7/3/91.
It gives me much pleasure, dear Prof. Tate, to inform you, that five1 species for certain have just to be added to the records of the S.A. Flora, namely:
Juncus Brownii
Coprosma Billardierei
Leptospermum flavescens,
Asplenium Trichomanes.
Casuarina nana.
They were found near or at the Lower Genelg-R. within S.A. boundary by Mr J. P. Eckert of Kirchheim, whom I induced during his newyear's school-vacation to traverse that region, he having been initiated into phytology by my correspondence and some of my works. He further found at the Glenelg R. but 20 miles from the Boundary Cynoglossum latifolium and Davallia dubia 25 miles distant.2 I like, to bring this at once under your notice, but beg of you, not publish these observations at once, as Mr Eckert intends to utilize the spring-vacation, to gather also the Orchids and other vernal plants and then at once write a full account of his results.3
Regardfully your
Ferd von Mueller.
He got also Schoenus sphaerocephalus and some other rarities.
Asplenium Trichomanes
Casuarina nana
Coprosma Billardierei
Cynoglossum latifolium
Davallia dubia
Juncus Brownii
Leptospermum flavescens
Schoenus sphaerocephalus
five over three deleted.
Most of the Glenelg River is in Vic, but a bend near its mouth is in SA.
Eckert was an active member of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria and a regular contributor to the Victorian naturalist, but no account of his collecting in this area has been found in that journal. M mentions in B92.10.01, p. 94 receiving a specimen pf Pterostylis nutans that Eckert collected at the Glenelg River. This is presumably MEL 1561440, collected in 1891.
Please cite as “FVM-91-03-07,” 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