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RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1891-6, f. 83. 96.04.30

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1896-04-30. 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/1890-6/1896/96-04-30-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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Date stamped: Royal Gardens Kew 8 JUN 96: annotated in black ink by [?J. Hillier]: Thanks herewith to Messrs Blogg per Sir F. von Mueller 70/1896 18.6.96 JM[H], and in black ink by [?W. Hemsley]: Ansd 27.6.96 (letter not found).
See annotation (note 3) on M to W. Thisleton Dyer, 11 January 1896.
30/4/96.
According to the wish, expressed in your last letter, dear Dr Dyer, I have obtained from Mess Blogg some samples of their Australian-Acacia-Scent, and they present it to the Kew Museum in an elegant form.
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Once received at Kew, the samples were referred to the London perfumers Piesse & Lubin, who reported back on 23 June 1896; see C. Pleisse to J. Jackson, 23 June 1896 (in this edition as M96-06-23). A copy of Piesse's report was sent to M on 27 June but has not been found.
They have obtained Lord Brassey's
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Governor of Vic., 1895-9.
patronage for their perfumes on my own initiatory steps, as these Gentlemen have invented processes of their own for their large factory and elaborate machinery.
Hitherto this firm has only produced the perfume of
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which is therefore that, which you have to catalogue.
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The sample remains in the Economic Botany collection at Kew, under Acacia decurrens var mollis, catalogue number 58564, entry book number 70.1896.
I suggested also to them to try the powerfully scented and copiously flowering A. pycnantha.
As through me the Balcan
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Balkan?
Oil Rose, Rosa (Gallica) Damascena var trigintipetala became introduced into Australia, Mess Blogg will also commence to distill the “Attar” here.
Always regardfully your
Ferd von Mueller