Monbulk Creek1
Apl 19. 1880
To Sir F. von Mueller
Dear Sir
I hurriedly enclosed the fern spores a few days ago as I wanted to post them quickly but as the post was missed I now take the first opportunity of sending them to you they were taken from splendid specimens one tree above 30 & the other about 40 feet high I trust you will now decide what species it belongs to
If you write to me please address your letter to the Richmond Nursery as I expect to leave here in a few days
I am
very faithfully Yours
John C. Cole2
Vic.
MS is accompanied by a newspaper cutting ('Horticultural notes', Leader (Melbourne), 10 April 1880, p. 8) describing tree ferns in Cole's nursery in Richmond. The article includes an explanation of the identification and naming of Cyathea Boylei by M.
MS found with a specimen of Cyathea cunninghamii (MEL 224426) collected in the Dandenong Ranges, Vic., 1880, by J. C. Cole.
Please cite as “FVM-80-04-19,” 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