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83.09.00d

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Ferdinand von Mueller to a gentleman in Hay, 1883-09 [83.09.00d]. 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/1880-9/1883/83-09-00d-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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Letter not found. For the text given here, see Riverine grazier (Hay, NSW), 8 September 1883, p. 2 (B83.09.06). It is introduced by: ' A gentleman in Hay has received a letter from Baron Von Mueller, the great botanist of the Victorian Government, in which he says:—'. The gentleman in Hay' has not been identified. The letter is dated to the beginning of September as the latest date it is likely to have been written to have been reported in this edition of the newspaper.
I would feel deeply obliged if settlers on the Culgoa, Warrego, Paroo,
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Named for the rivers of the same names in south-western Qld and north-western NSW which, when flowing, are tributaries of the Darling River.
and other districts on the Queensland border would forward to me specimens of the various spring and other plants in these localities. The minutest annuals would of great interest. Natives could be induced for a little ration to bring in rare and other plants
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The quotation from M's letter is followed by ' We trust the settlers in these district will endeavour to oblige the Baron, as it is important for him to obtain such plants in order to complete his works, the value of which are very great — a value that will become greater every year. The journals in the districts mentioned might do favor of copying this paragraph.' (Grammatical errors are in the source text.)
No reprints of the paragraph have been found, however M was making many such appeals for small spring annuals through letters to newspapers, with specific requests, for example, B83.07.04, or by issuing circulars, for example B83.09.04. Some were made to individuals, for example M to R. Tate, 14 August 1883.