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Physical location:

RB MSS M32, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 91.07.29a

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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Maria Henley, 1891-07-29 [91.07.29a]. 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/1890-6/1891/91-07-29a-final.odt>, accessed June 5, 2026

29/7/91.
The fern, of which you sent a frond, dear Miss Henley, is (Swartz), a rare plant in Victoria, new to your locality,
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Milawa, Vic. (Maroske & Vaughan (2014)).
from which it will be recorded under your honored name in my works. I found it 1854 on the Snowy plains beyond the Buffalo-Ranges.
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Vic.
The fertile frond is contracted through out. If in your lagoons a good search was made for floating or submerged plants, some rarities would be likely discovered. It can best be done with a rake.
I am eager also for uncommon fungs, dried on a shelve near a fire.
Regardfully
your
Ferd. von Mueller.