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From John Purdie to Ferdinand von Mueller   24 July 1878

Geelong1 24th July 1878

Sir

I venture to take the liberty of asking your opinion regarding the enclosed plant

Whether it is poisonous for cattle, and if so at what stage of growth is it poisonous

I trust you will pardon my intruding upon your valuable time with this question but it is of some consquence to me and I know of noone2 who can give me the information

I enclosed stamped envelope with my address

I am Sir

Yours truly

John Purdie

To Baron Von Mueller

1

Vic.

2

i.e. no-one.

3

MS found with a specimen of Lobelia pratioides (MEL 2261630). MS annotation by M: 'Rec & answ 25/6/78 F.v.M'. Presumably M meant 25/7/78; letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-78-07-24,” 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/78-07-24