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RB MSS M32a, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 96.04.02

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Maria Henley, 1896-04-02. 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/1890-6/1896/96-04-02-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

2/4/96
Let me thank you, dear Miss Henley, for the ample supply of the ,
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See M to M. Henley, 17 March 1896.
which now in autumn I will endeavour to start for naturalisation in such regions of the interior, in which no Rabbits abound. If you have pastural friends in any sandy or saline tracts of the country, let them try also to render the pasturage enriched by this mesembrianthemum.
Herewith I send you seeds of a new perennial Cabbage, only raised in Hannover 2 years ago. It is just (seeds) introduced by me, and promises to become a great acquisition also to Australia.
Bear kindly in mind, that you and your friends can render a service to science by gathering the mi nutest
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The word is broken at the end of a line and only the first syllable has been underlined by M.
land-plants and uncommon water-plants
With best greeting to all of you
Ferd. von Mueller.