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From Bright Brothers & Co. to Ferdinand von Mueller   29 July 1872

Memo. From Bright Brothers & Co.

Flinders Lane West,

Melbourne, July 29th 1872

To Baron Von Mueller

Dear Sir

We shall feel much obliged by your kindly examining the sample of Down herewith which is said to be “Thistle Down” and informing us what it is & where it is grown as we have orders for 20 […] from England.

Yours truly

B B & Co […]1

1

Illegible signature. The file includes an undated follow-up note: ‘My dear Baron | I enclose you a stalk of the so called Thistle down it may throw more light on the matter | Yours truly Reginald Bright’.

2

MS found with a specimen of Bombax sp. (MEL 2420390).

Please cite as “FVM-72-07-29,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/72-07-29