30/5/71
Herewith, dear Dr Story, all the kinds of Rhubarb seeds, which I have Of R. palmatum1 I have only one plant, and no seeds. But that species yields only one sort of medicinal Rhubarb root.
your regardful
Ferd von Mueller
Rheum palmatum
Rheum palmatum; Story had evidently requested rhubarb, see M to G. Story, 20 May 1871 (in this edition as 71-05-20a).
Please cite as “FVM-71-05-30,” 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