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RB MSS M1, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 82.09.10a

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Annie McCann to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1882-09-10 [82.09.10a]. 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/1880-9/1882/82-09-10a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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MS annotation by M: 'Answ 19/9/82'. Letter not found.
Rockalpine House
Snowy Creek
via Beechworth
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Vic.
Sept. 10th 1882
Dear Baron Von Mueller
Pardon me for not acknowledging your interesting Work on Mosses
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Probably Hampe's catalogue of Australian mosses, with extensive additions by M, published as supplements to Fragmenta, vol. 11.
earlier. I was delighted to get it, and now beg you will accept all my thanks I was pleasingly surprised to find such an extensive Catalogue of mosses. I think I have enumerated 600 or there abouts in your pages.
How very delightful it is to have a knowledge of so many of those beautiful, fragile things, strewn, as they are "by an unseen hand".
I fear I have not made much progression in adding to your already extensive list. I send herewith a packet of those lovely inhabitants of our lonely glens; One enclosure, is from the fertile banks of the Mitta Mitta
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Mitta Mitta River, Vic.
— one, from "Rockalpine", and the others were gathered near the River Dart.
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Vic.
I also send specimens of a few plants whose beauty has struck me much.
The creeping plant "No 1 " is truly lovely when seen twining round the tall Musk trees, It has numerous stems, some of which are 1½ inch in diameter. I send some of the valves or pods which have remained attached to the branches since last year, but there are no seeds. It forms a grand "vegetable cable."
No 3 is also very beautiful and luxuriant. I fancy it is "Native Hazel" or "Black Wattle".
Please tell me their respective names (if not encroaching on your valuable time)
The Acacias Nos 5 & 6 have been found at a much lower elevation than the specimen sent you previously. But these seem different, as they do not bear the two varities
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varieties?
of leaves . And one of them is off a tree about 20 feet high. The stem, about 1ft. from the ground seems to be, from 4 to 5 inches in diameter. It is now in full flower and looks very handsome.
I trust you are enjoying perfect health and with best wishes for its continuance in which I am joined by Mr McCann
I am, dear Baron Von Mueller
Yours Most obediently
Annie [M. D.] McCann