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From John McKibbin to Ferdinand von Mueller   27 Apr 1884

Junction Hotel

Drummond1

27/4/84

I am sorry to find you are not in so good health as I, and many others equally indebted to you for your usual kindness, could wish. I hope you will soon get over it Dear Baron

I should not trespass further on you at present, but I am anxious to have you see the other Pterostylis if it is yet in bloom. I have asked my son to enclose some if possible in this note & forward to you — It is not the one with double pointed labellum but another somewhat resembling it, but more like Pt. nana, but nana is not yet above ground & this one is nearly if not out of blom2 —

I fear I have lost the one with double labellum as there was only one patch & I fail yet to see any coming up —

I have much pleasure in submitting myself

Your very obt Sevnt

J N McKibbin

Pterostylis nana

1

Vic.

2

bloom?

3

MS found with a specimen of Pterostylis pedunculata (MEL 1560864). MS annotation by M: 'Answ 2/5/84, F.vM'. Letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-84-04-27,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/84-04-27