20/9/94
Indeed, dear Mr Williamson, I shall be glad, if you will put for me flowering and fruiting specimens of Leeuwenhoekia1 Sonderi into strong spirits, as I like to examine closely its structure in comparison with the frequent L. dubia.2
May I advise, not to take off too many flowers of your Grevillea3 through your friend, so that the chances of getting fruits may be increased. The heaths on Curdie-River4 have never yet been exhaustively searched for plants. I was only once there. Should you find resin on the Grass-trees, would you kindly secure some for me?
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller
Grevillea
Leeuwenhoekia dubia
Leeuwenhoekia Sonderi
Leeuvenhookia, or Leewenhoekia, both spellings that M used in publications (B58.01.01, p. 18, and B83.03.04, p. 86 in which he gave Levenhookia as an alternate spelling).
Williamson supplied the specimens requested; see M to H. Williamson, 27 November 1894.
M had requested fruit of this Grevillea in M to H. Williamson, October 1893 (in this edition as 93-10-00) and noted 'fruit not yet obtained' when he published it as G. williamsoni in B93.12.02, p. 129.
Vic.
Please cite as “FVM-94-09-20,” 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