To Frederick Bailey   22 November 1887

22/11/87

 

The Acacia, which you raised from seeds near Sea-Range,1 dear Mr Bailey, is an entirely new species, and particularly beautiful too! I have named it in honor of yourself. Shall I publish the description here or send it to you?2 What a pity, that it cannot at once be put into the Atlas3 for want of fruits.

Regardfully

your

Ferd von Mueller

 

Acacia

1
Qld. MS note by Bailey also with specimen: ‘In flower at Bowen Park Aug 1876 in some respects this species is like A. polybotrya in others it resembles A. decurrens but the pod must be [waited] for The plant was raised from seed given to me by the Postman (Walker) at Cardwell[.] FMB’. See also F. Bailey to M, 1887 (in this edition as 87-00-00l).
2
M’s description was published in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria (B88.07.03, p. 168).
3
B87.13.04, B88.13.01.

Please cite as “FVM-87-11-22,” 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 8 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/87-11-22