From John McKibbin to Ferdinand von Mueller   [Oct 1883]

Junction Hotel

Drummond¹

I inclose to you the only orchid Dear Baron, which I have succeeded in collecting during this season, that I did not get in the Loddon district last season, all the orchids in this (Coliban to Mt Franklin) district² that I obtained I now give you a list of — that you may be able to compare with other districts viz — Eriochilus auts,³ Pterostylis parviflora, Pt nana, Pt. Curta, Pt nutans, Pt praecox Pt. barbata, Diuris peduna,⁴ D. macula⁵ Caladenia deformis, C. Carnea, C alata C pulcherrima, Calochilus campestris, Prasophullum⁶ patens, Thelymitra longifa⁷ T. carnea (just coming in bloom) — Microtis parvifa⁸ and a Thelymitra, with much broader leaf and very large bracts, 4 or 5 of them, yet the bloom appears nearly the same, whether only a variety or not I cannot tell

I have failed to get T. antennifera or T. McMillani, or T. McKibbini⁹ here also I failed to get Prasm Archeri¹⁰ or intricatum or Caladenia Coerulia¹¹ although I searched very carefully all this district.

I regret you had not sufficient specimens to enable you to examine the Pterostylis I sent you early in the year, as I know I never collected it before & it differs from the only one (Pt. nana) it has any likeness to, by having a double pointed labellum

I am Dear Baron

yours very truly

J N McKibbin

Baron von Mueller K.C.M.G &c &c

Caladenia alata

Caladenia Carnea

Caladenia Coerulia

Caladenia deformis

Caladenia pulcherrima

Calochilus campestris

Diuris maculata

Diuris pedunculata

Eriochilus autumnalis

Microtis parviflora

Prasophullum patens

Prasophyllum archeri

Prasophyllum intricatum

Pterostylis acuminata

Pterostylis barbata

Pterostylis Concinna

Pterostylis Curta

Pterostylis nana

Pterostylis nutans

Pterostylis parviflora

Pterostylis praecox

Thelymitra antennifera

Thelymitra carnea

Thelymitra longifolia

Thelymitra McKibbini

Thelymitra McMillani