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Physical location:

Acc. 541, AN 3, 271/1887, Surveyor General's Department, State Records Office of Western Australia, Perth. 87.04.19

Preferred Citation:

John Brooking to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1887-04-19. 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/1880-9/1887/87-04-19-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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Letter not found. The text is from a draft marked 'Draft no. 993/87'.
Baron Mueller
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your two letters 20/3-87 & 3/4/87
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See M to J. Brooking, 20 March 1887, and M to J. Brooking, 3 April 1887 (in this edition has 87-04-03a).
with reference to the first, I have handed it to Mr King,
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H. S. King.
who is again going to the Eastward, about the head of the Murchison
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Murchison River, WA.
and work to the Southward, and requested him to supply all the information he can, collect specimens &c of the plants you require I have no doubt but that he will be able to obtain some with reference to the other I will endeavour to get the information you require as to the Acacia in the vicinity of Geographe Bay
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WA.
I am anxious to give information to new comers here about the numerous poison plants found in this colony I believe that you have published descriptions of them but I am unable to find any copy of your work in the colony I should be glad if you will give me the botanical name of the different plants known locally as — York Road poison — Box poison, Heart leaf poison — narrow leaf poison — Bloom poison — Rock poison & Berry poisons These will be well known to you but I have sent a few specimens of the leaves of those that I have now in the office
JSB
19.4.87