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From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Leader   [Jan 1875]1

[Correspondent, Cressy.— The Government Botanist reports that the water weed, of which you sent a specimen, is a conferea.2]3

Conferea

1

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Answers to correspondents', Leader, 30 January 1875, p. 6

2

Typesetter's error for conferva?

3

The Farm Editor's answer continues: 'I have found it useful as material for filtering paper, and as admixture to the material for other kinds of paper.'

Please cite as “FVM-75-01-00,” 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/75-01-00