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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Frederick Bailey   22 Oct 1886

22/10/86

I have ascertained, dear Mr Bailey, that the Melaleuca lysicephala is an Agonis, distinct from A. Scortechiniana. It can retain its specific name, as the flowerheads are more distinctly free, than in most other species of Agonis. Regardfully your

Ferd. von Mueller.1

When you see Mr Bryan Hooker, give him my compliments Did he get his appointment through Dr Mein's brother?2

Agonis Scortechiniana

Melaleuca lysicephala

1

See F. Bailey to M, 27 October 1886.

2

Brian Hooker was appointed Mineralogical Lecturer for the Qld Dept of Mines at Gympie, Maryborough and Bundaberg in early October 1886 (see Maryborough chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett advertiser, 8 October 1886, p. 2).

Please cite as “FVM-86-10-22d,” 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/86-10-22d