The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Sydney 8. Feby 1886. ¶ My dear Baron, ¶ ¶ May I ask of you the favor to inform me whether the inclosed plant is not Gossypium Sturtïi or very near it. It was found near Glen Innes in the New England ...

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Physical location:

RB MSS M112, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 86.02.08

Preferred Citation:

Edwin Daintrey to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-02-08. 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/1880-9/1886/86-02-08-final.odt>, accessed June 19, 2026

MS found with a specimen of Gossypium sturtianum var. sturtianum (MEL 3114).

Sydney 8. Feby 1886.

My dear Baron,

May I ask of you the favor to inform me whether the inclosed plant is not Gossypium Sturtïi or very near it. It was found near Glen Innes in the New England district

NSW.

— and I send you all that I got of it. The Calyx [w]as split by myself as I [named] the plant in a dried state.

I remain My dear Baron

yours ffly

faithfully?

E Daintrey

Baron F. v. Mueller &c. &c. &c.