The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: [ ¶ Baron von Mueller informs us of the discovery of a new fruit tree called by him Bassia Erskineana, and native of south-eastern New Guinea] ¶ Although presented in the form of a letter, '"For many ...

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85.04.00d

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Bassia Erskineana
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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Gardeners' Chronicle, 1885-04 [85.04.00d]. 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/1880-9/1885/85-04-00d-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'A New Fruit Tree', Gardeners' chronicle , 6 June 1885, p. 734. It is dated to April as the latest likely date it could have been sent to have been published in this issue.

[ Baron von Mueller informs us of the discovery of a new fruit tree called by him , and native of south-eastern New Guinea]

Although presented in the form of a letter, '"For many years," writes the Baron …', the remaining text follows B85.04.01, evidently sent by M to the Gardeners' chronicle.