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From Ulysses Bagot to Ferdinand von Mueller   17 Dec 18781

South Australia.

Surveyor General's office,

Adelaide, 17 Decr. 1878.

Sir,

I have been requested by the Surveyor General, who has hastily left Town for a very short time, to forward you herewith a small quantity of a weed said to be very poisonous and 200 sheep in one locality have died from the effects of eating it.

The Surveyor General would feel very much obliged if you would kindly give him the name of the plant and any other information concerning it in your power — copy of letter received with plant enclosed.2

I am Sir

your obed Servant

U. N. Bagot

Chief Clerk

Baron F. Von Müeller CMG

&c &c &c

Melbourne

1

MS annotation by M: 'Answ 20/12/78.' Letter not found. check initials.

2

Letter not found.

3

MS found with a specimen of Chamaesyce sp. (MEL 2180645).

Please cite as “FVM-78-12-17a,” 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/78-12-17a