7/11/81.
I gladly fall in with your views, dear Prof. Tate, that the Quinetia is really indigenous there. I thought Golden-grove was near Holdfast-Bay.1 Mr Tepper seems to have found Caladenia coerulea. I have it from the Murray River near your boundary. The Quinetia ought to turn up on the great Bight.
I relinquish the thought of sending any contribution to your volume this year, dear Professor, as I am too pressed otherwise with engagements; and under no circumstances do I wish to subtract a single day from your field-work during the vacation.2 If I do send anything, it will be short notes, and they shall be with you in time. I presume, that you proceed to Kangaroo Island. I quite longed for it myself for years; but it was not accessible to me readily at my time. When there, kindly look also for Eucalyptus diversifolia, only known from there.3 Bonplands figure is from a young Garden-plant; leaves and umbels & fruit bring it near Euc. rostrata, but the lid is very obtuse, and the lower leaves are ovate & opposite, whereas so far as I am aware, E. rostrata has the opposite leaves of young plants very narrow.
Regardfully your
Ferd von Mueller
I have still some critical plants unnamed (as regards exact species) from Rev Mr Kempe, but they must stand over til next year. There is no cause for hurry either.
Caladenia coerulea
Eucalyptus diversifolia
Eucalyptus rostrata
Quinetia
SA. In M to R. Tate, 27 October 1881, M gave reasons that it might be an immigrant from WA, including the possibility that it was introduced with emballage at a port. Contrary to M's earlier belief, Golden Grove is not on the coast but is some miles inland, approximately 22 km north-east of Adelaide.
See also M to R. Tate, 13 November 1881.
M to R. Tate, 3 November 1881 contains the same request.
Please cite as “FVM-81-11-07,” 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