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Physical location:

RB MSS M59, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 83.02.23

Preferred Citation:

J. Ednie Brown to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1883-02-23. 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/1880-9/1883/83-02-23-final.odt>, accessed June 16, 2026

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MS bears the insignia of the Government of SA.
MEMORANDUM
From
CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS,
Woods and Forests Department,
adelaide ,
To
Baron Sir Ferd. von Mueller.
Govt Botanist,
Melbourne.
SUBJECT:—
My dear Baron,
I should like to have your opinion about the enclosed specimens of Banksia marginata which I took from Kangaroo Island.
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SA.
The leaves are as you may observe very linear and extremely narrow . Is it B. marginata or another species?
An answer at your convenience will surely oblige.
Yours truly
J. E. Brown
23/2/83.
Banksia marginata