Document information

Physical location:

RB MSS M74, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 90.12.10d

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

Fred Turner to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1890-12-10 [90.12.10d]. 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/1890-6/1890/90-12-10d-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

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MS annotation by M: 'Answ 13/12/90'. Letter not found.
Department of Agriculture .
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MS bears the NSW coat of arms.
Botanist's Branch .
Sydney , Decmbr 10th 1890
Baron F. Von. Mueller. Ph. D. & MD.
Government Botanist,
Victoria,
Is this a form of Chenopodium auricomum or is it a new species? It differs from my specimen of C. auricomum and is a much lower growing plant. It was collected at Bourke
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NSW.
by our collector Mr Helms.
yours very truly,
Fred Turner.