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From William Allitt to Ferdinand von Mueller   12 May 1877

May 12th 1877

Tyrendarra via Narrowong1

Baron von Mueller F.R.S.

Government Botanist

Melbourne.

My Dear Sir,

Inclosed to you I think is a spc of (Marsilea). If so is it the variety of Nardo2 that Burk3 and Wills had to live on at Coopers Creek, — It grows here on swampy ground on the Darlots Creek not far from Mr Learmoths place at Etrick.4

I beg to remain Dear Sir

yours respectfuly

Will Allitt

Marsilea

1

Vic.

2

Nardoo.

3

Robert O'Hara Burke.

4

i.e. 'Ettrick', the pastoral property on Darlot's Creek near Portland, Vic, owned by William Learmonth.

5

MS annotation by M: 'Ansd 13/1/77' (sic). Letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-77-05-12,” 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/77-05-12