[The Rev R. Collie, F.L.S., of Newtown,1 lately received from the New Hebrides some specimens of the flora of the islands, gathered for him by Mrs. Braithwaite.2 He sent a parcel of mosses to Baron von Mueller, at Melbourne, who, finding a number of them to be new, sent them to a famous German professor, Dr. C. Mueller.3 The latter has classified and named the new plants. Two of them he named after Mr. Collie,4 in recognition of his interest in botanical science.]
Sydney.
Presumably Sarah Hannah Braithwaite (née Merryweather) (c.1827-1895) about whom no further details are known, the wife of Captain George Braithwaite (1824-1917) who himself was a collector for M in the Pacific and after whom Aristotelia braithwaitei was named in B81.09.02.
i.e. Carl (Karl) Müller. Letter not found.
Species not identified.
Letter not found. The text given here is from 'News of the week', Sydney morning herald, 20 August 1884, p. 9. It is dated to 1893 as the likely latest likely date that the specimens could have been received by M, sent to Halle, examined and a response received.
Please cite as “FVM-83-00-00d,” 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