Ɛpsilon

From Ferdinand von Mueller to Walter Gill   10 Feb 1891

10/2/91

The Pittosporum, sent by you, dear Mr Gill, is — as you thought — P. phillyroides D.C. I traced it across to the Australian Continent in 1856 right to the sandstone plateau at the sources of the Victoria River.1

202, Santalum (Tusanus)2 Fruit not ripe.3

Pittosporum phillyroides

Santalum

1

NT.

2

Santalum is attributed to Linnaeus (1753). M's allusion to Tusanus, also known as Toussain and Tousanus (c. 1499-1547), probably referring to Bude, Toussain & Constantin (1562), vol. 1, p. 840, or another edition, is consistent with his view that pre-Linnean authors should not be forgotten. See, for example, his comment on Coronopus ruelli in M to B. Daydon Jackson, 25 December 1891 (in this edition as 91-12-25b).

3

Text ends at bottom of page with the verso blank.

Please cite as “FVM-91-02-10,” 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/91-02-10