Brisbane
Saturday Evening
January 27th 1883
Dear Baron Mueller
I seem to have mistaken the habitat of the Pithecolobium — It was not gathered on the South Sea Islands but on one of our northern rivers either the Johnson or other but as it was given to me with South Sea Islands specimens I thus made the mistake and failed to identify — perhaps you will kindly compare with Q-land species and help me to its name
Your very truly
F. M. Bailey1
Pithecolobium
In Bailey's register book of letters despatched, what is clearly this item, the subject-matter being described as 'to correct mistake', is dated 29 January 1883 (In and out letter and packet book, letter register, Colonial Botanist, book one, 1879-1894, Queensland Herbarium, Brisbane).
MS annotation by M: 'Answ 2/2/83 FvM'. Letter not found.
Please cite as “FVM-83-01-27,” 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