Document information

Physical location:

RB MSS M1, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 95.11.12

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

G. G. Miller to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1895-11-12. 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/1890-6/1895/95-11-12-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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The correspondent has not been unambiguously identified.
Moyston
Near Ararat
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Vic.
Nov 12th 1895
Dear Sir
I send you with this a specimen of what appears to me a
Pultaenea

Search for Pultaenea in

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Pultenaea? The letter was removed from MEL 2093820, Pultenaea daphnoides, by J. H. Willis in 1964 (AVH, accessed 3 March 2023).
but which I have never before met. Will you kindly describe same to me. I found it pretty high up on Mount William
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Grampians, Vic.
on the Southern Aspect, and found only two shrubs after even the most careful search.
I have a friend in Moyston
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Potential collector not identified.
who is eager to commence collecting plants and who will be an indefatigable collector if you would offer him encouragement by naming his specimens for him.
Being unfortunately short of works of reference I could not trace the above mentioned plant of which I can give you a few small specimens in the event of its being new.
I am
Sincerely yours
G. G. Miller
To Baron von Mueller
Govt Botanist