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From William Pearson to Ferdinand von Mueller   31 Mar 1876

Kilmany Park, Sale1

31st March/76

Dear Sir

I enclose the pod of a plant or shrub growing in the scrub on the banks of the Thomson River, Gipps Land As I have never seen it before perhaps it is a rarity. It is full of a substance something like cotton and in a more advanced stage is very tough and strong

Yours truly

Wm Pearson2

Dr Mueller3

1

Vic.

2

MS annotation by M: 'Tylophora barbata RBr'.

3

Letterhead on the back of MS reads: 'Scott's Hotel, Melbourne'.

4

MS found with a specimen of Marsdenia rostrata (MEL 113457).

Please cite as “FVM-76-03-31,” 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/76-03-31