To William Thiselton-Dyer1    3 June 1893

3/6/93.2

 

In my letter of yesterday3 I forgot to mention, that the larger plant, taken in the “Australian” for Kew by Mr and Mrs Markes may possibly not be a Verticordia, but perhaps a Melaleuca; the smaller however must be either V. oculata or V. grandis; this smaller one however is in so feeble a state, that it may perish on the way.4 Like in some other myrtaceous plants, the oildots in the leaves of the larger plant are few; still they are there and comparatively large and often only developed near the upper end of the leaves. But supposed, the large plant prove not a true Verticordia, when coming into flower, it will turn out likely new for Kew. I trust, you will have a friendly word for Mr & Mrs Markes.

With best greeting

Ferd von Mueller

 

I had just a very touching letter from Casimir D.C.5

 

Melaleuca

Verticordia oculata

Verticordia grandis

Correspondent inferred from contents and context of other letters; see M to W. Thiselton-Dyer, 7 March 1983.
Date stamped Royal Gardens Kew 10. Jul. 93.; annotated in red ink by W. Hemsley:ackd 18.VII. 93 (letter not found).
The latest know letter to Thiselton-Dyer preceding this one was dated 31 May 1893, and is not concerned with the matters discussed in the present letter.
Annotated beneath the postscript by William Watson:Only one plant has been recd. at Kew. It arrived quite dead. / W.W. The left margin of the annotation is marked by a double line in red pencil.
Letter not found. The letter doubtless concerned the death of de Candolle’s father, Alphonse de Candolle, who died on 4 April 1893. M gave a memorial address at the meeting of the Field Naturalists’ Club of Victoria on 8 May 1893 (Victorian Naturalist, vol. 10, p. 18); see B93.06.04, reprinted B93.10.01.

Please cite as “FVM-93-06-03a,” 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 28 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/93-06-03a