The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: The Leader Office ¶ MELBOURNE ¶ 15/5 ¶ 188 ¶ 9 ¶ My dear Baron, ¶ ¶ Will you kindly oblige me with the names of the enclosed grasses? They are from the Upper [Yarron]. ¶ Faithfully yours...

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Physical location:

RB MSS M47, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 89.05.15

Preferred Citation:

William Elliott to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1889-05-15. 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/1880-9/1889/89-05-15-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

MS found with a specimen of Silene vulgaris subsp . vulgaris (MEL 1596117), collected by R. Whatmore at Smeaton, Vic, December 1887.

The Leader Office

MELBOURNE 15/5 1889

My dear Baron,

Will you kindly oblige me with the names of the enclosed grasses? They are from the Upper [Yarron].

Yarra? However, Smeaton, where the specimen with which this letter was found was collected, is nowhere near the Yarra River, and the specimen is not a grass. The letter may not have been sent with the specimen with which it was found.

Faithfully yours

W. Elliott