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From Annie Ryland to Ferdinand von Mueller   30 Oct 1879

Thornfield

October 30th 1879

To Baron von Mueller

Dear Sir,

Having seen some time back in the 'Leader',1 a copy of a circular letter from you stating that you would send names of plants to any person, wishing to form a collection; I take the liberty of writing to you, to ask the names of a few plants. I have often wished to make a collection of the wild flowers that grow about here, but I have never, hitherto, been able to muster up courage to do so — I do not know whether I have dried, and sent the specimens properly, as I never saw any thing of the kind done.

This place has been so blue with number 1 this year. No 2 is more plentiful this season than I have seen anywhere. No 5 I have only seen in one place near a waterhole, I have never seen any flowers on it.

I shall be very much obliged if you will be so kind as to send the names of the plants.

I remain dear Sir

Yours very respectfully

A. E. Ryland

Address

Miss Ryland

Thornfield

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1

B77.06.02 fits this description. No more recent version in the Leader has been found.

2

Vic.

3

MS found with a specimen of Wahlenbergia gracilenta (MEL 57643).

Please cite as “FVM-79-10-30b,” 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/79-10-30b