Document information

Physical location:

RB MSS M9, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 81.05.16

Preferred Citation:

Robert Fitzgerald to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1881-05-16. 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//letters/1880-9/1881/81-05-16-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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MS found with a specimen of Ipomaea (MEL 95475).
Surveyor Generals
Office Sydney
16 May 81
Dear Baron
I send you this information required respecting the Ipomaeas.
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This refers to a letter from G. Druce to Fitzgerald, 10 May 1881, which is included in the file and which describes the plant and its growth. See also R. Fitzgerald to M, 23 April 1881.
It may be relied upon.
The rivers referred to are Queensland heads of the Darling
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Darling River.
Yours truly
Robt D Fitzgerald