From Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper   2 Nov 1885

2/11/85

Besten Dank für die Samen von Anthocercis, geehrter Herr Tepper, die Benennung von der Thelymitra beruhte auf einen Gedächtniss-Irrthum. Spät Abends ist die Denkkraft oft geschwächt. Ich meinte T. Macmillani. Die kleinen Pflanzen, welche Sie senden, sind Aphelia pumilio u Hydrocotyle callicarpa.

Bestens grüssend

Der Ihre

Ferd. von Mueller.

2/11/85

Best thanks for the seeds of Anthocercis, respected Mr Tepper, the naming of the Thelymitra is based on an error of memory. Late in the evening the faculty of thinking is often weakened. I meant T. macmillani.1 The small plants that you send are Aphelia pumilio and Hydrocotyle callicarpa.

Best greetings

Your

Ferd. von Mueller.

Anthocercis

Aphelia pumilio

Hydrocotyle callicarpa

Thelymitra macmillani

No letter earlier in 1885 between M and Tepper mentioning a Thelymitra species has been found.

Please cite as “FVM-85-11-02,” 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/85-11-02