The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Shire of Ballaarat ¶ Shire Office. ¶ Learmonth ¶ 12. 4. ¶ 18 ¶ 86. ¶ To The Right Honourable Baron Von Müller, C.M.G., M. & Ph.D., F.R.S., ¶ Melbourne....

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Physical location:

RB MSS M197, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 86.04.12

Preferred Citation:

Henry Bregenzer to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-04-12. 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/1880-9/1886/86-04-12-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

MS annotation: 'Answ 16/4/86 F.v.M'; letter not found. MS annotation by J. H. Willis: 'Centaurea calcitrapa'.

Shire of Ballaarat

Shire Office.

Learmonth 12. 4. 1886.

To The Right Honourable Baron Von Müller, C.M.G., M. & Ph.D., F.R.S.,

Melbourne.

My Lord,

I have the honour to request that you will favor me by stating the name of the enclosed plant, botanical and common, it being a sample of a large amount found growing on some roads (frequently traversed by travelling sheep) within the Shire of Ballarat.

In my opinion the seed has been conveyed into the shire by above mentioned sheep.

It grows into a bush about 18 inches in hight and diameter, blumes in March and April, ripenes in Spring, becoming quite dry and forming into a spherical shape, and in Summer blows along the roads, spreading its seeds.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

your Lordship's most obedient servant

Henry Bregenzer