Document information

Physical location:

581.61 2C1, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. 92.12.04

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Georgina King, 1892-12-04. 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/1890-6/1892/92-12-04-final.odt>, accessed May 15, 2026

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MS pasted inside a copy of B81.01.04.
4/12/92
Illness and heavy urgent work in the Department, dear Miss King, have prevented me from writing to you earlier in reply to your last communication, and even now I only send some hurried lines on two subjects
1, the Drosera, sent by Mr Bray,
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Nothing is known of Bray except that, according to George (2009), p. 302, his initial was 'J'.
is D. pygmaea. This plant is not yet known from any locality north of Sydney.
2, I thank you for your friendliness, to put Mr Bray on the search for
Aldrovanda

Search for Aldrovanda in

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What a pity, that you cannot make a visit to Central Australia, where you could make many more discoveries than anywhere else in Australia.
Regardfully
your
Ferd. von Mueller.
Mr Bray's double (parasite) Misletoe
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Mistletoe?
has just arrived. I will write fully to you for him and thank you both very much. The Messenger has just to take my mail to town.