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Physical location:

RB MSS M38, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 92.09.26a

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Preferred Citation:

William MacDonald to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1892-09-26 [92.09.26a]. 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/1890-6/1892/92-09-26a-final.odt>, accessed May 15, 2026

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MS found with a specimen of Elattostachys nervosa (MEL 2250806).
Sept 26th 1892
My Dear Baron
Herewith under seperate Cover I send branchlets as follows
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A first item, 'No 182', has been deleted by MacDonald.
183 leaf specimen only as requested flower not yet obtainable This is a tall noble tree as described before when forwarded with 5 parted fruit April 21st (last)
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Letter not found.
184 Like ? (a Small tree)
185 & 186 From Dr Casement who thinks these pretty creepers are s ?
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Geitonoplesiums?
187 One of our Gum tree Eucalypts ?
Yours very Sincerely
Wm MacDonald
Many Sincere thanks for your kind information re [ Mallu ] and Fibres forwarded thro my kind and punctual brother. I have embodied the former in my paper and since I have asked the Dr to take up the matter of fibres and the native food productions of the forest. I have taken the liberty of giving him the information from you
Wm MacD
Baron Sir F. Von Mueller
KC.M.G
etc etc