Document information

Physical location:

RB MSS M1, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 84.06.09

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

Clarence Phillips to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1884-06-09. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/84-06-09>, accessed September 11, 2025

1
MS annotation by M: 'Answ 18/6/84 FvM'. Letter not found.
2
MS found with a specimen of Leptochloa debilis (MEL 716949). M's museum label reads: 'Poa Near Rockhampton 1884 C. A Phillips'.
Pine Hill
3
Qld.
June 9th 1884
To Baron Von Müller
Curator Botanical Gardens
Melbourne
Sir
I send you by the mail which bears this a specimen of fern, which being new to me, I thought might be so to you also, also a specimen of grass which is now green and abundant in places, notwithstanding the drought, but stock will not eat it; on looking for cause thereof, I find it is when green, extremely acid: small crystals of acid being visible on the outsides of fresh specimens.
These are found 295½ miles west of Rockhampton, at a place called Camp Creek close to the main deviding range. In the valleys of the Drummond range there is I believe an un-named species of Cycad closely resembling the
Zamia

Search for Zamia in

of the Springsure District but not having any knowledge of botany I cannot say if it is new & the plants being large would cost too much for freight to submit a specimen to you.
If these specimens are of no interest to you I shall be sorry for having troubled you with them & hope you will excuse me so doing.
Yours &c &c
C A Phillips
Station Master
Pine Hill
via Rockhampton