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MS 58 (044) MUE, WA Herbarium, Perth. 95.03.12
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Ferdinand von Mueller to Isaac Tyson, 1895-03-12. 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/1890-6/1895/95-03-12-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026
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MS black-edged.
Am always delighted, dear Mr Tyson, when a parcel of plants arrives from you, as it
always contains some of prominent interest.
After so dry a season, the change of a wet one is increased. May turn out a glorious
year for you and your kind brothers
I will send a large parcel of fresh seeds of economic plants by next mail. They will
arrive probably at the best season for sowing.
Do any of the
s there bear gum in appreciable quantity?
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What you say about the Beet having grown where Peas and Beans seem to fail, is most
interesting you may thus gain an important kitchen- and stable-plant.
Such notes will always be welcome indeed, as we know so little as yet about the cultural
capabilities of the Murray Regions.
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WA, south of Perth on the western slopes of the Darling escarpment. There is a small
amount of evidence that the Tyson brothers had interests or connections in the area,
but this has not been confirmed.
Will soon write again.
Wish you all every happiness and success
Ferd von Mueller.
The Murchison Goldfield journal
would be sure to be glad of notes on your Beet &c
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The Murchison times and "day dawn gazette" (Cue, WA) began publication in August 1894 and is probably the 'journal' mentioned
here. No account by Tyson of his 'Beet &c' has been found in that newspaper, but Tyson's
interest in fodder plants is illustrated by a small item in the issue of 5 August
1897, p. 2, which reports that he sent several varieties of seed to the Secretary
of the WA Bureau of Agriculture.