Ferdinand von Mueller

1

MS found with a specimen of Hibiscus filiaceus (MEL 68115). MS annotation by M: 'Answ 28/8/83 FvM'. Letter not found.

Bathurst

2

NSW.

Augst 19h. 1883.

The Baron von Müller

My dear Baron

I am home for a short time doing duty for one of our ministers who is at present in the old country. I have just received a letter from Dr Woolls concerning a specimen of a plant I forwarded to him a short time ago, and which he sent to you for a reference.

3

Letter not found.

The specimen was not from the Lachlan

4

Lachlan River, NSW.

as he imagined; it was collected by myself last October, in one of the gullies near the Dromedary mountain on the south coast.

5

NSW.

It has been lying along with other specimens from that quarter until I was mounting them the other day — & found I did not know it. I forwarded it to Dr Woolls along with some forage plants I received from the Lachlan district, hence Dr Woolls supposed it came from that quarter. I have been very busy for the least

6

last?

four months, and have not been able to be out of town to do anything in the way of collecting. I hope to spend a day or two on the mountains on my return to Sydney. If I find any rare mosses &c I shall be most happy to forward them.

If I can manage it I hope to pay a visit to the South Coast about November; we are about to begin to build a church at Newtown,

7

Sydney.

and that will take up some time in the way of collecting money &c.