From Frederic Bonney to Ferdinand von Mueller   [1879]

Like a cotton bush growing in gully of ranges – specimens sent some time back you asked for flower & fruit of it1 – Thought rare2

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MS annotation by M: 'Justicia Bonneyana | FvM | Near Mt Murchison | 1879'.

Note attached to a sheet holding a specimen of Justicia bonneyana, named by M for the collector Frederic Bonney (B82.04.03, p. 74). The sheet includes M's specimen label: in M's hand, 'Justicia Bonneyana F.v.M.' and in another hand, 'Lower Darling River | F. Bonney | 1879'.

Please cite as “FVM-79-00-00,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/79-00-00