From Ralph Tate   24 June 1892

THE UNIVERSITY

ADELAIDE.

June 24, 1892

My Dear Baron,

Each communication from you increases my regret that circumstances did not permit me to devote more time to a more critical examination of many of the plants of the Elder Expedition. I see clearly in the case of Ricinocarpus, Breweria, &c I was led too much by similitudes & did not push my investigations to a finality. I have learnt a lesson from these failures.

Since Helms¹ left I have done little, other than distribute the species in my Herbarium-portfolios where I can re-examine better in their relations to other species in my possession.

The time devoted to the preliminary naming and to the selections of sets has made large arrears of other work, which has to some extent been now overtaken. So that I can again react the Elder Plants. Will you suggest in what way I can help, without duplication of effort.

Doubtlessly it may be convenient to pass-by those species which present difficulties of determinations through incompletness of material e.g fruiting species of Melaleuca flowerless Gastrolobiums, &c.

I enclose a species of Aristida, already included in your set, which I would wish you to name as it is the subject of a little controversy.²

Eragrostis pilosa must be added to the list, it had been overlooked among Sporobolus actinocladus, I enclose a fragment.

Panicum effusum & P. decompositum are to be added; the bundle had been overlooked at the time your set was made-up. I think the grasses are correctly listed now, awaiting your determinations of Eriachne & Triraphis spp.

Yrs very truly

Ralph Tate

Aristida

Breweria

Eragrostis pilosa

Eriachne

Gastrolobium

Melaleuca

Panicum decompositum

Panicum effusum

Ricinocarpus

Sporobolus actinocladus

Triraphis