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From St Eloy D'Alton to Ferdinand von Mueller   30 Oct 1878

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Stawell1

Oct 30th /78

To The Baron von Müeller

My Dear Sir

After a long silence I again venture to take the liberty of forwarding a few specimens of plants for nomenclature

I have ever since being so confined to the office that I had not an opportunity of going into the country till the other day when I gathered some of those I send you. I trust that the Government have thought better to improve your position and acscede to your wishes, as I saw something about it in the papers not very long ago. Hoping that you are in the enjoyment of good health

I have the honour

to remain dear Sir

your obedient Servant

St Eloy D'Alton

1

Vic.

2

No record has been kept of where MS was found, but it was almost certainly with a specimen of Calectasia intermedia (MEL 2064052) collected by D’Alton at Rose’s Gap in the Grampians, Vic, in October 1878. MS annotation by M: 'Closed against inspection'.

Please cite as “FVM-78-10-30a,” 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/78-10-30a