May 26. 1883
My Dear Baron.
Your note re occurrence of Pteris arguta at Streaky Bay1 to hand.2 Mrs Richards gave me a specimen which I named P. jucisa,3 from my S. East example, of which I enclose a pinna that you may identify it with P. arguta. If it be that species then I have no specimen of P. jucisa.
I have reason to suspect that the Streaky Bay plant has been planted, because the position of the mansion of a squatter having some connection with the South East accords with the station given by Mrs. Richards for the fern.
I have an additional species of Pultenaea from Kangaroo Id4 represented by an old fruiting specimen only; it appears to come near P. hibbertioides, the young branches are viscid. I must send you the specimen for inspection
Yrs very truly
Ralph Tate
Pteris arguta
Pteris jucisa
Pultenaea hibbertioides
Please cite as “FVM-83-05-26c,” 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