Dear Baron,
I enclose 9 fragments of plants — to suit post only, as I am too far from any P. O.1 to send larger specimens.
No 1. is commonly known as Mulga; it occurs here as well as at Cobar Height 20 to 25 feet high
No 2. An evergreen Perennial with glaucous aromatic leaves.2 height — 5 feet. Flowers — October.
Cobar & here.
— 3. spreading shrub with aromatic leaves & corymb[o]se yellow flowers, — September it blooms. 6 feet high
Cobar only
4. shrub 5 feet high flowers about September — Cobar & here
5. malvaceous plant 18 inches high; flowers — October. Cobar & here.
6. prickly Solanaceous plant height: — 4 feet. flowers October
Cobar & here
7 — slender malvaceous plant height 8 inches — flowers October
Cobar & here
8 — narrow leaved Acacia (occurs) here height 6 feet. Flowers August.
9 — Red flowered plant — myrtaceous perhaps. height 3 feet. flowers October. gathered 70 or 80 miles south of Cobar in a creek.
I now conclude, by having
the honor
To remain,
Dear Baron,
your humble
servant,
George P. Day
address
Trida Station
near Mossgiel
New South Wales
The next remission will include some plants from here.
G. Day
Acacia
Please cite as “FVM-78-10-00,” 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