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Letters to Mrs Ryan of Eucla, acc. 2146A, Battye Library, Perth. 96.02.02a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Clara Ryan, 1896-02-02 [96.02.02a]. 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/1890-6/1896/96-02-02a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

2/2/96.
As the cool season will soon come on again, dear Madam, I would like very much, that you with the aid of neighbouring befriended Ladies get for me collected all sorts of the small spring-herbs and minute plants such as in the hot season disappear. If the season turnes out rainy a great variety can be gathered doubtless on your plains They need only be put indiscriminately into bag-envelopes like those sent as samples herewith. Such an envelope will take from a dozen to half a hundred kinds of very small plants and they dry readily if the envelopes are put for some few days into the sun-warmth. Among such very small land-plants novelties are sure to occur. I need hardly repeat, after your reiterate kind sending of seaweeds (Algs) that I never can [have] too many from your locality The print, sent herewith may interest your respected husband
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Enclosure not found.
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller.
If Mr Ryan will kindly telegraph,
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The Ryans were living at the telegraph station at Eucla, WA.
I could send a supply of bag-envelopes if needed.