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From Nicholas Holtze to Ferdinand von Mueller   10 Oct 1895

Palmerston1

10th Octr 1895.

Dear Sir Ferdinand,

By this steamer I am sending you two small parcels of specimens of a Rhaphidophera2 from the Daly River.3 In one parcel the leaves and in a bottle of spirits (in another parcel) 1 fruit. I have got these specimens from the head of the Catholic mission here, the Revd Father McKillop and if the plant turns out to be new I should be glad if you would name it after him as the discoverer.4 I hope you will be able to determine the plant from the specimens sent and shall be glad to know, as soon as you have done so, its name, as I have a lot of young plants that I could distribute. Father McKillop says it climbs up trees in very moist situations.

I have a small collection of specimens very nearly ready to send you. Hope to do so by the next steamer.

How are you progressing with the additional volume of the Flora?

I trust that you are in good health.

Believe me

Yours truly

Nicholas Holtze5

Rhaphidophera

1

Darwin, NT.

2

Rhaphidophora?

3

NT.

4

M judged it not to be new; see M to N. Holtze, 5 November 1895.

5

MS annotation by M: 'Rec & Answ 5/11/95'. See M to N. Holtze, 5 November 1895.

6

MS found with a specimen of Rhaphidophora (MEL 1522336) collected by the Rev. McKillop at Daly River, 1895.

Please cite as “FVM-95-10-10,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/95-10-10