[Mr. Green, the postmaster at Hay, has forwarded specimens from this locality to Professor Müeller, who pronounces them to be genuine nardoo, similar to that eaten by the unfortunate explorers.1]
Robert O'Hara Burke, William John Wills and John King (1832-1872) when they had exhausted the food supplies left for them at Cooper's Creek after returning from the Gulf of Carpentaria, ate ground sporocarps of Marsilea drummondi; only King survived to be rescued. See also B61.04.03.
Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Nardoo'. Sydney morning herald, 29 January 1862, p. 5. Green has not been further identified.
Please cite as “FVM-62-01-00a,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on