Ferdinand von Mueller

24/8/94

Best thanks for your kind letter, dear Dr Broom, and the information, which it conveyed. The deep ravines at the Upper Macleay-River

1

NSW.

are as yet imperfectly explored for their vegetation; indeed some of them have never been thus far examined. Perhaps Settlers near these abysses, could be induced to let youths

2

children deleted.

of theirs collect all sorts of plants in these deep vallied, and bring a couple of handkerchiefs full to you for selecting specimens therefrom. This could probably be done at a trifling expense, and it would involve little trouble to yourself. Doubtless novelties exist yet in these exist yet in these

3

sic – line repeated.

gorges, for the discovery of which you would get full credit.

It is very kind of you to offer me an extraprint of your important abstract treatise,

4

Broom (1894)?

as I can utilize it in my litterary interchanges. Among the fine medical periodicals, which I get regularly, is also the Sydney Medical Gazette

5

i.e. Australasian medical gazette published in Sydney.