Document information

Physical location:

RB MSS M1, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 87.00.00g

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

Brabazon Casement to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1887 [87.00.00g]. 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/1880-9/1887/87-00-00g-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

1
MS found with a specimen of Hybanthus enneaspermus ssp. 'stellarioides' (MEL 27077), 'coll. Dr Casement, McLeay's River, NSW, 1887'.
Trial Bay River
New South Wales
2
Macleay River? MS annotation by M: 'near Gladstone'.
To Baron Von Mueller
Dear Sir
Enclosed please find a specimen of the N.O.
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Natural Order?
Violaceae

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with lower petal large & yellow also a[no]ther varety with leaves different
I believe them to be specimens of
Ionidium

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but Dr Wools
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Woolls?
does not mention any with yellow petals
Not having access to any large volume on Australian Botany
I should be obliged if you could let me know the names of these plants
I remain
yours truly
B. N. Casement MB
[per] surgeon
Trial Bay River