Government Botanists Office
Museum May 5th 1884
Dear Baron Mueller
I am very glad to hear that you have somewhat recovered from your late illness — with this I forward a specimen (only a poor one but the best I have) of Cleisostoma Keffordii also Acrostichum Taylori and a specimen of a large form of Syncarpia laurifolia I have named after Mr Hill I have also enclosed a few composites that puzzle me please name them for me and obilige
Yours truly
F. M. Bailey
1This is a form (I should have liked to have found it differing sufficient for a specific distinction) found by Mr Hill on Frasers Island2 — I have therefore placed his name to it — Syncarpia laurifolia var Hillii I think you will agree there is a greater distinction between these two trees than many Eucalypts looked upon as distinct species3—F.M.B4
Acrostichum Taylori
Cleisostoma Keffordii
Eucalyptus
Syncarpia lauriflia var Hillii
Syncarpia laurifolia
Please cite as “FVM-84-05-05,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/84-05-05