Richmond1
April 11 /83
My dear Baron,
I am much obliged for you valuable remarks on classification.2 My object in referring to the matter was to meet any objection that might be made. I do not think that any one here is competent to take up the question.3
I enclose two fragments of plants from the Macquarie.4 I suppose they are Salsola kali & Zostera nana, but it is said that the latter belongs exclusively to the sea-coast or estuaries. Is this really the case?
The Lichen (Sticta?) […]5
Zostera nana
Salsola kali
Sticta
NSW.
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Woolls (1885), pp. 11-13 contains a discussion of classification systems, and justified the use of M's system as distinct from that in Bentham (1863-78), followed by Bailey (1883) and Moore (1884). See also Maroske (2006) for the evolution of M's classification system.
Macquarie River, NSW.
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Though the signature is missing, it is clear from the handwriting, paper and address that the letter was written by Woolls. The text continues to the end of the page; it appears that a second page has been cut off.
Please cite as “FVM-83-04-11,” 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