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Physical location:

RB MSS M1, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 84.03.13

Preferred Citation:

Donald Porter to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1884-03-13. 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/1880-9/1884/84-03-13-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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[Tamworth]. N.S.W
13/3/84.
Dear Sir
Your very kind note
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to hand and I forward by post the first small consignment of New England ferns. I shall be happy to forward from time to time any specimens which I may think will interest you — I am preparing monograms of the New England Ferns. — I can manage the Drawings but find discriptions very difficult. I do not know the proper plan or method to adopt in discribing. It has struck me that the possition of the Spore Cases should be a good guide in identifying the various Species of Fern — Is there any Botanical work in which special attention is given to the "Filices" and if so could you give title of same. Perhaps I am doing work which has been already done Have any Monograms of the Australian Ferns been yet published? —
Yours very truly
D A Porter
Please to refer to the No of each Specimen in Identifying as I have Duplicate Ferns & Numbers
D A P
Baron Fredk Von Mueller
Government Botanist
University
Melbourne