Ferdinand von Mueller

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MS annotation by M: 'Answd 7/8/87.' Letter not found.

Tamgambalanga

Kiewa

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Vic.

July 26th 8[7]

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End of date indistinct, letter dated on the basis of M's annotation.

To the Baron Von Mueller

Dear Sir

For the last three months I have been most unsuccessfully trying to get water plants with their fruits on. And think you might give me some clue to help me for though there are plenty of lagoons and they are perfectly beautiful with a variety of such plants I see no use in the leaves only. I am about six miles from the Mitta Mitta on the Kiewa or Little river. I send you some but they are no good. I was afraid you might think I was forgetting. I have a few mosses but it is rather early for them to be in fruit here. I also enclose a gum specimen and wish to know if the vernacular name is "Red box" and its proper name. it is the most common tree here with Stringy bark

I must now conclude and remain