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From Frederick Bailey to Ferdinand von Mueller   5 May 1884

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

1

The following text is from a slip attached to the specimen sheet.

2

Fraser Island, Qld.

3

I think … distinct species on the reverse of the slip.

4

Syncarpia hillii was named in Bailey (1885a), p. 86.

5

MS found with a specimen of Syncarpia hillii (MEL 2263631).

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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/84-05-05