867-89), vol. 14, part 4, p. 64, tab. 1383 (issued June 1882) made the new combination Pherosphaera fitzgeraldi, attributing it to 'F. Mueller MS', but did not mention this note. Manuscript letter not found.
Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Dacrydium fitzgeraldi', Gardeners' chronicle, 5 November 1881, p. 598 (B81.11.01). It was introduced by ' Baron Von Mueller writes:—'.
Please cite as “FVM-81-09-00e,” 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