From Ferdinand von Mueller to Ralph Tate   13 Jan 1882

13/1/82.

I just mention, dear Professor, that I have recently received as new for S.A. from Mr Oliver1 of Eucla the Wilsonia Backhousii J. H.2

Regardfully

your

Ferd. von Mueller.

Wilsonia Backhousii

MS annotation by [Tate] with an asterisk to indicate to what it refers: 'residence Cheta 50 miles W. of Eucla'.

Joseph Hooker, who described the species in J. Hooker (1847), p. 275.

Please cite as “FVM-82-01-13a,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/82-01-13a