From Ferdinand von Mueller to Richard Bastow   14 Nov 1893

14/11/93.

It needs not my assurance, dear Mr Bastow, that I will give you the same full access to the Jungermanniaceae as to the true Mosses in my Herbarium. I do this with all the more pleasure, as you are thus far an accomplished specialist, and as you evinced always a commesurate¹ public appreciation of the the² toils and sacrifices involved for bringing together such extensive collections as mine through a very long series of years (since 1847 here, since 1839 in Europe). I have given directions in the Herbarium, that due facilities are afforded to you there, while examining the Jungermanniaceae. I prefer the last mentioned word (see Census of Austr. plants)³ for the following reasons: 1, Most plants of this large order have leaflike organs, few only thalloid expansions. 2, The name Hepatica was 1718 already chosen for the genus Hepatica of Ranunculaceae (near Anemone), and 11 years later for what now is called Conocephalus; 3, the ordinal name Hepaticae was first used only in 1763 and included then even Marsilea and Salvinia! 4, the name is misleading for the greater part of the order. 5, the genus Jungermannia was established by Rupp in 1718 and adopted 1729 by Micheli. 6, the ordinal name Jungermannieae or a very similar wording was adopted by Gray already 1821 by Gray subordinally and by so many other authors; 7 the English word Liverworts is quite inappropriate for the vast majority of the plants of this order. 8, The well known rule can be followed in calling the typic Jungermanniaceae as a tribe Jungermanneae⁴

Regardfully your

Ferd von Mueller

Anemone

Conocephalus

Hepatica

Hepaticae

Jungermanneae

Jungermannia

Jungermanniaceae

Jungermannieae

Marsilea

Ranunculaceae

Salvinia