4/5/85.
Herewith, dear Sir Joseph, I send an Acrostichum from the higher mountains of New Guinea, which appears to me new and very distinct; - still it seems better, that I should submit it to Kew for comparison, where anyhow it will prove of some value as regards locality. I should like it named A. Gulliveri in honor of Mr Th Gulliver F L S., Telegraph-Master of Townsville,1 who spent over £150 (very partly only recovered money) in obtaining collections of plants and anthropologic articles from the Astrolabe mountain through Mr Edelfelt.
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller.
I have only one more specimen, (fertile), which is somewhat larger than that numbered [1]05.2 Veins anastomosing. Mr Edelfelts collections (entre nous) are excessively poor and gathered without any real knowledge and discrimination3
Acrostichum Gulliveri
Acrostichum gulliveri not found in IPNI (accessed 2 May 2020).
The partly legible numeral may be ‘2’.
Annotated on f 146 back: [two illegible words JDH - [illegible] 17th. Baron Mueller informed.
Guadalcana Ferns Nephrodium Barclayi Baker
Polypodium affine Blume
New Guinea Fern Polypodium princeps [Mett]
Niphobolus acrostichoides
The only surviving letters from Hooker to M in 1885 dated the 17th of a month are J. Hooker to M 17 June 1885 (in this edition as 85-06-17a) and J. Hooker to M, 17 August 1885; the letter of 17 June contained a list of ferns, which has not been found.
Annotated by J. Hooker: [D. O] JDH
Please cite as “FVM-85-05-04,” 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